To stay on track, EV uptake must accelerate fast. By 2030, nearly half of car km and a third of van km must be electric. Councils have real power, from strategically planning charging infrastructure to supporting e-cargo bikes.

Now is the moment to step up and #ElectrifyLondon!

Googling this, I found an old article I wrote in 2020 when the Environment Bill was passing through the House of Commons during the pandemic: www.openaccessgovernment.org/government-m...

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They’re going to be in London, Bristol, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Solihull, Brighton and the Scilly Isles!

Full details here: www.internationaldistributionservices.com/en/press-cen...

Thanks to Cllr @maxsullivan.bsky.social for closing the Summit with some inspiring words on rethinking transport policy so we make cities that work for all!

Thanks everyone who joined us, and @citywestminster.bsky.social for hosting us up on the 17th floor with a view over London. 4/

We also had panel discussions on to help Londoners access EVs, through better charging and electric car clubs; and on how we decarbonise commercial fleets with electric trucks and vans, cargo bikes, and all the cool tech in the middle. 3/

Other highlights from the morning:

⚡ TfL’s launching their new EV Infrastructure Strategy
🚗CoMoUK’s call for better support for electric car clubs
🇳🇱Our presentation on the success of Dutch ZEZ-f
🏙️An overview of how we might deliver zero-emissions zones for freight in LDN.

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Some key facts:

Municipalities where ZEZ-F are in place or planned averaged 6.1% electric vans, compared to 1.7% in municipalities without. (In Jan '25)

In the first half of 2025, 78.4% of newly registered vans in the Netherlands were battery-electric - far above the EU average of 8.5%.