Electric Vehicles

For those interested here is the UK portion of the EU wide Ten T Core network which is the infrastructure plan, road and rail for the transition to net zero. Since Brexit we have not been included in the formal plans because of reasons, but the plan is still being enacted here because those same HGVs and trains will still be arriving here, and will require the same network setup. This gives businesses some scope to plan as the scheme advances.

Basically in a nutshell the idea is to have rapid charging provision for cars, vans and HGV every 40-50 miles along the route, as well as rail freight integration at some stage - note the Eurostar franchise rights being up for negotiation with other operators for example, so it may become possible to travel with different operators through the tunnel. If that connects to Glasgow for example via HS2, or what’s left of it, then that service could be very popular for both passengers and freight. And ultimately now that Russia has moved its rail gauge to be compatible with the EU and the UK, you could potentially travel to Shanghai. Perhaps in our lifetime.

You can read about the wider project here https://transport.ec.europa.eu/transport-themes/infrastructure-and-investment/trans-european-transport-network-ten-t_en