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The BVRLA has kicked off a summer campaign to shine a spotlight on destination charging. Bon VoyCharge has been launched to showcase best practice across the UK and where the industry and policymakers can collaborate on further development. Marking the first formal milestone of the campaign, the Minister for the Future of Roads, Lilian Greenwood MP joined industry professionals for a roundtable at Alton Towers (17 July).

The UK government has unveiled a £63 million investment (announced on 13 July), aimed at expanding EV charging infrastructure.

The Government is introducing a new grant in a move to make new electric cars more affordable. The ‘Electric Car Grant’ (ECG) commits £650m to the new market, offering discounts of up to £3,750 off the cost of a new electric vehicle with an initial list price under £37,000.​

At the BVRLA’s recent Vehicle and Fleet Management (VFM) Forum, sessions focussed on the full operational lifecycle of fleet management - from acquisition and servicing to downtime, repair and disposal.

Companies representing the UK’s automotive ecosystem have written to the UK Government to emphasise the need for swift action to support the used battery electric vehicle (BEV) market. Representatives from more than 30 companies delivered the open letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander MP, highlighting how the Government can best direct the £1.4bn committed last month to ‘support continued uptake of electric vehicles, including vans and HGVs’.

“Thank you for listening, thank you for responding, but there is still a LOT of work to do.” That was BVRLA Chief Executive Toby Poston’s message to Government as he opened the association’s annual Fleets in Charge Conference in Westminster last week.

Progress along the UK’s Road to Zero remains in the balance. Growth in chargepoint numbers and the availability of new electric vehicles is being offset by freefalling used vehicle values and fiercely expensive public charging costs. The assessment comes out of the BVRLA’s annual Road to Zero Report, which explores decarbonisation progress across cars, vans and trucks.

New light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations are down by -12.1% in the first half of 2025, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The installation of EV chargers at the end-point of journeys (hotels, tourist sites, etc.) is critical to building confidence in electric vehicles. EV charging infrastructure is expanding rapidly, but destination chargers, where drivers park for hours, are still underrepresented, affecting user trust.

Progress along the UK’s Road to Zero remains in the balance. Growth in chargepoint numbers and the availability of new electric vehicles is being offset by freefalling used vehicle values and fiercely expensive public charging costs. The assessment comes out of the BVRLA’s annual Road to Zero Report, which explores decarbonisation progress across vehicle supply, demand and infrastructure.

With misinformation around electric vehicles creating barriers to adoption and preventing drivers from making informed decisions, the BVRLA is supporting ‘The Facts’ initiative.

The number of company cars – as recorded by HMRC – grew 80,000 units in tax year 2023/24, reaching 840,000. This is the third consecutive year of volume growth, but still short of the high watermark set in 2015/2016, when 960,000 company cars were recorded.