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Buying an EV could save motorists more than £800 a year, ECIU says
Britons could be missing out on more than £800 a year if they choose to purchase a hybrid car over a fully-electric car, amid industry concerns around the government’s latest update to the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate (ZEV), new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has found.
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UK starts 2025 with solar panel installation boom The UK saw a record month for solar panel installations in March 2025, with more than 21,000 taking place, the highest since December 2015, according to the latest data from the MCS Data Dashboard. -
Trump’s tariffs could help to cut energy bills, analysts predict New forecasts from Cornwall Insight have predicted energy prices will fall by almost 9% when Ofgem announces its July Energy Price Cap thanks in part to Donald Trump’s tariffs causing the wholesale price of gas to fall, meaning the average customer would pay £166 less per year. -
BBC forces Evan Davis to stop presenting Happy Heat Pump Podcast PM presenter forced to step away from passion project over fears subject matter was 'treading on areas of public controversy' -
Energy companies call on government to update its Warm Homes Plan The Energy Saving Trust and 11 other expert home and business decarbonisation organisations have written to Miatta Fahnbulleh MP, minister for energy consumers, to make sure the government’s Warm Homes Plan permanently brings down energy bills accelerating the roll out of low-carbon heating, among much else. -
Solar and wind make UK more energy secure, analysis finds The UK’s electricity supply has “become more British” over the past decade as the UK has become less reliant on importing fuels thanks to the rapid expansion of solar and wind power, according to new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). -
Government invests £37.8m in new green bus fleet The funding has been allocated to 12 local authorities across England, and will see 319 cleaner, more comfortable buses by spring 2027. -
Royal Mail upgrades postboxes with solar panels Royal Mail aims to use solar panels as part of parcel strategy -
NESO’s clean energy planning revolution approved by Ofgem The UK currently has 750 GW of plans waiting for approval. Overhaul looks to make it easier to get big energy projects connected -
EDF promises to save customers £360 a year with new heat pump tariff EDF, in partnership with Ideal Heating, has launched a new zero standing charge heat pump tariff that could save customers up to £360 a year, in an effort to help the transition to low-carbon living.