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  • Media Mentions

    Smart Energy International | Could COVID-19 positively impact future EV sales?

    Our research into the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) vehicle registration data shows battery electric vehicles in 2020 have already grown 76.1% on the whole of 2019. During COVID-19 lockdown there has been a backlog of already ordered vehicles that will have contributed to this increase. It is...

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    Energy Live News | UK energy demand

    James Brabben Wholesale Manager spoke to Energy Live news about the gradual rise in energy demand back up towards 2019 levels since July . He attributed the rise in demand for a few reasons. This includes the relaxing of lockdown measures and businesses opening back up. As well as the...

  • Press Releases

    GB energy demand reaches last year’s levels for the first time since COVID-19 lockdown

    Lockdown measures created a sudden fall in electricity demand at the end of March and into April, with demand falling by ~15% below 2019 levels. However, recent research from Cornwall Insight shows that since July, there has been a gradual rise in energy demand back up towards 2019 levels. In...

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    Air Quality News | EV sales

    Katie Hickford commented on Electric vehicle (EV) sales reaching record levels during lockdown in Air Quality News. From 6 April, changes to the Benefit in Kind company car tax means zero-emission vehicles pay no tax in 2020-2021, providing an incentive for businesses to transition their fleets.Also, there have been changes...

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    Energy demand increases as lockdown restrictions lifted

    The COVID-19 lockdown had a significant impact on Great Britain’s (GB) energy demand, causing it to drop by almost 15-20% compared to the previous year. However, analysis by Cornwall Insight shows that as GB has slowly started to ease out of lockdown and some sectors start to reopen, electricity demand...

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    COVID-19 impacts: Energy demand and emissions across Europe

    Research from Cornwall Insight has investigated the impact on the daily average electricity demand and carbon emissions across five European countries during the four weeks from 23 March – the commencement of lockdown in the UK. Overall, all five markets - Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain have seen...