Record acceleration risk of electric car sales in the UK Limited to London and South East England The auto industry trade organization warned if there were no significant increases in street charges across the country.

According to data from the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Traders, there are more electric cars registered in 2021 than in the past five years, and a quarter of the new cars sold in the UK in December are battery cars.

However, while 20% of electric vehicle sales are in London and the southeast, Wales and northern England account for less than 10%.

SMMT CEO Mike Hawes stated that the provision of on-street charging services is “far slower than” the growth of electric vehicle sales, which has almost doubled from 108,000 in 2020 to 191,000 last year , Accounting for 11.6% of the entire sales period. year.

Although “early adopters” in the Southeast are generally richer in the driveway, many people need to charge their cars on the street. “There are concerns that infrastructure is one of the biggest obstacles to people considering buying such products,” Hawes said. “We need the driving population of the entire UK to make this transition. We don’t want this to become a North-South issue.”

Do you have or plan to go electric? Which policies or measures can help you achieve a leap?tell us [email protected]. Thanks for reading FirstFT Europe/Africa — Gary

There are five more stories in the news

1. Johnson was forced to cancel 12 billion pounds Tax increase Boris Johnson is challenged by Jacob Rees-Mogg Abandon the planned 12 billion pounds tax increase plan In April of this year, amid rising inflation and soaring energy bills, the leaders of the House of Commons placed themselves in revolt against the growing cost of living of the Conservative Party.

2. The European Union warns the United States and Russia against the emergence of a new “Yalta” in Europe EU’s top diplomat Joseph Borrell warns Russia and the United States not to Create a “sphere of influence” This will split Europe before the two countries and NATO meet next week on Moscow’s proposal to reshape the European continent’s defense and security architecture.

3. In 2021, US start-up companies will raise US$330 billion, and venture capitalists will compete Investors poured A record $330 billion invested in private start-ups In the United States, where the total deal volume last year was almost twice that of 2020, a series of deals quickly raised company valuations and provided founders with influence when venture capitalists competed with other wealthy investors for deals.

4. Trust in the Portuguese elite weakened by corruption Perceived defects Fight corruption It has become a pressing political issue in Portugal, with business leaders, football club presidents, judges, senior bankers and even former prime ministers embroiled in corruption scandals.

5. Investors invest a record amount of money into the construction of rental properties in the UK Banks, real estate funds and other institutional investors Poured a record amount of cash The entry into the UK rental real estate market last year has fueled a boom that looks set to last until 2022.

Coronavirus Digest

• Staffing crisis National Health Service Will reach the plan Reduce waiting list, The member said.

• Tennis championship Novak Djokovic Yes Deported from Australia After failing to provide evidence of Covid vaccine exemption.

• China Eager to develop its Own mRNA vaccine As people have more and more doubts about the virus inactivation technology used in domestic injections.

• isolated Hongkong face Higher food prices With the impact of pandemic restrictions.

• Boris Johnson Has announced a Reorganization Covid testing system: Starting Friday, people traveling to the UK will no longer need pre-departure testing.

the day before

Sydney Music Festival begins The Culture and Arts Festival kicked off today. More than 20 acts have announced that they will Boycott Regarding the sponsorship agreement with the Israeli Embassy. (guardian)

U.S. Congressional Riot Day Joe Biden is expected to speak at the U.S. Capitol Mark the year Since the deadly attack by mobs supporting then President Donald Trump. Since then, Democratic lawmakers have failed to unite the American public in condemning the siege.

Purchasing Managers Index IHS Markit will release service industry purchasing managers indexes for Japan, Australia and China, as well as construction industry data for the Eurozone, Germany and France.

What are we still reading

Why modern managers are reviving the old-school employee handbook In a white-collar world that is increasingly likely to include a part of working from home—or possibly completely remote—the employer is Create a virtual company manual, Rewrite the rules of the workplace to cope with changing work styles and cultures.

The “Gold Rush” in Metaverse Hardware The meta-universe-an all-encompassing term that implies that people will spend more and more lives in a more immersive virtual world-may lack an accurate definition.But the potential is obvious and predictable Types of companies benefiting.

China’s Economy: Consequences of the Evergrande Crisis President Xi Jinping’s order to suppress real estate is putting pressure on local governments and enterprises, and China’s second largest developer is now on the cusp of becoming the second largest developer in the country. The biggest bankruptcy in history.

Send the dog to Denver to tell us what the job is Digitization and the pandemic have turned many of us into the network equivalent of hunter-gatherers, searching for income and services in novel ways, Gillian Tett wrote.

How to defend against your bullying inbox Do endless emails ask you for a ransom? It’s time to “step forward”, Tim Harford wrote. But how?

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