Regional Electric Vehicle Unified Plan (REVUP) will deliver an innovative toolkit to support local authorities (LAs) facilitate the installation of Electric Vehicle Charge Points (EVCPs) in remote and underserved communities to avoid such communities being disadvantaged in the switch to EVs. To avoid the creation of a so-called Charge-Point Divide. There is a demand from drivers who wish to switch to EVs and evidence from various studies including the IUK supported SOSCI project indicate that drivers without off-street parking, will consider overnight charging, within a 5-minute walk of their house. OZEV is already making funding available to LAs to support such installations, (via ORCS) but the take-up is too slow to meet current demand, let alone the 2030 target to end Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicle sales. SOSCI exploitation projects have shown that many LAs find the application and approvals process for ORCS funding is fraught with challenges and hurdles, many created by the established procedures of the LAs themselves. **OBJECTIVES & FEATURES:** The REVUP objective is to develop a process to enable regional LAs and other public sector bodies (e.g. emergency services) to collaborate on applications to OZEV and apply for £millions to install thousands of EVCPs necessary to provide proper regional coverage. In addition to the funding applications, REVUP will help deliver a common standard for the identification, costing and installation of EVCPs -- to change the current tortuous process into one which is as simple as the installation of a new streetlight. REVUP will use lessons learned from the SOSCI and ORCS projects to reduce and overcome the real challenges and hurdles which impede the installation of EVCPs. Preliminary discussions with some regional organisations have shown a recognition of the challenges and the need to research and develop a standard solution. The project will also use the community interfaces and online tools which have been developed under SOSCI which will speed the delivery of a successful Guide. **INNOVATION:** The innovation lies in the transformative business model which will: \* Enable LAs to open up more EVCPs, close to home for the high proportion of urban residents without access to off-street parking, rural areas for residents and visitors \* Enhance the ZEV experience for disabled or elderly users through improved accessibility. The impacts will be a reduced time to installation of public chargepoints by 50% (average 6 months) leading to 4,000 additional chargepoints by 2026\.

This project aims to significantly support fleet transition to electric vehicles through the creation of a new software product, Hubsta Fleet. The project will integrate an existing charge point back-office network with a route optimisation algorithm to provide fleet operators with a web-based tool to help plan and optimise journeys as well as gaining valuable data on CO2 and cost savings to support the increased uptake of EVs within a fleet situation. Through a collaboration with Teesside University, the project will also look to provide enhanced features such as a recalculation of route algorithms to take into account any constraints of charging (availability, time spent at a charge point).

"Elmtronics are undertaking atrial of Wireless EV charging products with existing UK electric vehicle fleets. With the assistance of Teeside University, Elmtronics are testing the technology to gain real world understanding of how this product can work in the UK market. The advantages of Wireless EV charging are thought to be- * More efficient than conventional wired charging * Shorter and more frequent charges * Safer with no trailing cables * An enriched user experience The aim of this trial is to confirm the anticipated advantages of the use of wireless EV charging for both commercial and domestic use thus being able to confidently establish a market in the UK for the technology. Using trial data from one public sector participant & one private sector participant that both currently run EV service fleets we aim to- * Monitor the usage patterns of the participants using the equipment Measure the efficiency of the technologyGain feedback on the user experience to establish potential improvements Develop a product suitable for the UK market"

We would like to consult with A.B.S training solutions to build a City and Guilds accredited training course for training in lithium battery storage. It takes our business to a new level.by allowing us to train other electricians to the standards we would expect to fit the lithium ion battery storage systems our company supply. It would give the company extra income to invest in other areas. We would consult with ASB Training Solutions and they will help us write the course, which we will deliver to qualified electricians. It will also steer electricians down a different route and into renewable energies.