Love EVs, the great outdoors, Bristol life. Co-founder of @zap_map.
Bristol
Joined July 2009
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Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
Heathrow car fire
@TheSun @DailyMail @DailyMirror & @Daily_Express have been quick to share 'rumours' the car was an EV
Even though @LondonFire has said "A diesel car...was destroyed by fire" and "the cause of the fire is under investigation"
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Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
2 weeks ago @BBCNews made a decidedly dodgy claim about EVs:
"The average price of a new EV in the UK is nearly double the cost of a typical petrol car at £22k"
This was categorically wrong, and we're pleased to say our request for a correction has been successful
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
Lots of Gov EV announcements in last 24hrs
And lots of dodgy reporting
The best/worst being this gem from @BBCNews
"The average price of a new EV in the UK is nearly double the cost of a typical petrol car at £22,000"
Categorically wrong - here's why:
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5z…
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
Back in March, we complained to the BBC after @BBCr4today made errors in its reporting on the UK govt's relationship with Tesla
A long overdue update: the BBC has admitted & corrected one of these *mistakes/errors*
A win, but also disappointing... 🧵
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
Here's some A-grade EV misinformation from the @Telegraph
"EV fires up 77% in two years!!!"
What the @Telegraph fails to mention is that the number of EVs on our roads has gone up 105% in those 2 years
Which means the frequency of EV fires has actually gone down!
1/4
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
Pleased to see the @guardian correct an article from a couple of months ago, which made some dodgy claims about EV demand falling
A short 🧵 on three things they got wrong...
theguardian.com/business/202…
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
OK, so, the SMMT's new car sales data for February
What's it telling us?
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Battery electric vehicle (BEV) deliveries rise 41.7% to 21,244 units, accounting for one in four new car registrations.
smmt.co.uk/evs-account-for-o…
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
Today we published some analysis on what a weakening of the Government's EV sales targets - the ZEV mandate - would do to the 2nd hand EV market
It's not pretty
2.7m fewer 2nd hand EVs would be available - adding £40bn in total running costs for UK drivers
A thread
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
So, tomorrow we get the data for new car sales in January 2025
As always, attention will focus on how EV sales performed
And, of late, quite a few misleading things have been said about EV sales
Here's a thread on what they are, and why they're misleading
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
🎉 Hot off the press! We've published new stats on public charge point installations in Q1 of 2024 👇
🌞 Chargers are being installed at a 35% higher rate than 2023
🌞 The first three months of 2024 saw 55 new high-power hubs open in the UK
See more 👉 tinyurl.com/38vwtupk
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
🎉 We're very pleased to be one of seven winners of the @marieclaireuk Sustainability Awards 2023! 🎉
👩⚖️ Chosen by Marie Claire Sustainability Award judges, Zapmap is one of the seven best #sustainable transport companies in the world.
See more here 👉 tinyurl.com/2uj25anz
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
⚡ We're very pleased to confirm that the UK has hit a major milestone of 50,000 charge points.
🔮 And given the current rate of installation, our calculations show that the UK is likely to reach 100,000 chargers as early as August 2025.
See more ➡ zap-map.com/news/uk-50000-ch…
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
📈 Our latest statistics show that 1,999 #EVchargers were added to Zapmap during #July2023.
⚡ There are now almost 46,000 #publicchargers in the UK
💥 There's been a 92% increase in the number of #ultrarapid devices since July 2022.
See more here 👉 tinyurl.com/bdd8rrva
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
Have your say! Today is the first of two public drop in sessions to see the plans for St Christopher's. Do they meet our community planning principles? Tell us what you think. 3-7pm at the main entrance on Westbury Road. #WestburyPark #Community #dontoverdevelop
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
Zap-Map is one of 83 firms to have been shortlisted for @BCloudUK's #TransportTech50. Cast your vote now to help us reach the final 50!
It takes a few seconds to vote. You can cast your vote here: bit.ly/3oInriC
Voting closes at 23:59 this Sunday 21st November.
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
The rEV Index, produced by @TheEconomist and sponsored by @bp_plc, explores the key challenges in the #EV transition and how we can best prepare ourselves for it.
Watch the Economist's video interview with Zap-Map Co-Founder & COO @melshuff 👇 bit.ly/2XuLHva
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
The latest version of the Zap-Map app (7.0) is now available on iOS:
⚡️updates to our existing features especially route planning and filtering
⚡️two new subscription plans, Zap-Map Plus and Zap-Map Premium, providing new enhanced features
#evcharging
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Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
🚘⚡️🏕️Recently we've come across several people who are keen to "go electric" but need lots of interior space.
We take a look at the Top 10 practical #electricvehicles suitable for large families and those with stuff to lug around! 🏕️⚡️🚘
bit.ly/353DGx5
Melanie Shufflebotham retweeted
We are delighted that Zap-Map has been recognised as one of the Meaningful Business 100 for 2020, which celebrates business leaders around the world combining profit & purpose to help achieve the @UN #SDGs.
View full 2020 MB100 here: meaningful.business/mb100-20…
@MB_Community #MB100
