Additional £2.5m for on-street EV charging fund The government has doubled cash available to local authorities The UK Government has announced an additional £2.5 million in funding for on-street residential EV charge points. Announced by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today (Monday 12th August), the increased figure doubles the previous commitment from the government, and looks to improve access to EV charging infrastructure for those that don’t have off-street parking. Money will support the on-street residential chargepoint scheme, which was launched in 2017, and provides funds to local authorities to install on-street EV charge points. Systems such as conventional posts, retractable posts, and lamppost conversions are all readily on the market. The scheme has seen 16 local authorities apply for funding to install 1,200 new charge points this year. On-street EV charging is a key factor for many in the overall uptake of electric vehicles, and will help the UK move towards its target of net zero emissions by 2050. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “It’s fantastic that there are now more than 20,000 publicly accessible chargepoints and double the number of electric vehicle chargepoints than petrol stations, but we want to do much more. “It’s vital that electric vehicle drivers feel confident about the availability of chargepoints near their homes, and that charging an electric car is seen as easy as plugging in a smartphone. That’s why we are now doubling the funding available for local authorities to continue building the infrastructure we need to super-charge the zero emission revolution – right across the country.”
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Man spends daughter’s college fund on 1972 Ford Bronco he used to own
Gateway Broncos Fuelie edition recreation 1966-1973 A Reddit user who took money earmarked for his six-month-old daughters college fund to buy back 1972 Bronco petitioned others asking whether or not he did the right thing.User my1972pony had, as a teenager, a classic 1972 Ford Bronco his dad bought for him he would drive it to high school, and had lots of great memories tied to the truck.He and his dad would spend hours working on it, found a real true passion in the off-roader, and it even brought him and his father back together after a rough patch.When he was 19 however, he decided to sell the Bronco, and two months later his dad died of a heart attack.AITA for using money we earmarked for our 6 month olds college fund to buy back the exact 1972 Ford Bronco I owned as a teenager? https://t.co/GuSTnLs3QC pic.twitter.com/A5BL4Z7ShV relationships.txt (@redditships) July 27, 2019Fast-forward to 2019, and my1972pony gets married and has a daughter, and one day while driving through the warehouse district, spots a Bronco that closely resembled the one he used to own. Way back when, he and his dad glued a penny under the dash, and when the seller let him check for it, the penny was there, confirming this was indeed his high school ride.A deal was made for US$23,000, and he drove his high school car back home.It sounds like a heartwarming story between a man and his reconnection with the last memories of his father until you realize that $12,000 of that money was given to him by his wifes parents to set up a college fund for their daughter.Eventually, his mother bailed him out on the college fund. That should fix everything, right? Maybe, if he hadnt lied to his wife and said he sold the car to get the money back. Sorry dude, you messed up this
Origin: Man spends daughter’s college fund on 1972 Ford Bronco he used to own
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