Natasha Robinson

An electric vehicle owner, Natasha Robinson leads the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), which was formerly known as the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV). Rebranded following the government's 2020 commitment to the 2030 ICE vehicle sales ban, OZEV remains to be a joint unit between the Department for Transport and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Supporting the take-up of plug-in vehicles, as well as enabling funding for charge points across the UK, OZEV is responsible for the grants for electric vehicles and infrastructure, and is therefore in a significant position of power when it comes to shaping the low-carbon industry. OZEV also funds and manages a programme of industry-led research and development to support emerging technologies to capture the environmental and economic benefits of the transition to a zero emission economy for the UK. Natasha has spent many years in Department for Transport, and during 2020, has been a keynote speaker at numerous GreenFleet events. Natasha jointly heads up OZEV with Katie Black and Gary Cook who were appointed in November 2020, and we look forward to hearing more about their work in the coming year.