Poppy Welch

Poppy continues to lead the government and industry-founded ‘Go Ultra Low’ campaign to encourage acceptance and uptake of electric vehicles. Supporting the UK's 2030 ICE vehicle sales ban, Go Ultra Low welcomes the longer 2035 deadline for PHEVs, as they provide a critical 'stepping stone' for transition to all-electric motoring. Targeting young people as future leaders and decision makers, Go Ultra Low also announced the winner of its Hero to Zero Emission Miles Challenge for primary school pupils. Over 600 schools took part, with children amassing 5,717 “zero emission miles" over a week, equivalent to saving over 1.5 tonnes of CO2 emissions. A Go Ultra Low survey also found that one in three UK fleet managers expect 50 per cent of their company car fleet to be electric by 2025. Half of UK fleet managers also predicted an uptake in electric company cars thanks to Benefit in Kind tax changes.