{
    "componentChunkName": "component---src-templates-blog-js",
    "path": "/en-gb/e-mobility/blog/can-you-use-your-electric-car-battery-to-feed-energy-back-to-the-grid-for-a-profit",
    "result": {"data":{"story":{"content":"{\"seo\":{\"_uid\":\"78c2948f-920c-454f-956b-d70b095b6010\",\"title\":\"Can you use your electric car battery to feed energy back to the grid for a profit?\",\"plugin\":\"seo_metatags\",\"og_image\":\"\",\"og_title\":\"\",\"description\":\"Can you use your electric car battery to feed energy back to the grid of a profit? We explain how this works. \",\"twitter_image\":\"\",\"twitter_title\":\"\",\"og_description\":\"\",\"twitter_description\":\"\"},\"_uid\":\"2b7a555a-8489-4018-875b-d9f721684ca0\",\"image\":{\"id\":2097415,\"alt\":\"auto gebruiken om energie terug te leveren\",\"name\":\"\",\"focus\":null,\"title\":\"\",\"filename\":\"https://a.storyblok.com/f/108028/909x294/6ee2e5c3de/terugladen_main.png\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"fieldtype\":\"asset\"},\"title\":\"Can you use your electric car battery to feed energy back to the grid for a profit?\",\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jeroen\",\"created_at\":\"2021-03-16T12:12:22.954Z\",\"published_at\":\"2021-03-16T13:35:13.000Z\",\"updated_at\":\"2021-03-16T13:23:31.693Z\",\"id\":41851618,\"uuid\":\"fd6c07ae-9e32-406a-8c42-58a84ffdcbce\",\"content\":{\"seo\":{\"_uid\":\"d57f83bd-b9cc-41f5-97e5-e9e1e6d1c010\",\"title\":\"Jeroen | 50five blog writer\",\"plugin\":\"seo_metatags\",\"og_image\":\"\",\"og_title\":\"\",\"description\":\"Expert in e-mobility and climate solutions.\",\"twitter_image\":\"\",\"twitter_title\":\"\",\"og_description\":\"\",\"twitter_description\":\"\"},\"_uid\":\"b8de8016-e524-40fc-b957-3245086f0c27\",\"name\":\"Jeroen\",\"avatar\":{\"id\":2060052,\"alt\":\"\",\"name\":\"\",\"focus\":null,\"title\":\"\",\"filename\":\"https://a.storyblok.com/f/108028/3202x3202/ae3ba35819/50five_portretten_50five_portretten_556a9406_vierkant.jpg\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"fieldtype\":\"asset\"},\"component\":\"author\",\"occupation\":\"Blog writer\",\"description\":\"Expert in e-mobility and climate solutions\"},\"slug\":\"jeroen\",\"full_slug\":\"en-gb/author/jeroen\",\"sort_by_date\":null,\"position\":0,\"tag_list\":[],\"is_startpage\":false,\"parent_id\":41803791,\"meta_data\":null,\"group_id\":\"ab2e232a-b9cf-4902-b669-13992783ad4c\",\"first_published_at\":\"2021-03-16T12:18:58.000Z\",\"release_id\":null,\"lang\":\"default\",\"path\":null,\"alternates\":[],\"default_full_slug\":null,\"translated_slugs\":null,\"_stopResolving\":true},\"content\":[{\"_uid\":\"eef5898e-873e-4f13-a073-34a0c35c976a\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"The UK government recently announced it was going to provide funding to double the amount of rapid charging points.£70m has been allocated for 3,000 extra charging points bringing the UKs total to 5,000.\",\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}]}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"7686e9a3-b9a6-470a-8515-268f6f5ebe3c\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"The problems of green electricity for network operators\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"db71814e-9baa-4703-ae01-3cd829fa253e\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"There is much talk today about green electricity. Like many other countries, the UK is trying to reduce CO2 emissions. To achieve this, ways are being devised to generate green energy. For example, electricity is increasingly being produced with solar panels and wind turbines. In principle, that is an excellent step to combat climate change. Yet there is a problem for which no solution has yet been found. It appears that it is a problem to store all that power.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"ff46cca9-1497-4914-a750-d8c64252efd5\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Differences between peak times in generation and power consumption\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"360464c1-edc4-4f10-aba9-0cbbf11b1b97\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"In many cases you depend on the elements to generate green electricity. The peak times of green energy generation do not always correspond with the peak moments of our electricity consumption. During the day, for example, electricity is generated by solar panels on the roof of your house. But many people are not at home. They want to use this power in the evening. You still want to make optimal use of green energy. Therefore, the generated power will have to be stored until it is needed for use.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"b139867e-7196-49ee-8d5a-751f005227ac\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"An example problems with storage of renewable electricity\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"984e6dc2-802f-4596-93a4-a64f50597a08\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"In an ideal world, all electricity used in the UK would be green. Yet that is by no means always feasible. Scientists and governments around the world are looking for ways to achieve that. Up to now, electricity storage seems to be the only solution. There are still many problems when it comes to the efficient generation and distribution of green energy. When the wind blows hard, it cannot always be taken advantage of. Windmills are even regularly turned off on such days. That is because the generated power simply cannot be saved. Smart charging stations, in combination with a large number of electric cars, could offer a solution.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"c5c2a5e6-a488-465a-9115-08f1bac74577\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Using the battery of your car as energy storage\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"4df9004f-b8f3-4faf-a692-6b20ed773582\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"You can use the battery of your electric car as a buffer for storing surplus energy and for feeding energy back to the grid if necessary. A number of households already use their car’s battery to store electricity, although this is only possible with specific batteries. In Japan, for example, that is the norm, while in Europe there are a limited number of cars that can do this. The idea of ​​the super smart charging stations is actually exactly the same. Only it doesn’t concern one household, but the entire power network. The principle whereby cars return electricity to the network is also called vehicle-to-grid.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"e4aca5ad-fcee-4a85-a70f-f56246ee66aa\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"The capacity of an electric car’s battery\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"2aedc3e6-ceab-4087-a134-ca0120d7172c\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"For a long time the biggest problem with electric cars was the capacity of the batteries. Fortunately, huge strides have been made in the last ten years. The batteries are now more than powerful enough to keep a medium-sized car driving for hours. That is of course good news for the vehicle-to-grid system. There are large differences between the capacity of batteries in electric cars. Large cars have a battery of around 100 kWh, while smaller ones start around 20 kWh. An average household uses more than 8 kWh per day. A fully charged battery can therefore provide power to several households for a day. This makes the vehicle-to-grid system capable of storing sufficient energy. It therefore has the potential to be an adequate buffer.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"3badedd4-1fcf-40c8-8727-6d6c9749d946\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Benefits for the owners of electric cars\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"f424c9c7-38fc-4742-8add-cbc6f8d49f54\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Making better use of green energy is of course a very good goal. But what benefit do electric car owners get from it? A smart charging station uses your battery to store electricity. And when the battery is used a lot, the capacity and the peak power go down. The intention is that electric car owners can earn money by making the battery of their electric cars available. The reward will increase if your electric car is connected to a smart charging station during peak hours of power consumption. It is not yet completely clear how high this reward is.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"}],\"summary\":[],\"component\":\"blog\",\"short_text\":\"Some smart charging stations can charge and discharge batteries of electric cars to cope with fluctuations in the power supply. This innovation is also referred to as reloading. How does that work exactly and what can electric car owners do with it?\\n\\n\"}","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/can-you-use-your-electric-car-battery-to-feed-energy-back-to-the-grid-for-a-profit","alternates":[{"full_slug":"en-nl/e-mobility/blog/kun-je-de-accu-van-je-auto-gebruiken-om-energie-terug-te-leveren-aan-het-net","published":false},{"full_slug":"nl-nl/e-mobility/blog/kun-je-de-accu-van-je-auto-gebruiken-om-energie-terug-te-leveren-aan-het-net","published":true}],"first_published_at":"2020-09-17T14:25:00.000Z","published_at":"2021-05-12T13:17:45.943Z","tag_list":["car battery","energy"],"read_time":2},"related":{"nodes":[{"uuid":"86cb8a58-4ff2-47ee-a6b3-cadd902f28d9","content":"{\"seo\":{\"_uid\":\"78c2948f-920c-454f-956b-d70b095b6010\",\"title\":\"The global microchip shortage | 50five\",\"plugin\":\"seo_metatags\",\"og_image\":\"\",\"og_title\":\"\",\"description\":\"There is a global shortage of ‘semiconductor chips’ which are used in hundreds of our day-to-day items from electric toothbrushes to the latest cars. \",\"twitter_image\":\"\",\"twitter_title\":\"\",\"og_description\":\"\",\"twitter_description\":\"\"},\"_uid\":\"2b7a555a-8489-4018-875b-d9f721684ca0\",\"image\":{\"id\":3134345,\"alt\":\"microchip\",\"name\":\"\",\"focus\":null,\"title\":\"\",\"filename\":\"https://a.storyblok.com/f/108028/1600x520/1939aecc27/microchip_shortage.jpg\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"fieldtype\":\"asset\"},\"title\":\"The global microchip shortage that you didn't know about\",\"author\":{\"name\":\"Oliver\",\"created_at\":\"2021-03-30T09:11:03.812Z\",\"published_at\":\"2021-03-30T10:59:46.238Z\",\"updated_at\":\"2021-03-30T10:59:46.265Z\",\"id\":43841224,\"uuid\":\"8f27b447-d554-449b-bc56-d4e557bc288e\",\"content\":{\"seo\":{\"_uid\":\"f93c0577-665a-418b-8724-6251262de434\",\"title\":\"Oliver | 50five content specialist\",\"plugin\":\"seo_metatags\",\"og_image\":\"\",\"og_title\":\"\",\"description\":\"Oliver is a content specialist of 50five\",\"twitter_image\":\"\",\"twitter_title\":\"\",\"og_description\":\"\",\"twitter_description\":\"\"},\"_uid\":\"6403f542-481b-46a1-a11c-c4ecf853e1fe\",\"name\":\"Oliver\",\"avatar\":{\"id\":2100527,\"alt\":\"Oliver\",\"name\":\"\",\"focus\":null,\"title\":\"\",\"filename\":\"https://a.storyblok.com/f/108028/768x953/078d254d84/oliver-arif.jpg\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"fieldtype\":\"asset\"},\"component\":\"author\",\"occupation\":\"Content Specialist\",\"description\":\"Oliver is a Content Specialist for 50five UK\"},\"slug\":\"oliver\",\"full_slug\":\"en-gb/author/oliver\",\"sort_by_date\":null,\"position\":-60,\"tag_list\":[],\"is_startpage\":false,\"parent_id\":41803791,\"meta_data\":null,\"group_id\":\"ac4e6648-46be-465f-a7ca-c02e96c872f2\",\"first_published_at\":\"2021-03-30T10:59:46.238Z\",\"release_id\":null,\"lang\":\"default\",\"path\":null,\"alternates\":[],\"default_full_slug\":null,\"translated_slugs\":null,\"_stopResolving\":true},\"content\":[{\"_uid\":\"64580acd-4a4a-4f69-a835-71862b0a8a34\",\"align\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"children\":[{\"_uid\":\"72e40b5b-1c56-408d-aa0a-ec54db7eb77a\",\"link\":{\"id\":\"4f0fd6dc-613a-4f20-8cda-6954f722b8e7\",\"url\":\"\",\"anchor\":\"\",\"linktype\":\"story\",\"fieldtype\":\"multilink\",\"cached_url\":\"en-gb/e-mobility/charging-station-selection-tool\"},\"type\":\"button\",\"title\":\"Get an EV charger quote\",\"preset\":\"\",\"target\":\"_self\",\"variant\":\"primary\",\"relation\":[],\"component\":\"button\",\"icon_size\":\"default\",\"icon_type\":\"default\",\"icon_color\":\"default\",\"icon_spacing\":\"default\",\"icon_variant\":\"default\",\"icon_position\":\"left\",\"disable_nofollow\":false}],\"component\":\"button-group\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"7686e9a3-b9a6-470a-8515-268f6f5ebe3c\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"So what is happening?\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"db71814e-9baa-4703-ae01-3cd829fa253e\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"You may be sat there thinking \\\"why is my car delayed?\\\" or \\\"why can't I get the latest Xbox or Playstation?\\\". This is because of a global shortage of ‘semiconductor chips’ which are used in hundreds of our day-to-day items from electric toothbrushes to the \",\"type\":\"text\"},{\"text\":\"latest cars\",\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"/en-gb/e-mobility/blog/new-ev-cars-coming-2021\",\"uuid\":\"dcd85fb5-b0f7-435b-8ce2-f36b72cf6eed\",\"anchor\":null,\"target\":null,\"linktype\":\"story\",\"story\":{\"name\":\"New EV cars coming in 2021\",\"id\":43360064,\"uuid\":\"dcd85fb5-b0f7-435b-8ce2-f36b72cf6eed\",\"slug\":\"new-ev-cars-coming-2021\",\"url\":\"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/new-ev-cars-coming-2021\",\"full_slug\":\"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/new-ev-cars-coming-2021\",\"_stopResolving\":true}}}]},{\"text\":\". Even before the global COVID pandemic the demand for these tiny chips was much higher than the supply.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Supply chains around the world are being affected as manufacturers struggle to obtain enough semiconductor chips for their electronic products. Many prospective vehicle owners are being told that their new cars are being delayed with no certainty on when they can be delivered. Some vehicle manufacturers have already announced that they are reducing supply as a result, Nissan recently announced that it will be producing 500,000 less vehicles due to the shortage. Many \",\"type\":\"text\"},{\"text\":\"EV charger manufacturers\",\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"/en-gb/e-mobility/brands-charging-station\",\"uuid\":\"da5ee66b-38f3-4885-891f-5df8ef8ba99f\",\"anchor\":null,\"target\":null,\"linktype\":\"story\",\"story\":{\"name\":\" Brands charging station\",\"id\":43394383,\"uuid\":\"da5ee66b-38f3-4885-891f-5df8ef8ba99f\",\"slug\":\"brands-charging-station\",\"url\":\"en-gb/e-mobility/brands-charging-station\",\"full_slug\":\"en-gb/e-mobility/brands-charging-station\",\"_stopResolving\":true}}}]},{\"text\":\" are also being hit by the shortage as the crisis shows no immediate signs of clearing.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"img\":{\"id\":3134361,\"alt\":\"microchip close up\",\"name\":\"\",\"focus\":null,\"title\":\"\",\"filename\":\"https://a.storyblok.com/f/108028/1600x520/0b22dc7d6b/microchip_shortage2.jpg\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"fieldtype\":\"asset\"},\"_uid\":\"ac7a68d3-bcae-42c6-8b37-f0e6e8498c5c\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"image\",\"max_width\":\"\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\",\"aspect_ratio_mobile\":\"original\",\"aspect_ratio_tablet\":\"original\",\"aspect_ratio_desktop\":\"original\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"ff46cca9-1497-4914-a750-d8c64252efd5\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"What are semiconductor chips and why the shortage?\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"360464c1-edc4-4f10-aba9-0cbbf11b1b97\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"To put it simply, semiconductor chips are used to control the electrical current in an electronic device. They are present in almost every daily appliance we use. Some economists have begun calling them “the new oil” due to their importance to daily modern life.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"The shortage itself was mainly caused by the global COVID outbreak; many companies cancelled their orders for chips assuming that the economy was about to take a downturn. Semiconductor chip manufacturing plants also closed during this time. However, the issue wasn’t just on the manufacturing side as major ports around the world also shut down leaving hundreds of container ships unable to dock, creating a bottleneck in supply.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"b139867e-7196-49ee-8d5a-751f005227ac\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"When will it be resolved?\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"b4127e13-ce1e-4452-89fd-6a3561c3bbbb\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Experts within the chip industry are predicting that the shortage will easily roll over into 2022 and could well last for a further two years before normality is restored. Prices of affected items are expected to increase in the short term whilst demand remains high. It may become more obvious in time as companies such as Apple and Samsung who began stockpiling chips early on begin to run out and also become affected by the shortage.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"}],\"summary\":[],\"updated\":\"\",\"component\":\"blog\",\"short_text\":\"With the country seemingly to be fully re-open after lockdown you may have noticed certain items are harder to find in stores or have much longer waiting times to come back into stock.\"}","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/the-global-microchip-shortage-you-didn-t-know-about","first_published_at":"2021-10-27T13:54:31.772Z","published_at":"2021-11-01T14:23:37.129Z","read_time":1},{"uuid":"fd47d8f1-d4bd-4534-ac65-5fedbb7f69bd","content":"{\"seo\":{\"_uid\":\"78c2948f-920c-454f-956b-d70b095b6010\",\"title\":\"Are electric cars actually better for the environment?\",\"plugin\":\"seo_metatags\",\"og_image\":\"\",\"og_title\":\"\",\"description\":\" Electric cars have no direct emissions, because they do not have an exhaust that emits all kinds of harmful substances. But what about indirect emissions?\",\"twitter_image\":\"\",\"twitter_title\":\"\",\"og_description\":\"\",\"twitter_description\":\"\"},\"_uid\":\"2b7a555a-8489-4018-875b-d9f721684ca0\",\"image\":{\"id\":2087362,\"alt\":\"hoe groen is elektrisch rijden?\",\"name\":\"\",\"focus\":null,\"title\":\"\",\"filename\":\"https://a.storyblok.com/f/108028/1022x482/94f3915830/hoe-groen-is-elktrisch-rijden.jpg\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"fieldtype\":\"asset\"},\"title\":\"Are electric cars actually better for the environment?\",\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lynn\",\"created_at\":\"2021-04-07T13:34:05.364Z\",\"published_at\":\"2021-04-07T13:35:00.911Z\",\"updated_at\":\"2021-04-07T13:35:00.941Z\",\"id\":44714519,\"uuid\":\"b0e8f397-2ab5-4d85-aa99-de27a835dacc\",\"content\":{\"seo\":{\"_uid\":\"b005c5cb-2bd1-4ef7-87e9-c9a1f9b9a44a\",\"title\":\"Lynn\",\"plugin\":\"seo_metatags\",\"og_image\":\"\",\"og_title\":\"\",\"description\":\"Lynn\",\"twitter_image\":\"\",\"twitter_title\":\"\",\"og_description\":\"\",\"twitter_description\":\"\"},\"_uid\":\"aac59aaf-d282-4645-9975-62301f0e5510\",\"name\":\"Lynn\",\"avatar\":{\"id\":2112728,\"alt\":\"Lynn\",\"name\":\"\",\"focus\":null,\"title\":\"\",\"filename\":\"https://a.storyblok.com/f/108028/1600x1600/a6af7d79f0/lynn.jpg\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"fieldtype\":\"asset\"},\"component\":\"author\",\"occupation\":\"Content specialist\",\"description\":\"Writes blogs about EV charging and climate solutions for 50five.\"},\"slug\":\"lynn\",\"full_slug\":\"en-gb/author/lynn\",\"sort_by_date\":null,\"position\":-70,\"tag_list\":[],\"is_startpage\":false,\"parent_id\":41803791,\"meta_data\":null,\"group_id\":\"4626b761-1ca3-4011-95cc-dcea65e72b19\",\"first_published_at\":\"2021-04-07T13:35:00.911Z\",\"release_id\":null,\"lang\":\"default\",\"path\":null,\"alternates\":[],\"default_full_slug\":null,\"translated_slugs\":null,\"_stopResolving\":true},\"content\":[{\"_uid\":\"c2d7f73d-d1f2-4560-89ef-7c2d1fb1b065\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"This has prompted many speculations around this great innovation. Some people argue that electric cars are worse for the environment than the much more common combustion engine. So, we decided to find out once and for all, are electric cars better for the environment? What we found out is genuinely surprising.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"64580acd-4a4a-4f69-a835-71862b0a8a34\",\"align\":\"default\",\"children\":[{\"_uid\":\"72e40b5b-1c56-408d-aa0a-ec54db7eb77a\",\"link\":{\"id\":\"4f0fd6dc-613a-4f20-8cda-6954f722b8e7\",\"url\":\"\",\"linktype\":\"story\",\"fieldtype\":\"multilink\",\"cached_url\":\"en-gb/e-mobility/charging-station-selection-tool\"},\"type\":\"button\",\"title\":\"Find out which EV charger is best for you\",\"preset\":\"\",\"target\":\"_self\",\"variant\":\"primary\",\"component\":\"button\",\"icon_size\":\"default\",\"icon_type\":\"default\",\"icon_color\":\"default\",\"icon_spacing\":\"default\",\"icon_variant\":\"default\",\"icon_position\":\"left\"}],\"component\":\"button-group\",\"orientation\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"57f6e9ab-4d17-439f-b2a7-6de53ab3d4dc\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"How do Electric Cars Affect the environment?\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"db71814e-9baa-4703-ae01-3cd829fa253e\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Below are the main areas of concerns debated by researchers about EVs.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Battery Production Concerns\",\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}]}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"A considerable amount of energy is needed for the creation of batteries for electric cars. This involves the mining and processing of cobalt, manganese, and lithium, which are deemed as primary raw materials. It has been noticed that it takes over twice the amount of energy to manufacture an electric battery compared to conventional ones. The CO2 emissions from a standard battery for an electric car are between 73 to 98 grams. Plus, the plants where these batteries are manufactured tend to pose a threat to the environment because of mixing different chemicals and metals, emitting harmful gasses. There are also concerns regarding the recycling process of these batteries. However this point is often highlighted without a direct comparison to the CO2 emissions created to provide the supply of materials required to build a combustion engine car and provide the fuel for it to run.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Electricity source\",\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}]}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Many electric car manufacturers rely on coal power plants accounting for high emissions of pollutants to the environment. Using coal as a power source makes the process quite detrimental, unlike using electrical sources such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric power. As the use of clean sources of electricity increases, electric cars’ sustainability will become much better. Car manufacturer’s such as Tesla are already implementing the use of solar and other renewable energy sources at their Gigafactories.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"e1ab3491-5da4-40de-832a-9040cbd41318\",\"title\":\"Should you buy an electric car? - BBC News\",\"preset\":\"\",\"video_id\":\"UKttFDnKSp8\",\"component\":\"video\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"ff46cca9-1497-4914-a750-d8c64252efd5\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"The benefits of using an electric car\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"360464c1-edc4-4f10-aba9-0cbbf11b1b97\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Less Pollution\",\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}]}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Even though electric cars currently produce more CO2 during their production, they make up for this by not having any emissions during their usage. The emissions created from the manufacturing process of EVs is approximately two-metric tons yearly.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"The estimated amount of air pollution is equivalent to driving an electric car for two years, which will help the ecosystem recover from previous damage. Some studies project that by the year 2050, nearly all typical vehicles on the highways could go electric. They are thereby dropping global CO2 emissions by approximately 1.5 giga-tons yearly.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Furthermore, electric cars have electric engines that run efficiently and quietly without releasing exhaust emissions or producing noise pollution.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Renewable Sources of Energy\",\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}]}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Cleaner sources of electricity, such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric power, have been proven to work better in ensuring zero CO2 emissions. As such, different green charging stations have been devised and installed at several accessible charging stations. Additionally, others can be easily installed at homes and garages to ensure a cleaner electric power source for your electric car. For example, you can recharge your electric vehicle using your solar panel system during the day when using an EV charger system such as the myenergi Zappi.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Lithium Battery Advancements\",\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}]}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Researchers are coming up with lithium battery advancements driven to reduce the emissions originating from the production of electric cars. The improvements involve looking for afterlife applications of batteries and extending the life of battery cells and lithium ions. By doing so, lithium batteries will become more efficient, durable, and sustainable. Thus, implying that they will last longer and eliminate the use of fossil fuels and other harmful mining activities.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Additionally, various prominent researchers have noted that methane-powered gasoline engines or hydrogen motors could help cut down the CO2 emissions by a third and, in the long run, eliminate the use of diesel cars.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Green Body Construction\",\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}]}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Overall, electric cars feature the use of sustainable materials, which provides one way of reducing environmental pollution. Also, the padding consists of biologically based resources. Some models like Nissan have their entire body developed with green materials like recycled plastic bags, water bottles, second-hand piece of equipment, and even old car parts.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Electric cars are cheap to run and maintain\",\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}]}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"In terms of cost, electric cars have proved to be affordable. From the purchase, the fuel cost, and tax cost, drivers of the electric vehicle get a subsidy of up to 5 % as compared to drivers who use petrol and diesel. Electric cars offer the most significant savings when it comes to their maintenance. Tesla has released an energy plan in partnership with Octopus energy, offering eligible customers the option to recharge their cars for cheaper and also to make back money from Solar PV whilst doing so. Over time, electric vehicles end up costing less as they have very few moving parts that may require spares or servicing and cost much less to fill.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"img\":{\"id\":2074224,\"alt\":\"Subsidie zakelijke ev bestelbus blog1\",\"name\":\"hoe groen is elektrisch rijden?\",\"focus\":null,\"title\":\"\",\"filename\":\"https://a.storyblok.com/f/108028/1022x433/3a8ec3557b/subsidie-zakelijke-ev-bestelbus-mid1.jpg\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"fieldtype\":\"asset\"},\"_uid\":\"ac7a68d3-bcae-42c6-8b37-f0e6e8498c5c\",\"component\":\"image\",\"max_width\":\"\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\",\"aspect_ratio_mobile\":\"original\",\"aspect_ratio_tablet\":\"8:3\",\"aspect_ratio_desktop\":\"8:3\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"b139867e-7196-49ee-8d5a-751f005227ac\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"The future of electric cars\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"984e6dc2-802f-4596-93a4-a64f50597a08\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Renewable sources of electricity tend to have some irregular patterns with which sometimes they can’t be entirely relied on. As for lithium batteries, their costs are quite expensive, and they are susceptible to fires, however no more so than a vehicle using petrol or diesel fuel. Considering these allegations, EVs are witnessing an upward trend in the adoption of green charging and several technological advancements towards battery technology, such as the zero-emission fuel-cell tech. Therefore, the future of EVs assures the use of renewable and eco-friendly materials.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"c5c2a5e6-a488-465a-9115-08f1bac74577\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"How do Hybrid Cars affect the environment?\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"4df9004f-b8f3-4faf-a692-6b20ed773582\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"A hybrid car is yet another advancement in the transport industry meant to reduce harmful emissions. These units have a combination of electric vehicles and fossil fuel powered motors. But still, a very minimal effect is poised to the environment. The big question here is, how do hybrid cars affect the environment?\",\"type\":\"text\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Since they incorporate fossil fuel and electric powered motors, hybrid cars still release CO2 but burn less fuel for longer journeys, meaning they emit far fewer harmful gasses in the long run. \",\"type\":\"text\"},{\"text\":\"Hybrid cars are extremely valuable\",\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"/en-gb/e-mobility/blog/ev-charging-for-your-hybrid-car\",\"uuid\":\"02ad0f3a-6a5e-41dd-930e-f1073ed1a307\",\"anchor\":null,\"target\":null,\"linktype\":\"story\",\"story\":{\"name\":\"Do you need an EV Charger for your Hybrid Car?\",\"id\":44855058,\"uuid\":\"02ad0f3a-6a5e-41dd-930e-f1073ed1a307\",\"slug\":\"ev-charging-for-your-hybrid-car\",\"url\":\"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/ev-charging-for-your-hybrid-car\",\"full_slug\":\"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/ev-charging-for-your-hybrid-car\",\"_stopResolving\":true}}}]},{\"text\":\" in assisting with the transition to full electric as they allow the population to prepare their home and work environments for the future of travel, where we refill with cars with electricity rather than petrol or diesel.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"id\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\",\"_uid\":\"e4aca5ad-fcee-4a85-a70f-f56246ee66aa\",\"size\":\"default\",\"type\":\"heading\",\"color\":\"default\",\"title\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Conclusion\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"heading\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"},{\"_uid\":\"2aedc3e6-ceab-4087-a134-ca0120d7172c\",\"size\":\"default\",\"text\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"text\":\"Are electric cars better for the environment? According to the above discussion and other research, electric vehicles are exclusively clean for the environment. The fact here is that they emit very unnoticeable amounts of air pollutants and greenhouse gasses in their entire lifetime when compared to a regular combustion engine vehicle. When looking at the facts, it is clear that we can confidently purchase electric vehicles safe in the knowledge that we are ultimately contributing to a cleaner environment and cheaper travel.\",\"type\":\"text\"}]}]},\"color\":\"default\",\"preset\":\"\",\"component\":\"rich-text\",\"text_align\":\"default\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\"}],\"summary\":[],\"component\":\"blog\",\"short_text\":\"Ever since the first modern electric vehicle was released onto the road in the early 2000s, there have been plenty of concerns and critiques whether these newly invented automotive vehicles are good for the environment. Questions are still asked regarding their manufacturing process, battery production and power sources, and the general anatomy.\\n\"}","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/are-evs-better-for-the-environment","first_published_at":"2021-03-03T09:55:00.000Z","published_at":"2021-05-12T13:17:44.284Z","read_time":4}]}},"pageContext":{"uuid":"e9b7a004-6dbc-49cd-9579-e4b19ff03a04","global":{"_uid":"f1f3e14e-0ed7-40c1-adec-afa95f950569","footer":[{"_uid":"62fbe0bc-b543-4f96-a4d4-ad113b213abb","links":[{"_uid":"10e1d6e2-d2e9-443f-a3cf-236e28946b5f","link":{"id":"1306548f-29cb-4136-b405-c340bf6ad6e3","url":"","anchor":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/group/terms-and-conditions","story":{"name":"Terms and conditions","id":46888548,"uuid":"1306548f-29cb-4136-b405-c340bf6ad6e3","slug":"terms-and-conditions","url":"en-gb/group/terms-and-conditions","full_slug":"en-gb/group/terms-and-conditions","_stopResolving":true}},"type":"link","title":"Terms and conditions","preset":"","target":"_self","variant":"secondary","component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"default","icon_color":"default","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"default","icon_position":"left"},{"_uid":"3ce13e6f-8b30-4d6f-bf95-4c43ff9d7db5","link":{"id":"c3dd8301-69e5-4a73-a9e6-ed782ed588b5","url":"","_uid":"1b1af2aa-f4bd-49a7-9b9e-e2b053e75513","anchor":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/group/privacy-policy-and-cookie","story":{"name":"Privacy policy and cookies ","id":46886508,"uuid":"c3dd8301-69e5-4a73-a9e6-ed782ed588b5","slug":"privacy-policy-and-cookies","url":"en-gb/group/privacy-policy-and-cookies","full_slug":"en-gb/group/privacy-policy-and-cookies","_stopResolving":true}},"type":"link","title":"Privacy policy and cookies","preset":"","target":"_self","variant":"secondary","component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"default","icon_color":"default","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"default","icon_position":"left"}],"preset":"","slogan":{"id":2413624,"alt":"Slogan e-mobility 2","name":"","focus":null,"title":"","filename":"https://a.storyblok.com/f/108028/x/75c5c932e8/slogan-emobility.svg","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset"},"children":[{"_uid":"9c8e1a63-a8fc-4ad9-9c55-472eb1fd7f9f","heading":"Charging at home","children":[{"_uid":"bfc7805b-1ae5-4f6a-82ff-047fd106c79f","link":{"id":"a62f238e-dd06-4a95-81a6-8e15f1a0726c","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/inspection-form","story":{"name":"Inspection form","id":43403329,"uuid":"a62f238e-dd06-4a95-81a6-8e15f1a0726c","slug":"inspection-form","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/inspection-form","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/inspection-form","_stopResolving":true}},"type":"link","title":"Request a quote","preset":"","target":"_self","variant":"secondary","component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"default","icon_color":"default","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"chevron-right","icon_position":"left"},{"_uid":"3640ad12-6b1c-493d-b11a-f9764d8c0fd0","link":{"id":"50470e9e-296b-4752-9089-8ce54340e5df","url":"","_uid":"84c851e8-d7ac-4ec0-979d-b54709f782db","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/types-charging-stations","story":{"name":"Types of charging stations","id":43390837,"uuid":"50470e9e-296b-4752-9089-8ce54340e5df","slug":"types-charging-stations","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/types-charging-stations","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/types-charging-stations","_stopResolving":true}},"type":"link","title":"Types of charging stations","preset":"","target":"_self","variant":"secondary","component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"default","icon_color":"default","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"chevron-right","icon_position":"left"},{"_uid":"af8d1e6a-bfde-4e30-b732-64b3517780c1","link":{"id":"aabf58fe-250b-4ecd-8c49-c2843d8837cb","url":"","_uid":"bbb97952-b011-49e9-85f2-2966c0758199","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/charging-station-costs","story":{"name":"Charging station costs","id":43392183,"uuid":"aabf58fe-250b-4ecd-8c49-c2843d8837cb","slug":"charging-station-costs","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/charging-station-costs","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/charging-station-costs","_stopResolving":true}},"type":"link","title":"Charging station costs","preset":"","target":"_self","variant":"secondary","component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"default","icon_color":"default","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"chevron-right","icon_position":"left"},{"_uid":"2aaf4a65-aba4-43fd-ad96-34b4c27c55ef","link":{"id":"91ed5148-ced4-46b2-99fc-b86786798da6","url":"","_uid":"7bd03ea7-a21d-4873-92c5-d0481f43f93d","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/","story":{"name":"overview","id":41803801,"uuid":"91ed5148-ced4-46b2-99fc-b86786798da6","slug":"blog","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/","_stopResolving":true}},"type":"link","title":"E-mobility blog","preset":"","target":"_self","variant":"secondary","component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"default","icon_color":"default","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"chevron-right","icon_position":"left"}],"component":"footer-column"},{"_uid":"bda13a74-9e54-437e-b94c-cb2b0590dca2","heading":"About 50five","children":[{"_uid":"036c3bd9-5b1f-45e0-a698-3dc6fa7b02c9","link":{"id":"c544f780-1a79-4f73-9615-7dec998501f3","url":"","_uid":"d8f80af9-2dec-43d9-b31a-59f230805f58","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/group/solutions"},"type":"link","title":"Solutions","preset":"","target":"_self","variant":"secondary","component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"default","icon_color":"default","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"chevron-right","icon_position":"left"},{"_uid":"cb00d21c-b4f5-42d0-9fc6-1509f08b6ab7","link":{"id":"4f974305-57bc-4efe-8049-ac3078a4e82b","url":"","_uid":"bb6e9dd5-b458-48bc-b782-f47b5228630b","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/group/careers","story":{"name":"Careers","id":46875399,"uuid":"4f974305-57bc-4efe-8049-ac3078a4e82b","slug":"careers","url":"en-gb/group/careers","full_slug":"en-gb/group/careers","_stopResolving":true}},"type":"link","title":"Careers","preset":"","target":"_self","variant":"secondary","component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"default","icon_color":"default","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"chevron-right","icon_position":"left"},{"_uid":"c763182e-7c18-46b3-80fc-9df04680c36e","link":{"id":"","url":"https://numobi.eu/","_uid":"bb6e9dd5-b458-48bc-b782-f47b5228630b","linktype":"url","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"https://numobi.eu/"},"type":"link","title":"Numobi","preset":"","target":"_self","variant":"secondary","relation":[],"component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"default","icon_color":"default","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"chevron-right","icon_position":"left","disable_nofollow":false},{"_uid":"341d32d5-22f4-4339-be77-60550ef0caf9","link":{"id":"a54b9398-7a7b-4fde-9b9d-914e190c6fad","url":"","_uid":"c7b2fc5f-59b1-46ea-b3ed-0a5d99a27894","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/group/","story":{"name":"home","id":41803795,"uuid":"a54b9398-7a7b-4fde-9b9d-914e190c6fad","slug":"group","url":"en-gb/group/","full_slug":"en-gb/group/","_stopResolving":true}},"type":"link","title":"50five group","preset":"","target":"_self","variant":"secondary","relation":[],"component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"default","icon_color":"default","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"group","icon_position":"left","disable_nofollow":false},{"_uid":"17f203e1-25cd-48b9-9f79-35fd9ab85593","link":{"id":"cc5a21d6-af69-4e27-9f5f-75b24975b1f8","url":"","_uid":"d73ba220-9c5d-404f-8f26-7f2bec15ac73","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/","story":{"name":"home","id":41803800,"uuid":"cc5a21d6-af69-4e27-9f5f-75b24975b1f8","slug":"e-mobility","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/","_stopResolving":true}},"type":"link","title":"50five e-mobility","preset":"","target":"_self","variant":"secondary","component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"default","icon_color":"default","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"e-mobility","icon_position":"left"}],"component":"footer-column"},{"_uid":"2163fea2-5c04-4bcc-bed5-9b813333fdeb","heading":"Contact","children":[{"_uid":"51f4cbae-e604-40a8-8cc4-e0cc81fa956b","link":{"id":"","url":"https://support.50five.com/en/klantenservice-united-kingdom","linktype":"url","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"https://support.50five.com/en/klantenservice-united-kingdom"},"type":"link","title":"Customer service","preset":"","target":"_blank","variant":"secondary","relation":[],"component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"default","icon_color":"white","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"chevron-right","icon_position":"left","disable_nofollow":false},{"_uid":"fd671fd8-cf66-4af5-afe7-807a0a97662f","link":{"id":"","url":"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Thorntons+Accountants+Barnsley/@53.5843052,-1.4145539,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x48796ff7a24a0fbf:0x9b6a9b718fc8b465!8m2!3d53.584302!4d-1.411979!16s%2Fg%2F1th81gf5?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D","linktype":"url","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Thorntons+Accountants+Barnsley/@53.5843052,-1.4145539,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x48796ff7a24a0fbf:0x9b6a9b718fc8b465!8m2!3d53.584302!4d-1.411979!16s%2Fg%2F1th81gf5?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D"},"type":"link","title":"C/O Thorntons Accountants, 176-178 Pontefract Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8BE","preset":"","target":"_blank","variant":"secondary","relation":[],"component":"button","icon_size":"default","icon_type":"solid","icon_color":"primary-500","icon_spacing":"default","icon_variant":"location-marker","icon_position":"left","disable_nofollow":false}],"component":"footer-column"}],"component":"footer","twitter_profile":"","facebook_profile":"https://www.facebook.com/50five.uk","linkedIn_profile":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/50five"}],"header":[{"_uid":"e4e9e770-1b9d-4088-91d6-ee56372d4c09","logo":{"id":2127421,"alt":"50five e-mobility logo tagline","name":"","focus":null,"title":"","filename":"https://a.storyblok.com/f/108028/x/ac18066174/e-mobility-logo-tagline.svg","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset"},"component":"header","navigation":[{"_uid":"361496ee-ac8b-4ea5-be38-f38df555aee3","children":[{"_uid":"874caff2-e93c-4ad2-a2a8-e8d7e3838d5b","title":"Charging at home","children":[{"_uid":"70b16fe4-29dd-4d75-a3e8-2ffe73771a75","link":{"id":"e5e85b3c-f3ef-4f41-bbed-b10d57b1980a","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/home-charging-station","story":{"name":"Home charging station","id":43379668,"uuid":"e5e85b3c-f3ef-4f41-bbed-b10d57b1980a","slug":"home-charging-station","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/home-charging-station","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/home-charging-station","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Home charging stations","target":"_self","component":"navigation-link"},{"_uid":"8af103a6-aa9c-423e-831e-c65f8e693f5f","link":{"id":"4f0fd6dc-613a-4f20-8cda-6954f722b8e7","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/charging-station-selection-tool"},"title":"Selection tool","target":"_self","component":"navigation-link"},{"_uid":"4fd999f8-018a-44e7-b2e0-4423a9329dfd","link":{"id":"c38cddbc-b476-42f0-85e2-e500c91a65d4","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/msp-50five-charging-card","story":{"name":"MSP - 50five charging card","id":147048475056180,"uuid":"c38cddbc-b476-42f0-85e2-e500c91a65d4","slug":"msp-50five-charging-card","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/msp-50five-charging-card","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/msp-50five-charging-card","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"50five charging card","target":"_self","component":"navigation-link"}],"component":"navigation-dropdown"},{"_uid":"51067ca0-9cd4-4118-8ebb-859d1fee4bb6","title":"Business","children":[{"_uid":"385815ab-6c5e-4655-895b-d8bd584fe33e","link":{"id":"6710debf-9afa-4632-ad4c-7bc628abe707","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/ev-charging-for-business","story":{"name":"EV charging for business","id":191361463,"uuid":"6710debf-9afa-4632-ad4c-7bc628abe707","slug":"ev-charging-for-business","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/ev-charging-for-business","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/ev-charging-for-business","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"EV charging","target":"_self","relation":[],"component":"navigation-link","disable_nofollow":false},{"_uid":"9b8ed2eb-4212-4b60-b1f6-3e7f19104b24","link":{"id":"143212f9-fa81-4372-b553-7890480d3477","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/workplace-charging-scheme","story":{"name":"Workplace Charging Scheme","id":198477060,"uuid":"143212f9-fa81-4372-b553-7890480d3477","slug":"workplace-charging-scheme","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/workplace-charging-scheme","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/workplace-charging-scheme","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Funding","target":"_self","relation":[],"component":"navigation-link","disable_nofollow":false},{"_uid":"27106ae6-e788-46ff-9101-ee7bea0dd71c","link":{"id":"68d1b66f-1578-4496-8fc5-8a0b156d7e75","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/charging-as-a-service","story":{"name":"Charging as a Service","id":336864582,"uuid":"68d1b66f-1578-4496-8fc5-8a0b156d7e75","slug":"charging-as-a-service","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/charging-as-a-service","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/charging-as-a-service","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Charging as a Service","target":"_self","relation":[],"component":"navigation-link","disable_nofollow":false},{"_uid":"06c6b838-a140-4074-92f1-562f23b19050","link":{"id":"c38cddbc-b476-42f0-85e2-e500c91a65d4","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/msp-50five-charging-card","story":{"name":"MSP - 50five charging card","id":147048475056180,"uuid":"c38cddbc-b476-42f0-85e2-e500c91a65d4","slug":"msp-50five-charging-card","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/msp-50five-charging-card","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/msp-50five-charging-card","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"50five charging card","target":"_self","relation":[],"component":"navigation-link","disable_nofollow":false}],"component":"navigation-dropdown"},{"_uid":"d4f6671c-c631-4e4e-a2cf-16a5ff4ebefa","title":"Installation","children":[{"_uid":"b470f39e-d71e-4306-8f35-228842c66195","link":{"id":"1de1c7e7-bca7-452b-9ad7-b29d811ff923","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/expert-installation","story":{"name":"Expert installation","id":43399624,"uuid":"1de1c7e7-bca7-452b-9ad7-b29d811ff923","slug":"expert-installation","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/expert-installation","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/expert-installation","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Expert installation","target":"_self","component":"navigation-link"},{"_uid":"ada18e37-63e7-4729-8609-12027423cd75","link":{"id":"fc0ae4ea-d4d1-4bf2-b68e-cf66e8c033e6","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/certifications","story":{"name":"Certifications","id":43401259,"uuid":"fc0ae4ea-d4d1-4bf2-b68e-cf66e8c033e6","slug":"certifications","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/certifications","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/certifications","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Certifications","target":"_self","component":"navigation-link"},{"_uid":"c0cf842a-1719-4c82-b49e-9ce6a0a93472","link":{"id":"1de5dc1a-1e3d-4bc7-b753-921b305cff22","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/tips-on-ev-charger-installation","story":{"name":"Tips on EV charger installation","id":43402493,"uuid":"1de5dc1a-1e3d-4bc7-b753-921b305cff22","slug":"tips-on-ev-charger-installation","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/tips-on-ev-charger-installation","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/tips-on-ev-charger-installation","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Installation tips","target":"_self","component":"navigation-link"},{"_uid":"c701dea1-7eb5-4d17-8c25-9f7f74d491c3","link":{"id":"c3f932e5-68bb-42f7-b187-eb2453e19c61","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/packages","story":{"name":"Installation packages","id":43402557,"uuid":"c3f932e5-68bb-42f7-b187-eb2453e19c61","slug":"packages","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/packages","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/packages","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Installation packages","target":"_self","relation":[],"component":"navigation-link","disable_nofollow":false},{"_uid":"3d48484d-57c8-4693-b551-a98757c58107","link":{"id":"1b52510b-1796-4baf-ae8e-3ab5963fbe13","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/funding","story":{"name":"Funding","id":114601886,"uuid":"1b52510b-1796-4baf-ae8e-3ab5963fbe13","slug":"funding","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/funding","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/funding","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Funding","target":"_self","relation":[],"component":"navigation-link","disable_nofollow":false}],"component":"navigation-dropdown"},{"_uid":"e8220e23-6c5f-4853-bc53-26d966fc25de","link":{"id":"651b539c-6fd7-43c0-a067-a1ae2a7933ef","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/pricing-and-locations","story":{"name":"Pricing and locations","id":448570927,"uuid":"651b539c-6fd7-43c0-a067-a1ae2a7933ef","slug":"pricing-and-locations","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/pricing-and-locations","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/pricing-and-locations","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Pricing and locations","target":"_self","relation":[],"component":"navigation-link","disable_nofollow":false},{"_uid":"545426da-040f-4a3f-8bb5-f06f20505a4e","title":"About us","children":[{"_uid":"180748eb-17ff-4af1-b3bf-28a104df5dde","link":{"id":"2cedb22e-5598-4b88-a0b9-a6221b57a4a2","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/about-us","story":{"name":"About us","id":43402637,"uuid":"2cedb22e-5598-4b88-a0b9-a6221b57a4a2","slug":"about-us","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/about-us","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/about-us","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Who we are","target":"_self","component":"navigation-link"},{"_uid":"99431b21-493e-47c2-9916-7af328df8d06","link":{"id":"","url":"https://support.50five.com/en/klantenservice-united-kingdom","linktype":"url","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"https://support.50five.com/en/klantenservice-united-kingdom"},"title":"Contact","target":"_blank","component":"navigation-link"}],"component":"navigation-dropdown"},{"_uid":"d243bc98-04dd-4691-869f-2b60003e35c8","title":"Inspiration and advice","children":[{"_uid":"1e1969e6-286d-4871-82a2-b01d65087096","link":{"id":"59ca9acf-1d9d-4a4c-9d40-3fa088146046","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/app","story":{"name":"50five app","id":659991568,"uuid":"59ca9acf-1d9d-4a4c-9d40-3fa088146046","slug":"app","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/app","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/app","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"50five app","target":"_self","component":"navigation-link"},{"_uid":"09660f7f-5cc4-4ea5-86de-ec3f9076a14f","link":{"id":"50470e9e-296b-4752-9089-8ce54340e5df","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/types-charging-stations","story":{"name":"Types of charging stations","id":43390837,"uuid":"50470e9e-296b-4752-9089-8ce54340e5df","slug":"types-charging-stations","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/types-charging-stations","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/types-charging-stations","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Types of charging stations","target":"_self","component":"navigation-link"},{"_uid":"f6ba5709-0e36-465d-9659-afb586f38ae4","link":{"id":"aabf58fe-250b-4ecd-8c49-c2843d8837cb","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/charging-station-costs","story":{"name":"Charging station costs","id":43392183,"uuid":"aabf58fe-250b-4ecd-8c49-c2843d8837cb","slug":"charging-station-costs","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/charging-station-costs","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/charging-station-costs","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Charging station costs","target":"_self","component":"navigation-link"},{"_uid":"a3f3ebc7-f70c-45c2-8017-774c4a6df168","link":{"id":"da5ee66b-38f3-4885-891f-5df8ef8ba99f","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/brands-charging-station","story":{"name":" Brands charging station","id":43394383,"uuid":"da5ee66b-38f3-4885-891f-5df8ef8ba99f","slug":"brands-charging-station","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/brands-charging-station","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/brands-charging-station","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"Brands","target":"_self","component":"navigation-link"}],"component":"navigation-dropdown"},{"_uid":"e8a69c50-f840-4c9b-8843-ce1ad4ab7043","link":{"id":"91ed5148-ced4-46b2-99fc-b86786798da6","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/","story":{"name":"overview","id":41803801,"uuid":"91ed5148-ced4-46b2-99fc-b86786798da6","slug":"blog","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/blog/","_stopResolving":true}},"title":"News","target":"_self","relation":[],"component":"navigation-link","disable_nofollow":false},{"_uid":"cdf93c03-649e-4e9e-8739-75547a62ddcc","title":"Customer service","children":[{"_uid":"6def3f65-01a2-4b3f-820b-0cf2b5cbd7ba","link":{"id":"","url":"https://support.50five.com/en/klantenservice-united-kingdom","linktype":"url","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"https://support.50five.com/en/klantenservice-united-kingdom"},"title":"Customer service","target":"_blank","component":"navigation-link"},{"_uid":"7fed0254-68d6-4c0e-8889-c85ed2581a0b","link":{"id":"","url":"https://support.50five.com/en/klantenservice-faq-shell-recharge-solutions","linktype":"url","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"https://support.50five.com/en/klantenservice-faq-shell-recharge-solutions"},"title":"Former Shell Recharge Solutions customer","target":"_blank","relation":[],"component":"navigation-link","disable_nofollow":false}],"component":"navigation-dropdown"}],"cta_link":{"id":"a62f238e-dd06-4a95-81a6-8e15f1a0726c","url":"","linktype":"story","fieldtype":"multilink","cached_url":"en-gb/e-mobility/inspection-form","story":{"name":"Inspection form","id":43403329,"uuid":"a62f238e-dd06-4a95-81a6-8e15f1a0726c","slug":"inspection-form","url":"en-gb/e-mobility/inspection-form","full_slug":"en-gb/e-mobility/inspection-form","_stopResolving":true}},"component":"navigation","cta_title":"Selection tool","cta_target":"_self"}],"logo_mobile":{"id":2127423,"alt":"50five e-mobility logo","name":"","focus":null,"title":"","filename":"https://a.storyblok.com/f/108028/x/dc33afc32f/e-mobility-logo.svg","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset"}}],"component":"global"},"noIndex":false,"publishedAt":"2021-05-12T13:17:45.943Z","related":["fd47d8f1-d4bd-4534-ac65-5fedbb7f69bd","86cb8a58-4ff2-47ee-a6b3-cadd902f28d9"]}},
    "staticQueryHashes": ["2196881310"]}