COP26 Summit: EV drivers from 28 countries across Europe arrive in Glasgow on their Electric Road to COP26 rally

Electric Vehicle drivers from across Europe are at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow to support the call for world leaders to adopt a more rapid global move to EVs.

As part of the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance (GEVA) event entitled ‘The Electric Road to COP26’ – representatives are calling for all sales of new cars and light-duty vans to have a plug by 2030 and to be 100% zero-emission by 2035.

The electric vehicle drivers are calling on world leaders to:

— Support the call for much faster transport decarbonisation globally
— Increase the public’s awareness of the benefits of EVs for the environment and health, reducing carbon emissions and helping to improve air quality.
— Promote the voice of EV driver associations globally working with GEVA.

A total of 28 countries (from 44 EV drivers’ associations) – in Glasgow for COP26. The rally of electric vehicles has been organised by the Electric Vehicle Associations in England and Scotland, the Global Electric Vehicle Alliance, local EV Groups (NEXUS) and a number of UK business partners.

The Global EV Alliance (GEVA) insists that …“a shift to electric transport is essential to quickly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce dangerous climate change, improve local air quality and people’s health in cities around the world. With the rapid improvements in EV technology and the new cars and vans coming into the market, it is entirely achievable.”

Representatives of these Electric Vehicle Drivers’ Associations participating in the ‘Electric Road to COP26’, started their UK journey in England by charging up with 100% renewable electricity before heading for the site where construction is currently starting of the Britishvolt EV battery gigafactory in Northumberland.

Then they experience Scottish EV charging at Forth Valley College in Falkirk ending up in Glasgow itself at the £5 million Arnold Clark Innovation Centre.