BOLD Voodoo

Chancellor Rt Hon Rachel Reeves has announced that UKEF can now offer financial support to help UK exporters access a stable supply of critical minerals - fuelling UK industrial growth and the net zero transition. 📈   Lithium, graphite, and cobalt are all examples of critical minerals that are essential to the UK’s largest exporting sectors including electric vehicles, solar panels and wind turbines. ♻️   Read more about the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/exv9Fjk8 Learn more about Critical Minerals Supply Finance: https://lnkd.in/e2Ppz9TG

More great work from Siobhan Lismore-Scott of Mining Journal fame … 💪🏻🥊🔋

Asphalt Group Ltd: Roads that Last. Stephen Cooke Bill Esterson Quentin Willson Alec Peachey Lilian Greenwood Louise Haigh MP

BOLD Voodoo aims to be different, but not for the sake of it - instead to ensure things get done - and the truth is told … At my core I am a #relationshipmanager and a #storyteller … I am not orthodox, and I occasionally cause some to question my tactics - but only those that don’t see the bigger picture and the need to cut through … we can’t cookie cutter a path already worn, we must do things differently if we want to make a change … The aim is to ensure industry #collaboration and a successful #energytransition One of my first partnerships was with my dear friend, Quentin Willson who works tirelessly to sledgehammer the BS and deliver the #truth - via his organisation FairCharge 🔌🔋❤️ Stop Burning Stuff has now evolved into Electric Vehicles UK 🇬🇧 and it’s great to be working with Dan Caesar and the wider FullyCharged.SHOW & Everything Electric One of the first true ‘Friends of the Trend’, and the first proper backer of Bold Voodoo, is my dear friend Fiona Howarth, CEO of Octopus Electric Vehicles, who also works around the clock to help ensure a smooth transition to #electricvehicles We all agree; #misinformation is a weapon of #massdestruction 🔋🥊🔋 We all build relationships across media, industry and government and do our best to make sure filth doesn’t smoother facts … We fight on, in the friendliest of ways Come and join the ride; for a taster, have a listen to this rather wonderful podcast hosted by Liz Allan YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dchU6udV Greg Jackson Sophie Perrygrove Amy Rennison Sarah Mackintosh James Taylor Dr. Andy Palmer CMG, FREng Lorna McAtear Ben Nelmes Arthur Mitchell Alvin Castillo Rob Anstey Raymond M. Ian Johnston Dora Clarke Andy Leyland Jose Hofer Mark Grey Dominic Schreiber Dominic O'Donnell Jerome ANDRE Simon Leadbetter Nick Hulin Vicky Read Stephen Cooke Alec Peachey John Gardiner Charlotte Sheffield Matt Finch Melanie Shufflebotham Imogen Willoughby

Listen to true ‘Friend of the Trend’ James Frith talking sense about #batteries As we once famously said at UKBIC - ‘#batteries WILL help save the 🌎 As Ed Porter recently said, ‘🔋ARE helping to save the 🌎’ Steve LeVine Volta Energy Technologies Olivia Rudgard Ed Conway Yusuf Khan Nick Carey BOLD Voodoo 🙏🏼🔋🙏🏼

Women of the Energy Transition and BOLD Voodoo Magical 🪄✨ Lorna McAtear Laura Magee Charlotte Sheffield Quentin Willson FairCharge 🙏🏼🔋🙏🏼

ChargeUK CEO Vicky Read has today written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband and Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh - pointing out the significant progress being made by the charging sector thanks to the great work of ChargeUK's members. To keep up that progress we need a supportive government - who enacts a strong ZEV mandate, with positive and accurate messaging to consumers also key. #ChargeUK #EVcharging #EV #ElectricVehicles

Octopus Electric Vehicles - 'the charging infrastructure myth has been busted’ Great to read this from Octopus, which adds to the growing bank of research disproving the myths and misinformation we continue to see in certain sectors of the press. It's particularly good to see that the drivers questioned overwhelming report having a positive experience using public chargers. As the largest independent network operator in the UK, providing a high quality customer experience remains our top priority at InstaVolt. Nurturing trust and providing a consistent, reliable service is vital for giving drivers the confidence to make the switch. Fiona Howarth #evs #electricvehicles #evchargers #charginginfrastructure

Our monthly bulletin with new car stats will be heading to your inbox shortly. September was a huge month for electric car sales - in fact the biggest on record in the UK. More people than ever before opted for cleaner, cheaper transport. This is being driven by smart government policy, and there is an emerging British success story in the growing sales and market share of EVs in the UK compared with similar European countries. Carmakers are responding to the ZEV mandate, and consumers can now choose between more EV models at more competitive prices than ever before. It's worth remembering that this transition is happening so that everyone can benefit from cleaner air and reduced climate risk. These benefits are blind to the sales channels through which clean cars make it onto our roads. If you want the full report, make sure you sign up asap at newautomotive.org/ecc Louise Haigh MP Lilian Greenwood Richard Bruce Bob Moran Colin Walker Vicky Read Matt Finch Ralph Palmer James Court Virginia Sentance MBE Roger Atkins Ben Kilbey Quentin Willson Fiona Howarth Greg De Temmerman Helena Bennett

Much shorter post for London Metal Exchange Day 2 I had a brilliant day of meetings and events, including S&P Global and Shanghai Metals Market … Jean Tang was an absolute star of a host! Thank you! Lunch with Ben Clatworthy of The Times and Quentin Willson, Founder of FairCharge, was superb fun … Lots of stories to come … Then I caught up with Daniel Bloor, a very well connected chap who introduced me to Ariel Tepperman … Watch this space … But the highlight had to be dinner with my dear friend David Brocas - always a pleasure, and an education - this man is driven, thoughtful and gets sh*t done … We’re both CEO / Founders now, and know what it takes to jump in and make a difference … Voltaire Minerals AG and BOLD Voodoo have plenty of excitement on the horizon … 🔋🥊🔋 We parted ways, with smiles on our faces … and full stomachs More tomorrow …