NI electric car sales almost triple in two years but charging points lag

[View in browser]( [Belfast Telegraph]( Tuesday, 31 January 2023 [Weekly Business Digest]( Good morning, and welcome to Business Telegraph. This week, we're taking a special look at the [electric vehicle market in NI](. Alyson Magee reveals sales figures and the most popular models and asks whether we have [adequate charging infrastructure](. Thomas O'Hagan of charging point company [Weev tells me about its roll-out across NI]( and talks about incorporating a bowl of soup while he powers up his EV. [Ulster Bank chief economist Richard Ramsey]( debates whether the public sector in NI needs charged up, and [sensors company Sensoteq receives a cash injection of £0.5m](. Plus, [Retail NI chief executive Glyn Roberts]( encourages his industry to enter the Retailer of the Year category in the [2023 Belfast Telegraph Business Awards](. Thank you, and see you next week. Margaret Canning Top Stories [Exclusive: NI motorists pushed electric car sales up to 3,649 in 2022]( [premium] [Stormont has been ‘asleep at the wheel’ over EV transition]( [Flybe passengers may be due compensation: Consumer Council]( [Stormont's new portal for planning applications not fit for purpose, say architects]( [As NI households rush to install wood-burning stoves, we find out if they live up to the hype]( [Sensors tech firm to create 10 new jobs]( [2,100 jobs at risk as Tesco overhauls management roles and shuts counters]( Interview [premium] [EV infrastructure company co-founder on helping drive electric revolution in NI]( Opinion [Ulster Bank chief economist: Why our public sector needs a complete recharge]( Other [How to have a romantic Valentine’s dinner: From a £335 blow-out to a £12 supermarket meal]( [Whiskey and poitin from Co Down hits bars in the US]( [Business Awards judges want to hear from NI retailers leading the way in change]( What do you think of this email? [Positive]( [Positive]( [Negative]( [Negative]( [belfasttelegraph]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Facebook]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL This email is from Belfast Telegraph part of Mediahuis UK Ltd. You received this email because you have signed up for the Belfast Telegraph Business Newsletter. [Contact Us]( | [Privacy Statement]( | [Cookie Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright - 2023 All Rights Reserved