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Here, you'll find updates on Ratio products, industry innovations, and emerging trends in electric vehicle charging. [![Workplace Charging](https://blog.ratioev.uk/hubfs/MMK-227A3537-bewerkt%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.ratioev.uk/why-ac-charging-makes-business-sense) ## [Why AC Charging Makes Business Sense](https://blog.ratioev.uk/why-ac-charging-makes-business-sense) When people think about EV charging, it's often the ultra-rapid chargers at motorway services that g... [Read more](https://blog.ratioev.uk/why-ac-charging-makes-business-sense) [![](https://blog.ratioev.uk/hubfs/io7_location_12%20(2).png)](https://blog.ratioev.uk/is-ev-charging-the-new-employee-benefit) ## [Is EV Charging the New Employee Benefit?](https://blog.ratioev.uk/is-ev-charging-the-new-employee-benefit) Workplace EV charging is rapidly becoming an expected employee benefit rather than a niche offering.... [Read more](https://blog.ratioev.uk/is-ev-charging-the-new-employee-benefit) [![](https://blog.ratioev.uk/hubfs/Exterior_Final-(4)-web.jpg)](https://blog.ratioev.uk/why-ev-charging-is-becoming-a-revenue-generator) ## [Why EV Charging is Becoming a Revenue Generator for Leisure and Retail Destinations](https://blog.ratioev.uk/why-ev-charging-is-becoming-a-revenue-generator) Electric vehicle adoption is accelerating across the UK, and with it comes a growing expectation fro... [Read more](https://blog.ratioev.uk/why-ev-charging-is-becoming-a-revenue-generator) [![Urban EV Infrastructure - io6 Street](https://blog.ratioev.uk/hubfs/io6-street-12-1.jpg)](https://blog.ratioev.uk/designing-the-sustainable-streets-of-the-future) ## [Designing the Sustainable Streets of the Future](https://blog.ratioev.uk/designing-the-sustainable-streets-of-the-future) he UK’s transition to electric vehicles is no longer a distant ambition — it is a present-day realit... [Read more](https://blog.ratioev.uk/designing-the-sustainable-streets-of-the-future) [![](https://blog.ratioev.uk/hubfs/rural-scotland.jpg)](https://blog.ratioev.uk/ev-charging-grants-for-scotlands-rural-island-businesses) ## [EV Charging Grants for Scotland’s Rural & Island Businesses](https://blog.ratioev.uk/ev-charging-grants-for-scotlands-rural-island-businesses) Across Scotland’s remote highlands, islands and rural communities, businesses of all kinds are facin... [Read more](https://blog.ratioev.uk/ev-charging-grants-for-scotlands-rural-island-businesses) [![](https://blog.ratioev.uk/hubfs/emma-smith-imgZcGytqKM-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.ratioev.uk/understanding-the-roi-of-ev-charging-infrastructure) ## [Understanding the ROI of EV Charging Infrastructure](https://blog.ratioev.uk/understanding-the-roi-of-ev-charging-infrastructure) The return on investment for EV charging isn’t a simple figure. It’s shaped by a mix of factors: ins... [Read more](https://blog.ratioev.uk/understanding-the-roi-of-ev-charging-infrastructure) [![Two io7 charging pillars in front of the Kilwaughter building, with letters visible on the brickwork.](https://blog.ratioev.uk/hubfs/PXL_20250409_095821072.jpg)](https://blog.ratioev.uk/powering-sustainability-goals-with-ratios-io7) ## [Powering Sustainability Goals With Ratio’s io7](https://blog.ratioev.uk/powering-sustainability-goals-with-ratios-io7) With ambitious sustainability and carbon reduction targets to meet, Kilwaughter in Northern Ireland ... 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[Read more](https://blog.ratioev.uk/a-future-ready-ev-charging-solution) [![A black ratio io7 charging pillar with a yellow lighting ring around the top, in-situ in a car park.](https://blog.ratioev.uk/hubfs/73f0799f-6a4a-4757-854e-c3ca53803331.jpeg)](https://blog.ratioev.uk/lighting-up-electric-vehicle-charging-with-staycold-export-and-io7) ## [Lighting Up Electric Vehicle Charging with Staycold Export and io7](https://blog.ratioev.uk/lighting-up-electric-vehicle-charging-with-staycold-export-and-io7) Ratio EV’s io7 pillars have lit up electric vehicle (EV) charging at one of the UK’s leading commerc... 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