A study by the energy regulator Ofgem has found that 24% of UK consumers, nearly one in four, are planning to buy an electric car or plug-in hybrid vehicle in the next five years. The research, which was done ahead of Ofgem’s conference last month to mark the start of its ‘green, fair future’ campaign, sheds light on consumer awareness and concerns about the future of renewable energy in the UK. Data from the study conducted by Ofgem suggests that around 18 million electric vehicles (EVs) will be on the road in the UK by the time the UK’s proposed ban on vehicles with internal combustion...…A study by the energy regulator Ofgem has found that 24% of UK consumers, nearly one in four, are planning to buy an electric car or plug-in hybrid vehicle in the next five years. The research, which was done ahead of Ofgem’s conference last month to mark the start of its ‘green, fair future’ campaign, sheds light on consumer awareness and concerns about the future of renewable energy in the UK. Data from the study conducted by Ofgem suggests that around 18 million electric vehicles (EVs) will be on the road in the UK by the time the UK’s proposed ban on vehicles with internal combustion...WW…

Des Moines RegisterMore than two dozen people face drug and gun charges after authorities Wednesday morning on 45 properties across central Iowa.Rachel Scherle, assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, said in a news release Thursday afternoon that the charges stem from a joint federal and state investigation into the trafficking of firearms and drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana. Wednesday's raids "resulted in the seizure of 37 firearms, three pounds of cocaine, one ounce of methamphetamine, 18 pounds of marijuana, 1.5...…Des Moines RegisterMore than two dozen people face drug and gun charges after authorities Wednesday morning on 45 properties across central Iowa.Rachel Scherle, assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, said in a news release Thursday afternoon that the charges stem from a joint federal and state investigation into the trafficking of firearms and drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana. Wednesday's raids "resulted in the seizure of 37 firearms, three pounds of cocaine, one ounce of methamphetamine, 18 pounds of marijuana, 1.5...WW…