Q&A interview: Jonathan Roper, Senior Renewable Energy Consultant, EvoEnergy
Favourite holiday destination?
China, a fascinating country, I’ve been three times and feel I have only scratched the surface, looking forward to visiting again once...
Equipmake develops electric bus for Buenos Aires
Following completion of final UK testing, an electric bus developed by Norfolk-based Equipmake and featuring the company’s zero emission powertrain, is to begin in-service...
First Bus awards Equipmake contract to repower 12 electric buses
First Bus has given repower specialist Equipmake a contract to convert 12 of its Optare Versa older electric buses in York over to its...
What’s the lifecycle of an electric vehicle battery?
It’s widely accepted that electric vehicles (EVs) are more sustainable than their internal combustion (ICE) counterparts. But while EVs reduce carbon emissions, there are...
Compleo Charging Solutions opens UK headquarters
EV charging hardware and software specialist Compleo Charging Solutions has opened its new UK headquarters in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, as it looks to grow its...
Westminster to install 500 more EV charging points
Westminster Council has appointed Siemens to install a network of an extra 500 ubitricity EV charge points in the borough by the end of...
Jaguar Land Rover to train 29,000 for all-electric future
Jaguar Land Rover plans to train 29,000 people over the next three years to support its rapid transition to electrification.
The company’s Future Skills Programme...
Connected Kerb secures £110 million for EV chargers
Connected Kerb has secured an investment of up to £110 million from Aviva Investors to support its plans of delivering 190,000 on-street EV chargers...
Reading revealed as UK’s electric car hotspot
With Electric Vehicle (EV) ownership increasing1 as the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles gets closer, new research reveals that EVs are...
EV marque GWM Ora appoints Peter Vardy as first retailer in the UK
Chinese EV manufacturer GWM Ora has appointed Scotland-based dealer Peter Vardy Group the first official retailer for its vehicles in the UK.
From November, customers...
GeniePoint EV charging hub for Morrisons lower environmental impact store
Equans has launched its first GeniePoint EV charging hub at the new Morrisons lower environmental impact store in Little Clacton, Essex.
The hub includes a total...
Dorset Council expands EV charging network
Dorset Council has begun a major project to install EV charge points at 23 of its car parks across the county.
This expansion to the...
Fuso launches next generation eCanter electric truck
Daimler Truck subsidiary Fuso has unveiled its next generation eCanter, designed for inner-city distribution transport and last-mile requirements.
Load capacity of the chassis is up...
A climate-neutral car this decade? Pensana & pals plot progress to Polestar 0
Sustainable rare earths and magnets firm Pensana is teaming up with Polestar, Volvo’s EV division, to build the world’s first climate-neutral car by 2030,...
ENW confirms £1 million upgrades for Windermere, floats electric ferry notion
Regional grid operator Electricity North West next month begins £1 million worth of upgrade work. One task will speed the arrival of Lake Windermere’s...
Vauxhall launches GSe EV performance sub-brand
Vauxhall has launched a new GSe sub-brand that will be used for its range-topping EV performance models.
The GSe badge stands for Grand Sport Electric...
Kinaxia Logistics to trial Tevva electric truck
Electric and hydrogen truck manufacturer Tevva has announced that Kinaxia Logistics will trial its 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck.
The vehicle rolled off the assembly line in...
ProLogium considers UK for new £6.9bn gigafactory
Taiwan-based EV battery maker is considering the UK as the site of its first overseas gigafactory.
ProLogium is seeking to expand production of next-generation solid-state...
Speed up decarb efforts now and save “trillions” by 2050, Oxford study urges ...
Pushing still harder to decarbonise the world’s energy supply by 2050 promises to strip as much as $12 trillion – or £ 10.34 trillion...
Ford E-Transit Custom to deliver 236-mile range
Ford has revealed further details of its E-Transit Custom, the EV successor to its best-selling van.
First unveiled this spring, the one-tonne van is a...