Survey: 70% of European drivers would consider an EV as their next car
A total of 70% of drivers across Europe would consider buying an EV as their next car, according to a survey carried out by...
Mercedes launches electric EQS
Mercedes-Benz has launched its new EQS, the first in a range of models to use its dedicated Electric Vehicle Architecture platform.
UK sales of the...
Surrey’s AFC Energy raises £36 million, offers equity to ABB in bid to power...
Alkaline fuel cell innovators AFC Energy are targeting the world’s fast-growing market for data centre power, in a new partnership with Swiss engineering giant...
Honda launches EV home charging service
Honda has partnered with Octopus Energy and smart charging specialist Moixa to create intelligent home charging for its e model.
E:Progress features a combined tariff...
Good Energy to offer EV drivers free electricity
Good Energy is to offer EV drivers free electricity through a new ‘flash’ tariff based on periods when Britain is generating an abundance of...
Good Energy invests a further £1 million into Zap-Map
Good Energy, the 100% renewable electricity supplier, is today announcing a new £1m strategic investment into Zap-Map’s parent company Next Green Car.
Bristol-based Zap-Map is...
Liberty Charge launches EV charging programme
Liberty Charge has begun its UK rollout of EV charge points, installing an initial 20 across ten sites in the London Borough of Waltham...
Octopus adds NewMotion to Electric Juice Network
Octopus Energy has added the NewMotion charging network – which includes Shell Recharge - to its Electric Juice Network.
Customers of Electric Juice will have...
LEVC appoints new dealer in Scotland
LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has appointed Gillanders Motors as sales and service partner for the North East of Scotland.
The Aberdeenshire-based dealer will provide...
Allstar adds Plug-N-Go to EV charging network
Fuel management company Allstar Business Solutions has added EV fast charging point providers Plug-N-Go to its network.
By including Plug-N-Go’s 18 sites in its multi-branded...
Octopus Electric Vehicles launches EV leasing service
Octopus Electric Vehicles has launched an EV leasing service which offers a salary sacrifice scheme to businesses of all sizes.
Electric Dreams – which is...
MG unveils electric roadster concept
MG has released drawings of its Cyberster, an electric two-door roadster concept, ahead of its public debut at the Shanghai Motor Show.
The Cyberster -...
Polestar in Swedish energy project to develop V2X technology
Polestar is part of a five-partner project in Sweden to accelerate the development of Vehicle-to-X (V2X) technology, including Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) and Vehicle-to-Home (V2H).
Supported by...
British Lithium secures £2.9m for pilot extraction plant
British Lithium has secured a £2.9m Innovate UK grant to build a pilot lithium extraction plant, accelerate its route to commercialisation and provide the...
Saint-Gobain targets electric fleet by end of 2023
Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland is aiming to move its entire car fleet to electric and hybrid vehicles by the end of 2023 to support...
SEEIT agreement with bp pulse
SEEIT has signed an agreement with Chargemaster (bp pulse), the UK’s largest operator of public electric vehicle charging points. As first announced on 6...
Council installs 24 Pod Point EV charging points
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council has installed 24 Pod Point EV charging points in two public car parks thanks to grant funding from the...
UK needs to install 700 charge points per day to switch to EVs by...
EVs are for ‘fleets not families’ suggests the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, warning 2030 targets could be in jeopardy. The SMMT casts...
Rapid charging forecourts ‘key’ to EV switch
Rapid charging forecourts could play a key role in encouraging drivers to make the switch to EVs, new research suggests.
The survey from Venson Automotive...
Williams develops electric powertrain for Triumph
Williams Advanced Engineering has developed an all-new battery powertrain for Triumph Motorcycles’ TE-1 prototype electric motorcycle.
The battery for the TE-1 has peak power of...