The Energyst – Latest issue out now
The latest edition of The Energyst is now ready to read today online or via the new Energyst App.
The Energyst is now published monthly,...
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...
Europe’s first lithium processing plant progresses on Teesside
Plans are advancing at Britain’s biggest new freeport to open Europe’s first sustainable plant making lithium hydroxide for batteries.
Tees Valley Lithium, a wholly-owned subsidiary...
Gridserve opens charging hub at Moto Exeter Services
Gridserve has opened its Exeter Electric Hub which features 12 high-power chargers with a maximum 350kW capacity – enough for the latest EVs to...
Osprey installs 24 new super-fast charge points on Merseyside
Osprey Charging has boosted access to public charging in Merseyside with 24 new high-power EV chargers installed at new hubs in Rainhill and Prescot.
Located...
Cumbria to install 900 new EV charge points
Cumbria is set to install up to 900 new EV charge points after receiving £1.4m in funding from the Department for Transport’s Local Electric...
Vital EV Solutions and AWEnergy provide chargers powered by wind
Vital EV Solutions and AWEnergy have opened an EV charging station which uses power from the nearby Checkley Wood onshore wind turbine, via direct...
Aldi picks Shell’s NewMotion for EV chargers
Aldi has picked Shell's NewMotion division to install EV chargers at all new UK stores.
The deal will see 140 chargers initially installed, with potential...
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...
LEAP24 and Shurgard open EV charging point in London
LEAP24, a provider of electric vehicle charging solutions, and Shurgard Self-Storage have opened their first joint EV charging point in Surbiton.
Located at Shurgard’s Portsmouth...
V2G benefits ‘much bigger than FFR and arbitrage’
Non-cash benefits from vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology look set to exceed revenues based solely on power aggregation and trading, automotive energy researchers Cenex believe.
It claims...
Silicon-dominant extreme fast charge EV batteries to scale up for mass production
EVE, which is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, is one of the top tier suppliers of EV and electricity storage system (ESS) batteries...
Waitrose to electrify delivery fleet, trial vans from Arrival
Waitrose is aiming to electrify its delivery fleet and will start trialling two new designs from UK e-mobility firm Arrival early next year.
Waitrose and...
Fastned opens North East charging station
Rapid charging company Fastned has opened an EV charging station at Barnard Castle in County Durham.
The station is located on the A688, the town's...
The Energyst – Latest issue out now
The latest edition of The Energyst is now ready to read today online or via the new Energyst App.
The Energyst is now published monthly,...
New EV charging hub opens in Woolwich
Transport for London (TfL) has opened a new rapid charging hub in Woolwich, allowing drivers to charge up in 20-30 minutes.
The site in Glass...
Vehicle-to-grid: Are we nearly there yet?
In its most recent Future Energy Scenarios, National Grid predicts up to 11m EVs on UK roads by 2030, and as many as 36m...
Volvo to develop electric FM concrete mixer trucks
Volvo has entered a long-term collaboration with Danish ready-mixed concrete supplier Unicon to develop and supply electric FM concrete trucks.
The manufacturer is due to...
EQT Infrastructure to acquire InstaVolt
EQT Infrastructure has agreed to acquire independent rapid EV charging operator InstaVolt from Zouk Capital.
The company says it will invest significantly to accelerate InstaVolt’s...
Four ways telematics can support commercial fleet electrification
Now more than ever, it’s vital for us think about our long-term impact on the environment.
Transport is the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions...