InstaVolt to upgrade EV charging network
InstaVolt is to upgrade more than 200 of its existing 50kW chargers to 125kW outputs, significantly reducing charging times.
The work on the ChargePoint CPE250...
Aussies follow on, offering to retrieve England battery team from ashes
Administrators of collapsed battery mega-manufacturer Britishvolt think they’ve found its saviour in an Australian startup.
Founded only last year, Recharge Industries were named at the...
‘Vorsprung durch elektrische Technik’: Brits‘ love of EVs teut-teuts on
Electric car sales rose 6% last month compared to a year ago, with Volkswagen, Audi and BMW between them taking around 30% of Britain’s...
CitySprint takes delivery of 40 Maxus electric vans
The new vans, which have a range of up to 213 miles on a full battery, have been strategically deployed across the UK with...
Stagecoach orders 55 Enviro400EV buses for Oxfordshire
Stagecoach has placed an order for 55 Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV battery-electric double deckers for its operation in Oxfordshire.
The bus operator will introduce the vehicles...
“This could be the last energy crisis”; Octopus’ Jackson
The past two years’ turmoil in world power and gas supply could yet make it ‘the last energy crisis’, Octopus Energy founder Greg Jackson...
Compleo installs EV chargers at Faraday Institution site
Compleo has helped Oxfordshire-based research organisation, the Faraday Institution, install EV chargers for its staff, its pool car and visitors.
The company has installed fast-charging,...
StoreDot partners with Circulor on battery supply chain tracking
StoreDot has partnered with Circulor to track the provenance and CO2 emissions of the raw materials used in its battery cells and its manufacturing...
First Hydrogen releases teaser image of next-generation van
First Hydrogen has released the first image of its Generation II zero emission van, being produced in collaboration with engineering group EDAG.
The first-generation panel...
Microvast to supply battery packs for Ree EV Platforms
Microvast is to supply its lithium-ion batteries for Ree Automotive’s EV vehicle platforms, designed for trucks, school buses and vans.
Under the terms of the...
Faraday Challenge hands out £27.6 million to battery innovators
Projects exploring battery recycling, digital twins, new battery materials, and new manufacturing techniques have received funding from the government’s Faraday Battery Challenge.
From digital twins...
Fastned opens ultra-rapid EV charging station in Washington
Fastned has opened its latest ultra-rapid EV charging station in Washington, catering for commuters to and from South Tyneside, as well as Sunderland.
The station,...
Will EV drivers credit it? Subscription service Onto lines up £100 million from backers
Electric car subscription service Onto has secured new credit funding of £100 million from global investors, spurring expansion of its “ don’t lease; subscribe”...
UK set for 300k public EV chargers this decade, say REA and AutoMotive
Britain’s EV drivers are on track to benefit from 300,000 public chargers by 2030, a near-ten fold rise from today's total, new analysis predicts.
Nearly...
Gridserve welcomes Ora Funky Cat EV
Gridserve has taken delivery of one of the first Ora Funky Cat EVs to arrive in the UK where it will be offered to...
Mer installs 15 EV charge points for King’s College London
As part of the agreement, Mer pinpointed the optimal locations for additional charge points such as the new King’s sports centre at Honour Oak...
Liverpool to treble EV charging network in Ubitricity deal
Ubitricity is installing 300 on-street EV charging points across Liverpool, trebling the city’s public network.
The additional charge points, located at key residential and commercial...
Hertz and Uber to bring 25,000 EVs to Europe
Vehicle rental firm Hertz has announced it will make up to 25,000 EVs available to Uber drivers in European capital cities by 2025.
In an...
Gridserve opens electric super hub in Wiltshire
Gridserve has opened its latest electric super hub at Solstice Park in Wiltshire, offering EV charging to drivers on the A303, near the historic...
Coleman Milne unveils battery-electric hearse
Bolton-based manufacturer Coleman Milne has unveiled its new, all-electric hearse based on the Ford Mustang Mach-E platform.
The Etive, also available in limousine format for...