EVs: Honda to electrify European models and launch energy management business
Honda has announced plans to ensure its entire range of European models are electrified by 2025, though it will still make hybrids.
It also plans...
Severn Trent joins EV100 in bid to go all electric
Water utility Severn Trent has joined the EV100 campaign, as it pursues its commitment to convert all its service fleet of 2,200 vehicles to...
Government extends EV smart charging tender due to coronavirus
Government has extended a £5m electric vehicle (EV) smart charging invitation to tender for another two weeks due to coronavirus disruption.
Beis is procuring two...
Oxford goes large on hybrid storage, EVs and heat pumps
Oxford City Council has received government funding to build what it terms a ‘Superhub’ - a massive lithium ion-flow storage hybrid that underpins a...
Investors ‘lining up’ to fund UK charging networks
A second funding round in seven months has raised a further £80 million from private backers for a the government’s campaign to part finance...
Study: smart charging trumps V2G value – for now
A study involving Honda, Salford University, Good Energy and Upside Energy suggests vehicle-to-grid (V2G) revenues are eaten up by high hardware costs. As such,...
Birmingham Airport launches electric buses, eyes shared infrastructure
Birmingham Airport has launched a fleet of six new electric buses – and has designed its charging infrastructure to enable other bus operators to...
Hitachi loans Gridserve money for batteries, solar and EV charging network
Hitachi Capital will to loan Gridserve money to develop its proposed network of EV charging stations, battery storage and solar farms.
Gridserve said a 'multi...
EV Taskforce: Create better flex incentives for electric vehicles
Stronger incentives and new markets will be required to unlock potentially gigawatts of electric vehicle flexibility, according to a government-appointed taskforce.
The call was among...
Vauxhall claims electric Vivaro will do 188 miles on one charge
Vauxhall claims its first all electric van will do 188 miles on a single charge.
The carmaker opens its UK order book in June for...
Pod Point picks up shortfall on workplace electric vehicle charging grants
EDF-owned charging provider Pod Point is offering temporarily to make up subsidy cuts for workplace electric vehicle charging stations.
OLEV last month trimmed grants under...
Electric bus funding welcome but policy patchwork sees sector stall
Britain’s first town served exclusively by electric buses will be appointed in 2021, as ministers unveiled a new tranche of funding for local authorities.
However,...
Volvo joins JLR and Ford at Delivering Net Zero EV event
Volvo has joined Ford and Jaguar Land Rover as sponsors of The Energyst’s Delivering Net Zero conference and exhibition.
Attendees will be able to drive the latest electric...
EDF edges closer to £110m Pod Point deal – reports
Pod Point CEO Erik Fairbairn says UK on cusp of major electric vehicle boom, while EDF is reportedly moving closer to sealing a £110m...
Live twice: Honda spreads EV battery recycling network across Europe
Honda Motor Europe is continuing its expansion beyond transport. The firm is is expanding its electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling operations, rolling out re-processing...
Good Energy inks RAW deal for EV charging
Good Energy has inked a partnership with electric vehicle chargepoint installers RAW Charging following a competitive tender.
The installer, which guarantees operational uptime, is a...
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The Energyst is bringing together experts to discuss key challenges in decarbonising business and industry. Two co-located events form one overall banner:
Delivering Net Zero:...
Good Energy strikes big Ørsted deal as B2B and EVs power growth
Good Energy made further inroads into business energy supply in 2019, with B2B accounts outnumbering domestic customers for the first time.
Posting full year results,...
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Renault Trucks and EO Charging partner on commercial EVs
Renault Trucks has partnered with EO Charging as it starts to ramp up commercial electric vehicles.
The automaker is targeting retail and SME sectors with...