Electric vans could be worked harder and charged less
Petrol and diesel-powered light commercial vehicles (LCVs) are being worked more than twice as hard as electric vans within the same customer fleets, despite...
Siemens and Osprey collaborate on new public EV charging sites
Siemens and Osprey Charging have launched a new collaboration to help fast-track the commissioning of EV charging sites across the UK.
As part of the...
New public EV charge points for Gosport
Gosport Borough Council is installing more than 30 EV charging sockets at seven of its car parks as part of a new partnership with...
Volvo launches more heavy duty electric trucks
Volvo Trucks has expanded its range with the launch of new rigid variants of its FH, FM and FMX heavy duty electric models.
Production of...
Q&A with Paul Jewell, System Development Manager, Western Power Distribution
Favourite holiday destination?
Anywhere hot and sunny, usually the Algarve
What car do you drive?
For work miles I am electric, driving the high miles in a...
InstaVolt doubles number of EV rapid chargers at Banbury site
EV charging network InstaVolt is doubling the number of ultra-rapid EV chargers at its hub in Banbury, Oxfordshire from 16 to 32.
The new 120kW...
BP Pulse to install 900 EV charge points for M&S
BP Pulse is to install an initial 900 high-speed EV charge points at 70 Marks & Spencer stores across the UK over the next...
Mer installs fast chargers for DX Freight
Recently DX announced an initial £750,000 investment programme to electrify vehicles for one of its customers, initially at its Southampton and Warrington depots.
Mer has...
EV charge points for car parks in Ryedale
The charge points, located at car parks in Malton, Pickering, Helmsley and Norton-on-Derwent, will be provided, operated, and maintained by Zest.
As part of its...
Ford to supply Deutsche Post DHL Group with 2000 e-Transits
Ford is to supply Deutsche Post DHL Group with more than 2,000 e-Transit electric delivery vans worldwide by the end of 2023.
Deutsche Post DHL,...
First implementation of Volta’s new full-electric Volta Zero with Truck as a Service charging...
Volta Trucks has announced the first implementation of its new full-electric Volta Zero with Truck as a Service charging infrastructure to Heppner, creator of...
Ford to increase EV investment at Halewood
Ford is to invest an extra £125m in EV parts production at its Halewood factory in a move that will make it a major...
Vauxhall reveals new Astra electric vehicles
Vauxhall has revealed its Astra Electric and Astra Sports Tourer Electric cars, featuring the same powertrain, which will arrive in the UK in 2023.
Powered...
M&H Carriers expands last-mile electrification in Fort William
One of Scotland’s leading transport companies M&H Carriers has expanded its last-mile electric delivery fleet in the Scottish Highlands by introducing an MAN eTGE...
Danske Bank launches Tusker EV car benefit scheme
Danske Bank has launched a new EV car benefits scheme, implemented by Tusker, that will offer a larger population of its employees the opportunity...
Compleo signs EV charging deal with Apcoa
Compleo Charging Solutions UK has signed a multi-million pound deal to supply a further 1000 AC charging stations for Apcoa Parking UK by the...
Ealing Council invests in on-street EV charging infrastructure
Ealing is set to install new on-street EV chargers, owned and operated by Liberty Charge and delivered via its strategic partner Virgin Media 02.
Due...
Pendragon makes Pod Point preferred charge point supplier
Pendragon Vehicle Management (PVM) has signed a three-year agreement to make Pod Point its preferred home charge point supplier for new and existing EV...
Ford reveals all-electric E-Tourneo Custom
Ford has revealed the all-new E-Tourneo Custom featuring an advanced battery-electric drivetrain that can deliver a targeted driving range of up to 230 miles.
One...
Menzies begins trial of Ford E-Transit electric van
Menzies Distribution is speeding up its EV strategy with a 12-month trial of a pre-production, all-electric Ford Transit van.
The E-Transit being tested is the...