EV Infrastructure pilot for local authorities launches in England

A total of £10 million in initial funding has been awarded to nine local authorities in England who applied to the Local Electric Vehicle...

Polestar to supply batteries to electric hydrofoil boat company Candela

EV manufacturer Polestar has signed a multi-year agreement to supply battery and charging systems to Swedish hydrofoil electric boat company, Candela. The agreement marks one...

GKN develops ‘real-time’ test rig for EVs

The rig, installed at GKN Automotive’s Offenbach facility, can handle the extreme dynamics and higher torque of electrified powertrains, which make conventional load test...

Cambridge car parks to get hundreds of new EV charging points

Cambridge City Council is to install 177 new charging points by the end of 2022 at several of its car parks. The first 50 chargers...

Eurocell looks to build Gigafactory in Netherlands

Eurocell, the Anglo-Korean battery company, is in advanced discussions to build its first European Gigafactory in the Netherlands, supplying battery cells across the continent. The...

MFG’s ultra-rapid charging network goes live on Zap-Pay

MFG EV Power network has become the latest business to go live on Zap-Map’s in-app payment service, Zap-Pay. The ultra-rapid charging network, owned by Motor...

Rivus installs EV charge points across garage network

Fleet solutions provider, Rivus has installed 45 new electric charging points across nine of its sites in the past month, including Leeds, Bristol, Southampton,...

WPD claims lead among DNOs with UK’s first “connectability pledge”

Britain’s grid operator serving the Midlands and Wales reckons it’s getting ahead of a major regulatory change in how DNOs charge for installing low-carbon...

Citroën to provide Big Issue Group with 16 electric vans

Citroën UK has signed a three-year partnership with Big Issue Group (BIG) to supply all-electric ë-Berlingo and ë-Dispatch vans for magazine distribution across the...

SureCharge secures Hammersmith & Fulham EV charging contract

SureCharge, FM Conway's EV charging solution, has been chosen by the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham to provide residential on-street charging across the...

Tesco introduces electric truck with refrigeration body for 400 stores

Tesco is rolling out its first 18 tonne 100% electric truck, a Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide, that is eligible to operate in the capital’s...

More EV charge points for West Northants

New EV charge points have been installed as part of West Northamptonshire Council’s (WNC) ongoing work to support more sustainable modes of transport. Developed in...

Sporty! Gridserve pit-stops to take on £200 million from M&G’s Infracapital

Solar-power-to-electric-wheels future-seekers Gridserve have secured an initial £200m equity stake from investment giant M&G’s infrastructure equity participant Infracapital. For the five-year old e-charging and EV...

Parcelhub invests £450,000 in electric vans and infrastructure

Parcelhub has announced its commitment to invest £450,000 in the rollout of electric vehicles within its regional depot network. A total of five vans are...

Work starts on West Norfolk EV charging points

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council has begun work installing 26 electric vehicle charging points at seven of its car parks. The first points...

Good Energy leads £9 million fundraising for Zap-Map to expand overseas

Clean power supplier Good Energy has helped Britain’s leading EV charging firm complete a £9 million fund-raising round, opening its doors wider to international...

Mitie to install EV charge points for Environment Agency

Mitie has won a £4.5m contract to install and maintain EV charge points for the Environment Agency. The partnership will see Mitie establish an EV...

Connected Kerb selected for New York EV charging pilot project

Connected Kerb has been selected to deliver on-street EV chargers for a project designed to help the city of New York cut emissions. The project...

2030 ICE vehicles ban: make sure your business is ready

With sales and leases of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles set to be banned in the UK from 2030, what can your business...

More EV charging points set for Ipswich car parks

A total of 14 more EV charging points are set to be installed at Ipswich Borough Council car parks this year. New EV charging points...