MAN electric truck for building industry in Germany
The first battery-electric truck in the building materials trade in Germany has been put into service.
The MAN eTGM, operated by Stark Deutschland and co-financed...
Mitie achieves 30% EV target, three months ahead of schedule
Mitie has achieved its target of converting 30% of its fleet to electric vehicles by March 2022 – three months ahead of schedule.
As a...
First EV battery recycling plant in UK for Veolia
Resource management company Veolia has announced its first electric vehicle battery recycling facility in the UK, which will have the capacity to process 20%...
MFG to open 60 EV charging hubs in 2022
Independent forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is to invest more than £50m opening 60 electric vehicle charging hubs in the UK during 2022.
The...
Shell refuelling station becomes EV charge hub
Shell has opened its first UK electric vehicle charging hub in Fulham, London, where petrol and diesel pumps at an existing fuel station have...
Mercedes-Benz eVito Tourer for 3DM
Third Dimension Manufacturing (3DM) has taken delivery of a fully electric Mercedes-Benz eVito Tourer from dealer eStar Truck & Van.
The family-owned company, based in...
OpenMoney partners with Octopus to add EV leasing scheme for workers
OpenMoney has partnered with Octopus Electric Vehicles to add an EV leasing scheme onto one of its employee benefits platforms for workers.
The offering, entitled...
Q&A: Steve Tigar, entrepreneur and CEO of loveelectric
Modern Fleet talked to Steve Tigar an entrepreneur and CEO of loveelectric, a new ethical fintech aiming to make low-cost electric car leasing a...
Pinnacle Group begins move to all-electric fleet
Property and facilities management services group Pinnacle Group has started its transition to an all-electric fleet with support from fleet management company Fleet Alliance.
Pinnacle...
Pod Point partners with EV subscription service Onto
Pod Point has signed an agreement to become the preferred homecharge provider for EV subscription service Onto.
Through the new partnership, Onto subscribers will be...
EVs help leasing sector return to growth
The increasing appeal of EVs is helping the leasing sector to return to growth following the initial impact of Covid, according to the British...
“Magnetisable concrete” trialled for non-stop charging of EVs
The adapted concrete has a high magnetic permeability, thus lending itself to inductive charging as a vehicle passes above. It would open the way...
British Lithium extracts ‘pilot quantity’ lithium from Cornwall
Rocks under Britain’s west country have yielded up the first ore for a pioneering venture to home-source battery grade lithium. British Lithium Limited believes...
Osprey opens EV rapid charging hub in Croydon
Osprey Charging has opened a new high-powered EV charging hub in Croydon.
The hub, located in Purley Cross Retail Park, features six rapid chargers, ranging...
Arrival co-develops ride-hailing EV with Uber
Arrival has revealed the first finished prototype of its new electric car, developed for use by the ride-hailing industry.
The company, which has been able...
Tesco to debut Britain’s first electric HGVs
Tesco is to pioneer the use of heavy electric trucks to supply food and other products to its distribution centre in Wales early in...
Barnet to install 500 EV charge points by November 2022
Barnet Council is to spend £4.65m installing 500 electric vehicle charge points by November 2022 after securing government funding.
The £3.5m grant from the On-Street...
Plug-in car and van grants slashed
Plug-in grants on electric cars and vans have been cut and their eligibility criteria changed with immediate effect.
Grants for electric cars now fall to...
Citroën supplies Suez with first ë-Jumpy hydrogen van
Citroën has delivered its first ë-Jumpy Hydrogen van to long-term fleet client Suez Group for testing at its Carcassonne facility in France.
The hydrogen version...
Hydrogen Vivaro-e van leaves production line
The first Vivaro-e Hydrogen from Opel, the sister brand of Vauxhall, has rolled off the production line in Germany.
Produced at the Opel Special Vehicles...