First Bus orders 193 vehicles from Wrightbus
First Bus has signed an agreement for 193 electric buses with Northern Ireland-based manufacturer Wrightbus.
The £81m order, which will be rolled out across England...
What’s the lifecycle of an electric vehicle battery?
It’s widely accepted that electric vehicles (EVs) are more sustainable than their internal combustion (ICE) counterparts. But while EVs reduce carbon emissions, there are...
Swarco EV Charging Stations go live in Powys
Swarco Smart Charging has completed the installation of two rapid electric vehicle chargepoints at Machynlleth in Powys, as the company continues its roll-out of...
“Sun more, up top!” Double-decker bus kit takes biscuit
It always happens. You wait ages for a story about electric buses, and then three come along, all at once.
On the heels of Ulster-based...
EV charging points at another five Powys carparks
Powys County Council has installed electric vehicle charge points at another five carparks it manages, increasing its network to 13 sites.
The new charging points,...
Lyreco acquires 50 Ford E-Transit electric vans
The new vans join the company’s existing 17 Renault Master Z.E all-electric light goods vehicles at 13 of its 24 regional distribution centres across...
Mer rolls-out EV charging infrastructure at Port of Tyne
Mer has installed 11 fast charging points at the Port of Tyne, to support the transition of the port’s van fleet to battery power...
West Midlands Gigafactory appoints EV and battery industry expert
West Midlands Gigafactory joint venture has appointed battery industry technology expert Richard Moore to spearhead its strategy and global contact with leading cell manufacturers.
Moore,...
Ford E-Transit Custom to deliver 236-mile range
Ford has revealed further details of its E-Transit Custom, the EV successor to its best-selling van.
First unveiled this spring, the one-tonne van is a...
Speed up decarb efforts now and save “trillions” by 2050, Oxford study urges ...
Pushing still harder to decarbonise the world’s energy supply by 2050 promises to strip as much as $12 trillion – or £ 10.34 trillion...
ProLogium considers UK for new £6.9bn gigafactory
Taiwan-based EV battery maker is considering the UK as the site of its first overseas gigafactory.
ProLogium is seeking to expand production of next-generation solid-state...
Kinaxia Logistics to trial Tevva electric truck
Electric and hydrogen truck manufacturer Tevva has announced that Kinaxia Logistics will trial its 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck.
The vehicle rolled off the assembly line in...
Vauxhall launches GSe EV performance sub-brand
Vauxhall has launched a new GSe sub-brand that will be used for its range-topping EV performance models.
The GSe badge stands for Grand Sport Electric...
ENW confirms £1 million upgrades for Windermere, floats electric ferry notion
Regional grid operator Electricity North West next month begins £1 million worth of upgrade work. One task will speed the arrival of Lake Windermere’s...
A climate-neutral car this decade? Pensana & pals plot progress to Polestar 0
Sustainable rare earths and magnets firm Pensana is teaming up with Polestar, Volvo’s EV division, to build the world’s first climate-neutral car by 2030,...
Dorset Council expands EV charging network
Dorset Council has begun a major project to install EV charge points at 23 of its car parks across the county.
This expansion to the...
Fuso launches next generation eCanter electric truck
Daimler Truck subsidiary Fuso has unveiled its next generation eCanter, designed for inner-city distribution transport and last-mile requirements.
Load capacity of the chassis is up...
GeniePoint EV charging hub for Morrisons lower environmental impact store
Equans has launched its first GeniePoint EV charging hub at the new Morrisons lower environmental impact store in Little Clacton, Essex.
The hub includes a total...
EV marque GWM Ora appoints Peter Vardy as first retailer in the UK
Chinese EV manufacturer GWM Ora has appointed Scotland-based dealer Peter Vardy Group the first official retailer for its vehicles in the UK.
From November, customers...
Reading revealed as UK’s electric car hotspot
With Electric Vehicle (EV) ownership increasing1 as the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles gets closer, new research reveals that EVs are...