British Lithium secures £2.9m for pilot extraction plant
The firm’s pilot plant will produce samples tailored to individual customers’ requirements and once tested and proven, the company aims to begin full-scale production...
Saint-Gobain targets electric fleet by end of 2023
Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland is aiming to move its entire car fleet to electric and hybrid vehicles by the end of 2023 to support...
SEEIT agreement with bp pulse
SEEIT has signed an agreement with Chargemaster (bp pulse), the UK’s largest operator of public electric vehicle charging points. As first announced on 6...
Council installs 24 Pod Point EV charging points
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council has installed 24 Pod Point EV charging points in two public car parks thanks to grant funding from the...
UK needs to install 700 charge points per day to switch to EVs by...
EVs are for ‘fleets not families’ suggests the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, warning 2030 targets could be in jeopardy. The SMMT casts...
Rapid charging forecourts ‘key’ to EV switch
Rapid charging forecourts could play a key role in encouraging drivers to make the switch to EVs, new research suggests.
The survey from Venson Automotive...
Williams develops electric powertrain for Triumph
Williams Advanced Engineering has developed an all-new battery powertrain for Triumph Motorcycles’ TE-1 prototype electric motorcycle.
The battery for the TE-1 has peak power of...
Tidal powered cars – EVs charged by tidal power in Shetland
Nova Innovation has installed an EV charge point in Shetland which powers vehicles solely by the tide using turbines beneath the water.
In the push...
Council installing 16 Alfen EV charging points
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council is installing 16 Alfen EV charging points at car parks across the area.
The 7kw-22kw chargers, rolled out by the council's...
Government cuts electric car grant
The government has reduced its financial incentive package available to purchasers of electric cars, the ‘plug-in car grant,’ from £3000 to £2500.
Also, the grant...
Charging trial’s survey offers opinions on the ease of charging
Innovate UK's ‘Electric Vehicle Network Extender (NetX) Field Trial’ is assessing NetX, a three-socket charger that can extend an existing single charge point. The increase...
New EV training courses for rental and leasing industry
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has launched two new training courses for those providing operational and technical support to business fleets...
Electric Vehicle Association England opens to members
Electric Vehicle Association (EVA) England, set up to offer a voice, services and representation to current and prospective EV drivers, has opened to members.
The...
Q&A: Modern Fleet talks to Mark Barrett, general manager, Harris Maxus
Harris Maxus' general manager Mark Barrett on driving from China to Dublin, dinner with Kim Jong-un and how customers have changed from thinking EVs...
MFG plans £400m investment in EV chargers
Motor Fuel Group plans to invest £400m installing 2,800 ultra-rapid 150kW and 350kW EV chargers at 500 strategic locations across its UK network by...
Modern Fleet magazine – issue 2
Issue 2 of our new EV magazine Modern Fleet is available to ready today online or via the new App.
The reaction to our first...
Gridserve and Ecotricity to upgrade ‘Electric Highway’
Gridserve is to help Ecotricity modernise its ‘Electric Highway’ network of charge points on UK motorways and major roads.
Firstly, all existing chargers will be...
Centrica introduces ‘virtual fuel card’ for EV fleet charging
Centrica has launched an app enabling drivers to plug in to any standard home, workplace or on the road charger and be automatically reimbursed...
Government launches £20m EV innovation competition
The Government has launched its latest research and development competition, supported by a £20m fund, to find the most promising electric vehicle technology innovations.
Businesses can...
BP Pulse to invest £2m upgrading old charging infrastructure
BP Pulse is spending £2m to help local authorities across the UK upgrade old public charging points with faster and more reliable units.
The charging...