Government expands EV chargepoint support schemes
The Department for Transport (DfT) is extending its programme that provides up to £350 towards the cost of an EV chargepoint, to people in...
Lidl installs 100th Pod Point rapid charger
Lidl has installed the 100th Pod Point 50kW rapid charger in its network of UK stores.
The supermarket’s newest charge point, at its Hayes Uxbridge...
Mitie Landscapes launches UK’s first zero emission gritting service
Mitie has launched the UK’s first fully electric gritting service, using a trial route in Nottingham, designed to maximise the number of sites it...
Parking bookings for EVs on the rise, new data shows
The study by YourParkingSpace.co.uk, revealed that parking bookings for pure EVs - some of which come with a charging option so drivers can top...
Škoda Auto produces 100,000th battery for plug-in hybrid models
Škoda Auto manufactured its 100,000th high-voltage traction battery at the company’s headquarters in Mladá Boleslav. The Czech carmaker invested approximately €25.3 million in 2019,...
Taxi company acquires MG5 fully-electric estate cars
One of the first private hire and taxi firms to embrace electric car technology has added five new fully-electric MG5 estates to its fleet.
Blackpool-based...
Big increase in demand for EVs as tax incentives take effect
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) surged to take a 15% share of new lease car registrations in the third quarter of 2020, as the Government’s...
Government invests £20m in EV charge points
The Department for Transport (DfT) is providing £20m to local authorities in an effort to boost the number of on-street EV charge points in...
Volkswagen begins electric vehicle battery recycling
Volkswagen has opened its first EV battery recycling plant, recovering raw materials like lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt in a closed loop together with...
Enterprise adds 17 Toyota Mirai hydrogen cars to UK fleet
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has taken delivery of 17 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric cars for a pilot programme in which the company will examine...
DAF launches fully electric LF truck
DAF has unveiled its new 19-tonne fully electric LF urban distribution truck with a range of up to 174 miles.
The e-motor of the LF...
Council awards BP Pulse £584,000 EV charging point contract
Warwickshire County Council has awarded BP Pulse a £584,000 contract to install an additional 118 EV charging points in council-owned residential car parks and...
Hydrogen Fuel Cell System for Extreme E championship demonstrates potential for off-grid charging
Extreme E and AFC Energy have unveiled the Hydrogen fuel cell power system that will be used to sustainably charge the Championship’s ODYSSEY 21...
Sky takes delivery of eleven fully electric Renault Kangoo vans
Sky has acquired eleven Renault Kangoo Z.E. vans, its first all-electric commercial vehicles.
The vans will mainly work out of the media firm’s UK headquarters...
Centrica set to support ABB UK EV fleet transition
Centrica is set to support the electrification plans of ABB UK, which has committed to electrify its UK fleet by 2025.
ABB UK had identified...
Project to identify EV charging blackspots launched
UK Power Networks has launched a pilot project that will see it partner with local councils to identify EV charge point blackspots.
Under its Charge...
Electric Blue installs EV fast chargers in St Albans
Electric Blue has installed EV fast charging points in a car park next to the busiest leisure centre and park in St Albans.
The three...
Partnership helps suppliers unlock Balancing Mechanism with smart EV charging
Flexitricity and ev.energy have partnered with an intent to register the first domestic electric vehicle aggregated unit in the Balancing Mechanism (BM). Utilising ev.energy’s...
Vauxhall reveals fully-electric Combo-e van
Vauxhall has released the first pictures of its new fully-electric Combo-e, which has a claimed range of up to 171 miles from a single...