Figures indicate 14% of all fleet cars and vans are now electrified
The numbers come from the company’s 1link Service Network platform, which fleets totalling 4 million vehicles use to buy and manage service, maintenance and...
Volkswagen starts MEB production at plants in China
The first vehicles in China to be built on Volkswagen’s Modular Electric Drive (MEB) EV platform have gone into production.
Its plants in Anting and...
Sky Engineers on the road to net zero with arrival of Ford Plug-In Hybrid...
Sky’s fleet is going green with the arrival of 151 Ford Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vans (PHEVs) to be used by its Sky Engineers across...
Elmtronics signs £1.5m investment deal
Elmtronics has received £1.5m in new funding that will enable it to step up the roll-out of its charging points across the UK.
The investment...
Electric Nation installs V2G chargers for new trial
Electric Nation has installed the first 100 chargers in its new Vehicle to Grid (V2G) trial, which will study how the technology can solve...
Ineos and Hyundai sign hydrogen power partnership agreement
Ineos has signed an option to use a Hyundai fuel cell system in its debut vehicle, the Grenadier, under a new partnership agreement between...
Kia in charge point agreements with BP Chargemaster and Pod Point
Kia's UK dealer network has partnered with Pod Point and BP Chargemaster to offer its EV and PHEV buyers cheaper prices for a home...
Scania to build a battery assembly plant and electric vehicle laboratory
Truck manufacturer Scania is to build a battery assembly plant and laboratory to support its new range of electric trucks.
The company said it will...
Fiat Chrysler and Kaluza join forces to explore EV smart charging services
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Kaluza, an intelligent energy platform, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at exploring how to deliver cheaper, simpler and...
Total acquires charging solutions and becomes the operator of a network of 2000 EV...
Total also reinforces its technical and commercial competencies in the fields of installation, operation and management of charging networks dedicated to fleets and companies....
2030 ban on polluting cars would boost economy says Greenpeace UK
Bringing forward the date from which new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans can no longer be sold in the UK to 2030...
UK Government backs two green Scottish EV projects
The UK Government has announced £508,665 for two projects in Thurso, Scotland – Thurso+ and AcouBat, led by industry partner AMTE Power.
This UK Government...
SP Energy Networks seeks participants for major electric vehicle charging trial
SP Energy Networks is seeking participants to take part in a major trial of an innovative electric vehicle (EV) charging solution across Cheshire, Merseyside,...
£49 million uplift drives automotive industry towards green future
Retro electric motorcycles and high-power batteries to help electric vehicles travel longer distances are just 2 of the concepts receiving a share of £49...
Kaluza and Bosch demonstrate grid balancing through direct-to-car smart charging
Kaluza, has announced that alongside Bosch, supplier of charging services and embedded vehicle technology, they have practically demonstrated how EVs can be smart charged...
SSEN and UK Power Networks scan the Skyline to prepare for electric vehicles’ arrival
A new partnership, Skyline has launched to support the cost-effective transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Data from car dealerships, charge point operators and electricity networks...
Flexitricity first energy partner for Electric Nation V2G project
The Electric Nation Vehicle to Grid (V2G) trial, a project of Western Power Distribution (WPD) and CrowdCharge that will demonstrate how electric vehicles (EVs)...
Hyundai to supply 180 Kona Electrics to Police Scotland
Hyundai has secured an initial contract to supply 180 Kona Electric 64kWh vehicles to Police Scotland, its biggest pure electric fleet deal so far.
Police...
2030 petrol and diesel ban: accelerating the transition to a low carbon transport future
Transport is one of the most significant contributors to the UK’s carbon emissions, accounting for almost a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. If...
Kier Group to trial LEVC electric van on fleet
Kier Group has taken delivery of a prototype of LEVC’s new VN5 electric van to trial on various highway maintenance projects across the UK.
Based...