Severn Trent joins EV100 in bid to go all electric

Water utility Severn Trent has joined the EV100 campaign, as it pursues its commitment to convert all its service fleet of 2,200 vehicles to...

UPS steps up smart grid approach to e-vans

Delivery firm UPS will use Moixa's smart grid platform to manage charging of 65 electric vans at its Camden depot. UPS has been working with...

DfT bets on high powered EV chargers and open data to cut carbon

Increased data sharing between operators of an expanded range of smarter, faster chargers are key planks in decarbonising UK transport, according to the Department...

Vattenfall exits EV charging in UK, sells charging network to Statkraft

Swedish state-owned energy firm Vattenfall has sold its British EV charging network to Norwegian state-owned Statkraft. The move follows its sale of UK energy retail...

Good Energy strikes big Ørsted deal as B2B and EVs power growth

Good Energy made further inroads into business energy supply in 2019, with B2B accounts outnumbering domestic customers for the first time. Posting full year results,...

Energyst’s Delivering Net Zero events pushed back to 26-27 May 2021

The Energyst’s energy and electric vehicle events will now take place 26 -27 May 2021 at Silverstone. The ‘Delivering Net Zero | Heat | Power...

Volkswagen aims for terawatt scale V2G

The world’s biggest carmaker is aiming to be a major power player - via electric vehicle batteries. Chief strategist Michael Jost told journalists that VW...

Volvo joins JLR and Ford at Delivering Net Zero EV event

Volvo has joined Ford and Jaguar Land Rover as sponsors of The Energyst’s Delivering Net Zero conference and exhibition. Attendees will be able to drive the latest electric...

Gridserve starts work on first 350kW EV charging hub

Gridserve has started work on its first electric vehicle charging forecourt near Braintree in Essex. The hub, akin to a motorway service station with retail...

Renault Trucks and EO Charging partner on commercial EVs

Renault Trucks has partnered with EO Charging as it starts to ramp up commercial electric vehicles. The automaker is targeting retail and SME sectors with...

Take our electric vehicles and charging infrastructure survey

The Energyst is surveying readers for views on EVs and charging infrastructure to better understand business impacts and implications for the energy system. If your...
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Delivering Net Zero: Ford and Jaguar Land Rover sign up

Ford and Jaguar Land Rover have signed up as sponsors of The Energyst’s Delivering Net Zero conference and exhibition, 22-23 April, Silverstone. Attendees will be...

Honda pushes deeper into EV management with Moixa, Vattenfall

Honda is pushing deeper into energy management through its partnership with UK-based energy platform Moixa. The carmaker is set to launch its first smart electric...

Delivering net zero: Heat | Power | Transport – register for your free ticket

The Energyst is bringing together experts to discuss key challenges in decarbonising business and industry. Two co-located events form one overall banner: Delivering Net Zero:...

DPD takes 100 more e-vans, urges manufacturers to get a move on

DPD aiming for UK's greenest van fleet but CEO says lack of electric vans and trucks is holding back transition. Parcel delivery firm DPD has...

EDF seals Pod Point buy, says EV demand will need new nuclear

EDF has acquired a majority stake in UK electric vehicle firm Pod Point. Under terms of the transaction, Legal & General, which held a...

EDF edges closer to £110m Pod Point deal – reports

Pod Point CEO Erik Fairbairn says UK on cusp of major electric vehicle boom, while EDF is reportedly moving closer to sealing a £110m...
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Register for the Energyst’s free EV Event

Considering a switch to electric vehicles, or planning to rollout charging infrastructure? Then register to attend The Energyst’s EV Event, 22-23 April at Silverstone - the...

Electric bus funding welcome but policy patchwork sees sector stall

Britain’s first town served exclusively by electric buses will be appointed in 2021, as ministers unveiled a new tranche of funding for local authorities. However,...

Source London bolsters EV charging network, on track for 3,000 this year

Public electric vehicle charging operator Source London is to install a further 100 charge points this spring, and said it is on track to...