EVs: Good Energy buys Zap-Map stake
Good Energy has taken a 12.9 per cent stake in Zap-Map with an option to buy the company in two years.
The move is strategic,...
EVs: Honda to electrify European models and launch energy management business
Honda has announced plans to ensure its entire range of European models are electrified by 2025, though it will still make hybrids.
It also plans...
Legal & General acquires stake in EV charging firm Pod Point
Legal & General has acquired a 13 per cent stake in electric vehicle charge point operator Pod Point.
The EV charging firm recently struck a...
Business energy supplier Yü gets into EV infrastructure
Yü Energy aims to sell electric vehicle chargers as well as energy to business customers.
The company said it will bundle installation, electricity supply and...
EV charging companies must collaborate to avoid walled gardens
Electric vehicle charging companies must develop common systems to avoid EV drivers having to juggle multiple apps and to enable electric vehicles to help...
Nottingham to tender for battery and 40 vehicle-to-grid chargers
Nottingham City Council will launch tenders for battery storage and bi-directional electric vehicle chargers in the next few weeks.
The authority is one of four...
Mitsubishi takes 20 per cent stake in Ovo, plots vehicle to grid and smart...
Mitsubishi Corporation has acquired a 20% stake in UK independent energy supplier Ovo. The Japanese conglomerate will pay £216m.
Ovo said it will use the...
Councils and transport firms given £42m for electric buses
Councils and bus companies in England and Wales have been given £48m to pay for low carbon buses and infrastructure.
Most are electric, though Brighton...
Grid operators move to cut EV charging point bottlenecks
Electricity network operators aim to reduce the time it takes to connect electric vehicle charging points to the local grid.
Industry body the Energy Networks...
Large firms commit to massive EV push: Free report
Some 31 corporates including BT, EDF, Eon, Ikea, Unilever and Vattenfall, have pledged to convert their fleets to electric vehicles by 2030.
The firms are...