Motorway services offered millions to expand EV charging
The Government has unveiled a £70 million fund that will help motorway service areas upgrade network capacity to cater for ultra-rapid EV charge points.
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Mitie named as supplier on NHS sustainable transport framework
Mitie has announced it can bid for contracts to deliver EV charging consultancy, planning, and installation for the NHS and other public sector organisations...
Solid as sodium: Lancs battery pioneers approach volume output, thanks to Italian partners
British battery technologists have co-developed a manufacturing process easing automation in making next-generation cells based on sodium-metal-chloride chemistry.
LiNA Energy, a privately held, six-year old...
Highland electric timber truck hits the road
A new electric timber truck, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, is now in operation in the Highlands as...
Operators test First Hydrogen van at track day
A total of 21 operators from Europe and the UK have tested First Hydrogen’s fuel cell-powered vans at an inaugural track day held at...
Stagecoach orders 20 Alexander Dennis Enviro100EVs
Stagecoach has placed an order for 20 of the new Alexander Dennis battery electric Enviro100EV small zero-emission bus, launched earlier this month.
The purchase has...
Bexley appoints Ubitricity to provide 100 EV charge points
Bexley Borough Council has appointed charge point operator Ubitricity to install and maintain a network of 100 on-street EV charge points across the borough.
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Believ EV chargers across 44 further sites in Ealing
EV charge point operator Believ is continuing to support Ealing Council in creating accessible on street charging, with a new programme of installations.
The latest...
Lotus unveils range of EV chargers
Luxury car manufacturer Lotus has launched its own range of EV chargers including an ultra-fast 450 kW DC charger, power cabinet and a modular...
Nissan to build three new EVs at Sunderland in £2bn investment
Nissan has announced it will manufacture future all-electric versions of its Qashqai and Juke crossovers, along with the next-generation Leaf, at its Sunderland factory.
The...
Rightcharge launches fuel card for EVs
Rightcharge has launched an EV fuel card which enables fleets to manage their drivers’ charging at home, work and on the road with payments...
HGV biomethane refuelling station opens in North Wales
ReFuels, the supplier of renewable biomethane (Bio-CNG) for the decarbonisation of HGVs, has opened a new refuelling station at Bangor in North Wales.
The station,...
“Going to a PoGo”: Retail landlords LCP plug in, ultra rapidly
West Midlands-based property investors LCP are partnering with EV charging operator PoGo to install 329 ultra-rapid double-socketed power dispensers at 89 of its retail...
Wrightbus to build 80 electric buses for Abellio London
Abellio, part of the Transport UK Group, has placed new orders for 80 electric buses with Northern Ireland-based Wrightbus for its operations in London.
The...
Alexander Dennis to supply 35 electric Enviro500EVs to Hong Kong
British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis has been chosen in a competitive tender by Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation to supply 35 battery-electric Enviro500EV double deck...
Volkswagen supplies Vatican with EVs
The Vatican has signed an agreement with Volkswagen to replace its entire car fleet with electric vehicles by 2030 as part of its decarbonisation...
WEVC partnership looks to cut electric van embedded carbon by 50%
Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) has begun a collaboration with an aluminium and energy company to drastically reduce production emissions of its new electric...
Jolt launches EV charging network in UK
Auatralian EV charging company Jolt has launched in the UK, initially to provide a network of roadside charge stations in the London Borough of...
Battery electric Toyota bZ4X for London parks police team
Toyota’s battery electric bZ4X has taken on its first “blue light” public service role, joining the fleet of one of London’s busiest parks police...
StoreDot partners with Polestar on extreme fast charging battery technology
StoreDot is collaborating with partner Polestar to explore and demonstrate how its extreme fast charging (XFC) battery cell technology can be applied to an...