Western Power Distribution launches searchable EV capacity map
Western Power Distribution has launched a new, searchable map that enables anyone planning to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure to check whether capacity is...
Mitie: bigger electric vans key to decarbonising fleet
Mitie’s head of fleet and procurement outlines key challenges as the firm bids to decarbonise its fleet by 2030.
Mitie this week rolled out...
EV delivery firm Gnewt joins vehicle-to-grid trial
London-based Gnewt Cargo is the latest firm to join the E-Flex vehicle-to-grid trial, which aims to demonstrate the case for balancing the grid using...
Steven Chu: Europe and the US can lead on batteries and EVs
Europe and the US can challenge Asia for dominance of the battery market, and therefore electric vehicles, according to Steven Chu, former US energy...
Do EV chargepoints require a supply licence? Maybe, says Ofgem
Ofgem has published some guiding principles for businesses operating electric vehicle chargers and supplying consumers with power.
It outlines the challenges in interpreting current energy...
E.ON: Smart approach to EV charging is critical
E.ON will switch its fleet to EVs by 2030. Its experience should drive smarter results for businesses, says Hannah Collishaw, director of E.ON Drive.
Whether...
Good Energy becomes business EV charging infrastructure provider
Renewable power firm Good Energy has launched a business-to-business electric vehicles charging division called One Point.
Destination and workplace charging will become increasingly important as...
Steven Chu: Lithium metal sulphur batteries will make EVs cheap
Steven Chu, the former United States Secretary of Energy, and co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Physics, believes lithium metal sulphur batteries will...
EVs: Understand grid constraints before diving in
Total’s James Turner says businesses that plan ahead for EV uptake will save cost and effort in the long run.
When it comes to installing...
Businesses outline incentives needed to boost EV infrastructure
The Energyst asked businesses what incentives or policies would help them switch to electric vehicles and install charging infrastructure. Here is a selection of...
Electric vehicles and infrastructure: Making the numbers stack up
EVs are going to hit the UK in big numbers. The question is when and how should businesses prepare?
National Grid has modelled up to...
Kaluza: electric vehicles can displace large-scale battery storage
Conor Maher-McWilliams, head of flexibility at Kaluza, believes domestic flexibility could be bigger than the business-to-business market, “based on the fact that we are...
Calling all fleet operators: Free vehicle-to-grid charging infrastructure
The consortium behind a large-scale vehicle-to-grid trial has urged more fleet operators to get involved.
E-Flex aims to develop vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services using up to...
Vattenfall signs EV charger roaming agreement with Shell’s New Motion
Vattenfall and New Motion have signed a roaming agreement that provides open access to 400 UK public electric vehicle (EV) chargers via a single...
Centrica strikes electric vehicle deal with Ford
Centrica has struck a deal with Ford to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure to its customers and dealerships. The energy supplier hopes Ford’s customers...
Cyan Finance plans EV splurge, hires former BP Chargemaster commercial chief
Cyan Finance has hired James Jean-Louis, formerly of BP Chargemaster, as it bids to significantly expand its footprint within electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.Â
Jean-Louis...
Planning permission granted for Oxford 50MW lithium-vanadium hybrid battery
Planning permission has been approved for the key substation site proposed for the Energy Superhub project in Oxford.
Flow storage company RedT said it enables...
UK Power Networks launches time of use smart EV charging trial
UK Power Networks has launched a smart charging trial that will incentivise electric car drivers to charge at times that best suit the local...
All new rapid EV chargers must have card payment functionality
All new rapid and super fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers installed from April 2020 must offer card payment functionality.
While the mandate only applies to...
BP Chargemaster to install 200 rapid EV chargers at Mitchells & Butlers pubs
BP Chargemaster has signed a deal to install up to 200 rapid electric vehicle chargers at Mitchells & Butlers pubs and restaurants, with 50...