Big Bus Tours signs electric bus repower fleet deal with Equipmake

Equipmake has partnered with the world’s largest sightseeing company, Big Bus Tours, in a fleet deal that will see 10 double-deck, open-top buses in...

StoreDot and Volvo to develop cells for next generation EVs

The two companies say the collaboration will lead to the development of XFC cells which will be optimized and tailored for Volvo’s future electric...

Kingston switches to all-electric waste collection fleet

A new all-electric fleet of 27 waste collection trucks is being rolled out by Kingston Council and Veolia. The vehicles, which have begun to replace...

Arriva rolls out double-deck electric ‘low bridge’ buses in Leicester

Bus operator Arriva is rolling out double-deck battery electric buses across Leicester next month, designed to navigate low bridges. The 22 Wrightbus Streetdeck Electroliners will...

Mer partners with Knight Frank over EV charging

EV charging company Mer is set to install EV charge points across more than 100 of Knight Frank Investment Management’s (KFIM) client owned sites...

UK’s ICE ban delay releases 10 Million extra metric tonnes of carbon

Today, Rishi Sunak has condemned the UK public to release a minimum of 10 million additional metric tonnes of carbon into our atmosphere with...

FedEx adds electric eSprinter vans to London fleet

FedEx Express Europe has taken delivery of 23 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter vans that will be used on its delivery operations in central London. A total of...

Chippenham Station: 28 EV chargers installed

A total of 28 new EV chargers have been installed at Chippenham Station, bringing the number of charging points across Network Rail’s key commuter...

Polestar appoints Ohme as official smart charger partner in Ireland

EV manufacturer Polestar has appointed smart charging company Ohme as its new official charging partner in Ireland. The agreement will see Polestar recommend Ohme chargers...

The firm, part of Autocraft Solutions Group, calculates that a vast majority of EV batteries currently deemed exhausted and fit only for scrap, are...

Volvo Energy and Connected Energy to explore second life for EV batteries

Volvo Energy has signed an agreement with Connected Energy to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) with batteries from Volvo vehicles once they...

Reading FC installs InstaVolt rapid EV chargers

Reading Football Club has activated eight ultra-rapid EV chargers from InstaVolt at its Select Car Leasing Stadium. The ultra-rapid EV charging hub, which is located...

Raw installs EV Chargers at Pennyhill Park Hotel and Spa

Raw Charging has activated new EV chargers at Pennyhill Park Hotel and Spa, the site where the England rugby team train. The facility in Bagshot,...

DAF LF Electric for Reynolds Catering

The 19-tonne GVW LF Electric is powered by an electric motor developing 250kW nominal power and nominal torque of 1,200Nm. DAF’s latest cobalt- and...

Brum, brum: Birmingham colleges gets £1.2m to spark up new automotive battery skills

A £1.2 million grant from public sector tech angels Innovate UK has left University College Birmingham leading a West Midlands partnership, aimed at delivering...

Welch’s gets Renault Trucks electric HGV

Cambridgeshire-based family business, Welch’s Transport, has taken delivery of a Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide 4x2 curtainside rigid, the first fully electric HGV on...

Osprey opens rapid EV charging site in Barnsley

Osprey Charging has installed three high-powered EV chargers at the Wombwell Lane Retail Park in Barnsley, designed to be used by local residents, businesses...

Wandsworth increases EV charging infrastructure

Wandsworth Council has begun the rollout of 525 new 5kW lamppost EV charging points across the borough with power supply coming from zero carbon...

Pellet plug-in: Drax buys EV charger installer BMM

BMM have been Drax’s primary partner for EV charger installations since 2018. Together the companies have electrified the fleets of such organisations as FI...

Raw continues speedy Greene King EV charging rollout

RAW Charging has installed EV chargers at over 50 Greene King Sites since March 2023 – one of the fastest rollouts in the hospitality...