Enterprise’s EV strategy director on public charging challenge, electric van clubs and a dearth...
The UK’s public charging patchwork poses challenges for a car rental business and would-be customers, says Iain Macbeth, European director of strategy - Electric...
Volta Trucks touts 16 tonne electric lorry ‘at same cost as diesel’
Volta Trucks has officially unveiled its first electric lorry, a 16 tonne resin-bodied unit for urban logistics that it aims to deliver at comparable...
Good Energy’s Zap Map launches cross-network EV charging app
Good Energy-backed Zap Map has officially launched its cross-network payment app for electric vehicle drivers.
Zap Pay is designed to work across all networks. The...
Gridserve teams up with retail giants at UK’s first EV forecourt
Gridserve has announced partnerships with big name retailers ahead of completing in November its first high-powered EV charging forecourt near Braintree, Essex.
Brands including WH...
Uber pledges pure EV fleet by 2030, applies London blueprint globally
Uber’s CEO has committed to making all of its European cars EVs within a decade and has set aside $800m (£623m) to help drivers transition...
Scania launches 300kWh battery-powered lorry, claims 150 miles on one charge
Scania has launched its first fully electric lorry. It claims the most powerful version, powered by nine batteries with a capacity of 300kWh, can...
Nuvve strikes V2G school bus deal in US, eyes UK partners
Vehicle-to-grid technology firm Nuvve has struck a deal with a US-based school bus manufacturer to turn them into mobile storage units that can help...
Total to buy 1,600 Source London EV chargepoints from Bolloré
French utility Total is set to acquire a major electric vehicle chargepoint network from the Balloré Group.
The 1,600 strong Source London network, which partners...
ScottishPower supports businesses to make the switch to electric vehicles
As part of ScottishPower’s ongoing commitment to help UK businesses work towards a green recovery, Jamie Elliot, Head of Electric Vehicle Charging, explains...
Amazon’s first custom electric delivery vehicle
Amazon has revealed its first custom electric delivery vehicle, designed and built in partnership with Rivian.
It aims to have 10,000Â custom electric delivery vehicles on...
‘Intelligent’ electric vehicle battery launched
What is claimed to be the world’s first ‘intelligent’ electric vehicle battery was today launched by European EV battery producer, Inobat. Speaking at the...
Kier Group to trial LEVC electric van on fleet
Kier Group has taken delivery of a prototype of LEVC’s new VN5 electric van to trial on various highway maintenance projects across the UK.
Based...
Mitie accelerates past 2020 EV target
Mitie has achieved its electric vehicle (EV) Â target of switching 20% of its cars and small vans to electric. Mitie now has over 750...
UK’s largest ever EV infrastructure contract awarded to BP Chargemaster
BP Chargemaster has won a contract, worth up to £21m, to supply Police Scotland’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
According to the fuel company, the...
Guide for fleets in London
Energy UK has published a new guide for fleets and businesses in Greater London to help them embrace electric vehicles (EVs).
The guide, ‘Connecting your...
2030 petrol and diesel ban: accelerating the transition to a low carbon transport future
Transport is one of the most significant contributors to the UK’s carbon emissions, accounting for almost a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. If...
More charge point firms for Electric Juice Network
Octopus Energy has announced that another four electric vehicle (EV) charging firms have become part of its Electric Juice Network.
Franklin Energy Life, Hubsta, Alfa...
Hyundai to supply 180 Kona Electrics to Police Scotland
Hyundai has secured an initial contract to supply 180 Kona Electric 64kWh vehicles to Police Scotland, its biggest pure electric fleet deal so far.
Police...
Flexitricity first energy partner for Electric Nation V2G project
The Electric Nation Vehicle to Grid (V2G) trial, a project of Western Power Distribution (WPD) and CrowdCharge that will demonstrate how electric vehicles (EVs)...
SSEN and UK Power Networks scan the Skyline to prepare for electric vehicles’ arrival
A new partnership, Skyline has launched to support the cost-effective transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Data from car dealerships, charge point operators and electricity networks...