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Altilium awarded £18.5m in DRIVE35 fund

Altilium has been awarded £18.5m in grant funding through the UK government’s DRIVE35 Scale-Up Fund, delivered by the Department for Business and Trade in partnership with the Advanced Propulsion Centre...

April 10, 2026_

Electric Vehicles

British drivers fill tanks at ‘fastest pace’ in years

British drivers rushed to fill their tanks at the fastest pace in years during March 2026, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent UK pump prices surging....

April 10, 2026_

Electricity imports lowest in 20 years

The UK's electricity supply has seen a higher proportion of energy used to supply power from UK-based sources last year, according to analysis from ECIU....

April 10, 2026_

Infrastructure + technology

UK Government cuts EV charging red tape

The UK Government is cutting red tape on public charge point installation in a bid to drive down installation costs, it has announced....

APC announces package of £470m funding

The Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) has announced a package of more than £470 million in grants to support the UK automotive industry. The funding from the Department for Transport’s...

Electric Vehicles

UK automotive industry could unlock £4.6bn by 2030

The UK automotive industry could unlock a £4.6 billion boost to domestic manufacturing by 2030, according to analysis by the SMMT....

Hydrogen + biofuels

£40m hydrogen investment into South Yorkshire

More than 400 new jobs have been announced in a major hydrogen investment in South Yorkshire with £40m investment from Great British Energy into ITM Power UK....

Government announces new major solar project

The UK Government has approved the Springwell Solar Farm which could power more than 180,000 homes a year - the equivalent of half the homes in Lincolnshire....

Electric Vehicles

Kia sells 100,000th electric vehicle

Kia has sold its 100,000th electric vehicle in the UK as the brand has also achieved 29% of its registrations being fully electric....

Great Britain breaks solar generation record

Great Britain has broken the maximum solar generation record, producing over 14.4 gigawatts (GW) of electricity....

ESB Energy launches Birmingham ultra-rapid hub

ESB Energy has launched a new ultra-rapid EV charging hub in Birmingham as part of its commitment to expanding infrastructure....

Saint-Gobain adds eHGVs to fleet with XPO Logistics

Construction materials firm Saint-Gobain in partnership with XPO Logistics is adding six fully electric HGVs to its fleet operating in the UK. The investment in the six eHGVs will reduce...