UK car production down but EV output surges to new record
Calls for dedicated framework to drive rapid upscaling of UK battery production and shift to EVs amidst drop in car production.
Funding announced for battery innovation projects
Projects exploring battery recycling, digital twins, new battery materials, and new manufacturing techniques have received funding from the Faraday Battery Challenge – supporting innovation in propulsion battery technologies for electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK.
AMPECO raises $16m in funding and quadruples revenue year-on-year
AMPECO, an EV charging management platform, has announced that it has raised a total of $16m in venture capital investment after having closed a Series A funding round of $13m led by BMW i Ventures.
EV infrastructure ‘Knowledge Repository’ launched to help councils
The National Electric Vehicle Insight and Strategy (NEVIS) service, developed by low emission transport experts Cenex, now includes a ‘Knowledge Repository’ which will provide local authorities with access to reliable, up-to-date information and guidance about electric vehicles (EVs) and EV Infrastructure (EVI) to inform charge point strategies and support effective deployments.
GRIDSERVE launches fuelService assistance to help disabled drivers at Electric Forecourts
GRIDSERVE is launching its fuelService assistance app at its Electric Forecourts in Norwich and Braintree to help make electric vehicle charging easy and accessible for disabled drivers.
£30m ADEPT Live Labs 2 programme funding awarded
Live Labs 2, a £30 million programme which is focused on tackling the long-term decarbonisation of highways infrastructure and assets across local roads, has announced the winners of the funding.
Latest DfT EV charging statistics show 37,055 devices installed at start of 2023
The latest electric vehicle charging statistics released by the Department for Transport (DfT) show that as of 1 January 2023 there were 37,055 public electric vehicle charging devices installed in the UK, an increase of 2,418 compared to 1 October 2022.
Fastned opens 13th UK charging site
Fastned, the European rapid charging company, has opened its latest ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging station in the UK.
€100m national EV charging infrastructure strategy released
€100 million will be spent on public electric vehicle charging infrastructure over the next three years in Ireland.
Accelerating the transition to electric vehicles
Lauren Pamma, Programme Director of the Coalition for the Decarbonisation of Road Transport at the Green Finance Institute, looks at how the transport sector can deliver on the Government’s Net Zero Review recommendations.
First all-electric autonomous bus service launched in Oxfordshire
Final testing of the UK’s first all-electric autonomous bus service has been carried out.
Learning from experience: collaboration is critical for net zero success
EXCLUSIVE: Following on from the demise of UK battery hopeful Britishvolt, former Director of Communications and PR, Ben Kilbey, reflects on some of his learnings over the past two years. He looks to what the future may herald for the site in Northumberland and explains the necessity for correct policy to bolster the UK battery and electric vehicle industry.