£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.
Volta Trucks confirms orders of over 300 vehicles
Volta Trucks has announced a strong start to 2023 by confirming customer production orders for the first 300 manufacturing slots of its full-electric Volta Zero, with an associated revenue of more than €85 million.
Mer installs EV chargers across Kings College sites
A mixture of 7kW and 22kW electric vehicle chargers have been installed across multiple sites owned by leading university Kings College.
Cost of charging an EV remains cheaper than filling up petrol or diesel car, report claims
The cost of charging an electric vehicle (EV) at the majority of public chargers is, more often than not, cheaper than filling up a petrol car – according to a new report carried out by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and New Automotive.
Tritium and evyve enter EV charger partnership
Tritium has reached an agreement with UK EV charging network evyve to become its preferred fast charger technology provider.
Government on track to meet fleet decarbonisation target
The government is on track to meet a 2027 target for its entire fleet be fully zero emission – having switched over a quarter of vehicles to date.