APCOA signs deal with Compleo to supply EV charging stations
APCOA Parking UK has signed a multi-million pound deal with Compleo Charging Solutions UK to supply EV charging stations for their growing network.
Vehicle to Community proposition launched by Stantec
A radical ‘Vehicle to Community’ (V2C) concept which harnesses the untapped energy from stationary electric vehicles (EVs) while creating greener, healthier more sustainable residential spaces is being explored by Stantec.
Coventry set to become UK’s first all-electric bus city
A £150 million project to create the UK’s first all-electric bus city by 2025 has taken a major step forward with 50 new greener buses on the streets of Coventry.
New guide launched to help councils with EV charging rollout
The Transport Technology Forum’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Charging Working Group, with the support of the Office of Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), has delivered a simple starter guide aimed at helping local authorities understand the challenges around delivering on-street charging networks for electric vehicles (EVs).
Trial finds smart charging could save EV drivers over £600 a year
Data released from the UK’s first-ever trial of smart metered on-street electric vehicle (EV) chargers – Agile Streets – demonstrates that smart charging at public charge points could save drivers £604.65 per year in charging costs compared to traditional non-smart public charging.
Transport + Energy Forum “shows the industry’s enthusiasm for decarbonisation”
The Editorial Director of this website, Alec Peachey, says the overwhelming success of the inaugural Transport + Energy Forum event, “Taking Action to Decarbonise Now” shows the industry’s enthusiasm for decarbonisation.
Personalise the changes we need to make to bring the sceptical with you – National Grid
The Head of Future Markets for National Grid has reiterated that the Grid can cope with an electrified vehicle fleet.
Unprecedented pace of change in the electricity supply explained at Transport + Energy Forum
Electricity is the answer to our transport decarbonisation because we are decarbonising the electricity supply.
What businesses are doing to decarbonise now – a panel debate at the Transport + Energy Forum
By 2030, our children will be playing “I-spy ICE vehicles”, Gill Nowell from LV= ElectriX has told the “Taking Action to Decarbonise Now” event, in a positive view of the future of the transport and energy industries.
EVs lose tax exemption
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced “that from 2025 electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from Vehicle Excise Duty”. The decision was announced in the Autumn Statement in the Commons. His full comment on the issue was: “Because the OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility) forecast that half of all new vehicles will be electric […]
Transport and energy industries call for UK battery independence
A panel of experts delivering electric vehicle batteries and charge points are urging the UK to ensure it remains independent and does not rely on other parts of the world to supply the essential building blocks for a decarbonised future.
National Highways reiterates Net Zero vision
The transport and energy industries are being told they are already being brought together to support National Highways’ plans to decarbonise transport on the Strategic Road Network (SRN).