Volta Trucks releases US market entry strategy
Volta Trucks has revealed the strategic roadmap for its entry into the North American market. The plan will see the first Volta Zero vehicles operating on Los Angeles’ streets by the end of next year.
Zero-emission hydrogen buses travel 1 million miles
Since first entering passenger service last year, one million miles have been clocked up by Wrightbus zero-emission hydrogen double deckers.
Energy Systems Catapult names Guy Newey as new CEO
The board of Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) has announced that Guy Newey, currently director of strategy and performance at ESC, will succeed transportandenergy.com editorial board member and chair of the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce, Philip New, when he retires as CEO of the Catapult later this year.
Arrival Bus achieves EU bus certification milestone
Arrival buses could soon be seen on public roads in Europe and the UK after the electric vehicle manufacturer achieved EU certification and received European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EUWVTA).
Most disabled drivers plan to make switch to EVs
Research carried out by UK Power Networks and the charity Motability shows that more than two thirds of disabled drivers plan to make the switch to an electric vehicle in the next decade – but the lack of accessible charging infrastructure is seen as a main barrier stopping them from getting an EV.
Sales of EVs continue to rise amidst new car market turmoil
Registrations of electric vehicles (EVs) continued to grow in April with 12,899 of the latest zero emission cars joining UK roads – an increase of 40.9% on the same month last year – and taking a 10.8% market share, up from 6.5% last year.
New portal will provide insights into electric trucks
A new web-based resource is now available for fleet and transport managers to calculate range, charge times, costs and environmental benefits of battery electric heavy good vehicles (HGVs).
ITT Hub 2022: Malcolm Wilkinson, National Highways
Malcolm Wilkinson is Head of Energy and Intelligent Transport Systems at National Highways. Here, he speaks to Transport + Energy ahead of appearing at next week’s ITT Hub event where he’ll be speaking in the Energy Theatre Hub.
Gridserve opens Electric Superhub on M25
GRIDSERVE and Moto have unveiled their first High Power Electric Superhub on the M25, providing essential electric vehicle charging (EV) infrastructure on the UK’s busiest motorway.
Record number of EV chargers installed in April
The latest figures from Zap-Map show that 1,213 new charging devices were installed last month (April) – a record number within a month.
Anglesey trials electric recycling collection vehicle
Anglesey Council has trialled a new electric recycling collection vehicle in partnership with Terberg Matec UK, its waste management contractor, Biffa, and Welsh Government.
Sales of EVs remain steady in April
Figures released by New Automotive show that in April 2022 11,685 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold – with one in 10 new cars registered in the UK being fully electric.