Zap-Map survey reveals EV charging habits
Zap-Map has published the full results of its market-leading EV Charging Survey, a deep dive into understanding the shape and usage of Britain’s EV charging network – with a notable increase in the use of ultra-rapid charging devices across the country in 2021.
£8.1m Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence set to open in Bilston
Once completed, the facility in Bilston, Wolverhampton, will create hundreds of jobs for the local economy and a unique chance for thousands of students to specialise in the mechanics and engineering of electric vehicles (EV).
Soaring inflation prompts a quarter of those planning to buy a car to choose EVs
New analysis by AA Cars has revealed that one in five drivers plan to save money by walking or cycling instead. A further 18% of drivers aim to buy less fuel, while a quarter of those planning to buy a car intend to buy an EV.
Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX drives over 1000km on one battery charge
Travelling from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps and Northern Italy, to its destination of Cassis on the Côte d’Azur, it covered more than 1,000 km in everyday traffic, on a single battery charge.
Fully Charged Show: the Vertical VX4 eVTOL
Robert Llewellyn joins the Vertical Aerospace team for a world-first close inspection of the VX4 EVTOL, and to find out how soon we’ll be able to fly in one!
Volvo Cars Tech Fund makes investment in StoreDot
Volvo Cars, through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, has made a strategic investment in StoreDot, a pioneer of extreme fast charging technologies for electric vehicles.
Sara Sloman joins Paythru as Director of Future Fleet
Electric vehicle (EV) advocate Sara Sloman has been appointed as Director of Future Fleet at payments technology company Paythru.
Tritium and BP enter into contract for supply of almost 1,000 EV chargers
Tritium, a global developer and manufacturer of direct current (DC) fast chargers for electric vehicles (EVs), has entered into a multi-year contract with bp for the supply of chargers and related services to support the company’s global EV charging network.
ITT Hub 2022: Mark Valleley, Transport for the South East
Transport + Energy is carrying out a series of exclusive interviews with a number of guests appearing at this year’s ITT Hub event. This week, we chat to Mark Valleley, Technical Lead at Transport for the South East – who will be speaking in the Energy Theatre Hub.
Talking Transport + Energy with REA and Elmtronics
Episode 2 of ‘Talking Transport + Energy’ sees professionals from the Association For Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and Elmtronics (Mer) brought together for a conversation about the Government’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, how to make EV charging a better experience, the changing role of grant funding, and how to ensure an equitable transition to EVs.
Nissan Leaf, MG5 and Mini are best value EVs, analysis shows
Analysis carried out by LV= General Insurance (LV= GI) in partnership with consultant battery electrochemist Dr. Euan McTurk of Plug Life Consulting has found that the Nissan Leaf, MG5 Long Range Excite and the Mini Electric Level 1 are three of the best value electric cars for drivers considering going green.
Combatting charging inequalities in the low carbon transport revolution
Ian Cameron, Head of Customer Service and Innovation at UK Power Networks, discusses what the company is doing to meet the low carbon transport revolution.