Transport could assist in £118bn to northern economy
Transport for the North (TfN) has published plans for sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the North enabled by connectivity through its Strategic Transport Plan (STP)
Industry reaction to Chinese EV battery maker UK gigafactory investment talks
Professionals from the clean transport and energy sectors have reacted to the news that EVE Energy is in talks to invest more than £1 billion in the West Midlands Gigafactory project.
Positive message on EVs from Alan Sugar on The Apprentice
Electric vehicle (EV) experts praised Lord Sugar’s “EVs are the future of transport” comment on BBC’s The Apprentice‘s episode on the subject.
Monta partners with contactless payment firm
EV charging platform Monta has fully integrated with contactless payment terminal provider CPI.
HVS continues hydrogen fuel cell testing
Hydrogen fuel cell HGV firm Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has delivered its first trailer pull in the latest milestone of its vehicle testing and development programme.
Everything Electric to launch LIVE EV Arena
Everything Electric London, which opens this week at London’s ExCel (28-30 March) will be showcasing a new LIVE EV Arena supported by Yokohama tyres.
DfT invests £143m as almost 1,000 zero emission buses hit the road
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced plans to invest a further £143 million to roll out almost a thousand new zero-emission buses in England.
More than one-in-10 UK supermarkets now offer EV charging
There are now almost 3,000 electric vehicle charge points now in place at supermarkets meaning drivers can now charge up at more than one-in-10 stores, analysis from Zapmap and the RAC shows.
SWARCO creates electric bus charging hub at Sheffield Interchange
SWARCO Smart Charging has created a new Electric Bus Charging Hub for South Yorkshire’s first zero emission buses which will start in Sheffield in April.
Osprey partners with East of England Co-op to roll out charging infrastructure
Osprey Charging has announced a partnership with the largest independent retailer operating in the East of England, East of England Co-op, and will roll out electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at stores in the UK.
New pathway agreed to help decarbonise Scotland’s HGVs
Senior leaders from Scotland’s HGV industry have developed a set of actions to help the sector transition to net zero.
Energy storage systems help power Volvo truck dealerships
Connected Energy is helping Volvo Trucks prepare for all-electric HGVs by installing battery energy storage systems to bring additional power onto two sites.