Alec Peachey, Author at Transport + Energy

New EV myth-busting guide launched by heycar

Automotive marketplace heycar has launched an online myth-busting guide to help people find out the facts about electric vehicles (EVs).

Driving home for Christmas….in an EV

Adrian Keen, CEO of InstaVolt provides practical tips and advice on planning the drive home for Christmas in an electric vehicle (EV).

Renovare Fuels launch £9m biofuels processing site

Renovare Fuels has revealed that the company will open a landmark £9 million advanced renewables biofuels processing plant in Northern Ireland [Craigmore, Co. Londonderry] next year.

Bidirectional charging technologies could help families power their homes

Four projects are receiving a share of £4.8 million of government funding to support their work testing and implementing two-way charging technologies which involve electric vehicles.

2024 EV trends

Mark Winn, Head of EV Strategy at SMS Plc, provides his thoughts on 2024 trends within the electric vehicle industry.

NIO completes 1,000km journey on a single charge

The Chairman and Founder of NIO has marked a new milestone for the company by driving a NIO ET7 over 1,000km on a single battery charge.

Zapmap survey finds motorway services most popular place to charge

Zapmap has released the results from the most comprehensive survey of electric vehicle (EV) drivers in the country – with motorway services toppling supermarkets as the most popular charging location.

Osprey doubles number of rapid EV chargers installed in last year

Osprey Charging has now successfully installed over 1,000 high-power EV charging points throughout the UK, more than doubling the size of its network in the last year.

InstaVolt plans for EV ‘super hub’ approved

InstaVolt’s plans for an EV Super Hub which will feature 44 charging bays have been approved by Winchester City Council.

Solar canopies will help to power Renault Trucks’ site

Renault Trucks is working with TotalEnergies to equip the vehicle manufacturer’s Bourg-en-Bresse industrial site in France with solar canopies covering an area of 17 hectares.

Octopus Energy secures £625m investment to accelerate clean energy growth

Octopus Energy Group has announced $800m (£625m) additional investment from its existing shareholders – valuing the company at $7.8bn (£6.2bn), a 60% increase since its previous investment round in December 2021.