Public trust local councils to deliver on Warm Homes
Local councils were more trusted than national government to deliver on climate change in their areas, according to polling by Climate Barometer supported by UK100.
Diesel costs “strengthening business case” for eHGVs
The cost of diesel has strengthened the business case for electric heavy goods vehicles, according to UK haulier Welch Group.
Source partners with Shell Fleet Solutions
New EV charging company Source has partnered with Shell Fleet Solutions, adding its UK ultra-rapid charging hubs to the Shell Card roaming network.
Project aims to reduce time to develop electricity transmission infrastructure
A major industry innovation project led by SSEN Transmission is aiming to reduce the time it takes to develop new electricity transmission infrastructure. The Routing and Planning through Interoperable Data (RAPID) project aims to cut the route planning and development process for new transmission infrastructure from around five years to two by transforming how engineering, […]
UK Government considers tariffs on Chinese EVs
Reports that the UK Government are considering moves to place tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, ahead of Prime Minister Andy Burnham meeting European leaders.
Transport + Energy shortlisted for two PPA Independent Publisher Awards
Transport + Energy has been shortlisted for two PPA Independent Publisher Awards, including Business Publication of the Year and Event of the Year (Business Media).
Public EV charging savings reach widest gap to petrol in 2026
Analysis by ChargeUK has revealed the biggest savings gap for public electric vehicle (EV) charging compared to petrol and diesel prices, since the start of the 2026 energy crisis.
First annual report on ZEHID published
Innovate UK has published the first annual report on the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstration (ZEHID) programme with 550,000 tonnes of freight over 85,000 trips and 2.2 million miles – equivalent of 90 trips around the Earth.
Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund provides £16.2m
Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) with Innovate UK has backed sixteen projects with a total of £16.2m in funding. Cycle six is the first to fund projects directly against the new SIF challenges for 2026 to 2033, with projects addressing faster infrastructure delivery, consumer-led decarbonisation, green gas, system visibility, flexible charging and outage resilience. Projects […]
HEA calls for action on World Hydrogen Day
The UK can use its growing hydrogen industry to deliver regional growth, industrial renewal and energy security, but must do it now, according to the Hydrogen Energy Association.
Jaguar reveals Type 01 as first vehicle in all-electric strategy
The much-anticipated Type 01 electric vehicle (EV) has been unveiled by Jaguar in New York as the first production vehicle under its all-electric strategy.
Octopus offers discounted charging through FleetBoost
Businesses with electric fleets can now get cheaper public EV charging with drivers accessing discounted rates at Octopus’ network of chargers.
