Wireless road memorandum in Europe signed
A memorandum of understanding between ElectrReon Wireless and road construction firm Eurovia has been signed.
£150m investment for hydrogen firm Riversimple
Hydrogen vehicle firm Riversimple is planning to raise £150m over the next three years to fund two plants. The facilities will focus on a new hydrogen LGV and the commercial production of their eco-coupe, the Rasa, by 2023, with the lightweight commercial van for last mile delivery coming the following year. It is believed the […]
ZPN develops new charging infrastructure standard
Coventry-based ZPN Energy has become the first firm to develop technology that uses a new standard for EV charging infrastructure.
Funding for charge points in Swindon
22 electric vehicle charging bays will be installed across Swindon following a successful bid to the government by the local authority.
Sevenoaks scales-up electric with van purchase
Sevenoaks Town Council has taken delivery of its first all-electric van as part of its clean air strategy. The move was made when one of the council vehicles needed renewal and it was agreed an EV would be purchased. The van has been branded to enable members of the public to see it more easily […]
Swindon expands carbon-neutral plans
Plans for Swindon to be carbon-neutral by 2030 have been expanded following original backing for proposals in January 2021. The council has already invested in low emission vehicles and sustainable travel modes as well as energy use in its buildings and LED lighting with approximately £15m spent on solar farms, EV charging points and LED […]
New service to support interoperability between UK charging
A new service will assist in the uptake of roaming between electric vehicle charging networks in the UK. EV Roam is a new service provided by Renewable Energy Assurance Limited (REAL), delivered in partnership with the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA). It will register unique identification codes to be used by Charge […]
Uber invests £5m into EV charging in London
Uber will put £5m into EV charging infrastructure across poorer London boroughs to incentivise its drivers to switch to EVs.
Octopus and Elmtronics sign deal to accelerate charging
UK EV charging points provider Elmtronics has signed a partnership with Octopus Energy to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles across the UK.
Apple manufacturer Foxconn targets EV market
The manufacturer of iPhones and other leading tech is looking to grow its share in the booming EV market, it has been reported.
Oswestry opens charge points
Oswestry Town Council has opened two electric vehicle charging points in the town’s central car park. The new rapid charging points are run by InstaVolt and cost £0.35 per kWh to use. The points, like many provided by local authorities, have no connection fee and no monthly membership fee. Vehicles using the points will need […]
Electric charging to expand across Kent
Funding applications for parish and town councils across Kent are coming to a close as the county council looks to roll out new charging.