James Evison, Author at Transport + Energy

Govt announce £56m funding for EV charging

A further 2,400 charge points are set to be installed by local authorities through an additional £56m in public and industry funding, the government has announced.

Report shows 400,000 EVs in leading business fleets

More than 400,000 EVs are already being operated by firms involved in the Climate Group’s EV100 initiative, a new report has shown.

Firms call on EU for zero-emission corporate fleets by 2030

Uber, Ikea, Coca Cola, Unilever, AstraZeneca, Tesco and LeasePlan and other firms have made a public call to EU leaders to ensure all company cars are electric and zero-emission by 2030.

National Highways rolls-out energy storage to support motorway charging

National Highways has announced plans for a multi-million-pound investment into new high-powered charging infrastructure.

BP plans $1bn EV charge point development

BP has announced plans to invest $1bn (£830m) in EV charge points across the United States of America by 2030.

UK100: Statistics show more needs to be done to improve air quality

The latest set of air quality statistics from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has caused a warning from a clean air group.

Govt invests £60m into green maritime transport

Funding for the development of new clean maritime transport technology has been provided by government with firms across 12 UK regions to benefit.

Global low carbon energy investment tops $1tn

The energy crisis and policy action by government has meant investment in the transition to low-carbon energy exceeded $1.1tn in 2022, according to a new report.

Councils continue charge point installations

Several councils across the country have announced new schemes aimed at driving growth in the public charging network this week.

First Hydrogen unveils new zero emission LCV

Vehicle firm First Hydrogen has revealed concepts for the second generation of zero emission light commercial vehicles (LCV) in its partnership with mobility engineers, EDAG Group.