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Electric Vehicles

Agenda announced for new Fleet Electrification Forum

Transport + Energy has revealed the agenda for their inaugural Fleet Electrification Forum, which focuses on best practice for the private and public sectors, to help to accelerate decarbonisation of fleets.

April 23, 2025_

Councils investing in EV infrastructure – but not reliability

Infrastructure + technology

West Sussex County Council partners with Connected Kerb

£107m for energy-saving public sector projects in Wales

The Welsh Government Energy Service (WGES) has provided £107.7m in grant funding to help public sector organisations del...

CCC: emissions reduction improving – but action needed

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has released its first assessment of the new Government’s progress on reducing emissi...

Industrial Strategy focuses on transport and energy

The UK Government's wide-ranging Industrial Strategy has included the potential for large scale, multi-billion pound inv...

Electric Vehicles

Government announces Infrastructure Strategy

Decarbonising transport and clean energy form a central element of the UK Government's new 10 year Infrastructure Strate...

T+E Forum 2024: video interview, Paul Tovey, Head of Highway Management, Solihull Council

Paul is leading on Solihull Council’s street and destination e-charging project with Qwello. Paul told us he thoug...

Infrastructure + technology

New tool for EV infrastructure investment

A new online tool has been launched to help local authorities secure electric vehicle infrastructure investment.

Focus on cross sector collaboration will sit at heart of Government’s Infrastructure Strategy

The Government will announce details of its new 10-year Infrastructure Strategy this week - outlining £725 billion worth...

Electric Vehicles

Government expects to install 100,000 local chargepoints

Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood confirmed that Government and industry are expected to install over 100,000 lo...

Climate targets alone “terrible” for winning public support

Cross-party local climate network UK100 has warned that "targets alone are terrible" for winning public support.

Multi-billion pound investment for transport and energy in Spending Review

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced plans for the transport and energy sectors, following a year-long review o...

UK100 conference set to explore ‘Beyond Targets’

Cross-party local climate network UK100 will host its flagship Beyond Targets conference in Birmingham on Friday (13 Jun...

TfN and OS provide driveway data for planning public charging

New information on driveways by Transport for the North (TfN) and Ordnance Survey (OS) aims to assist local authorities ...

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