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NewsEG On The Move says “the moment is now” to embrace EV
EG On The Move has announced ambitious plans to embrace electric vehicle charging, and says that “now is the time” for other forecourt operators to follow suit.
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NewsBiofuel firm to build three refuelling stations after securing £25m funding
CNG Fuels, which supplies compressed biomethane (Bio-CNG), has secured a £25m debt facility from investment firm The Foresight Group. The five-year deal will see CNG Fuels build three new UK refuelling facilities.
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NewsSolar offers £19m opportunity at MSAs and sites on A-roads
Research by renewable energy specialists, RenEnergy, reveals that the UK’s service station network is sitting on an untapped renewable energy goldmine worth over £19m annually, which could transform EV charging affordability for millions of road users.
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NewsCertas Energy opens the UK’s first HVO-only bunker
Certas Energy has launched the country’s first dedicated hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) bunker at Tyseley Energy Park in Birmingham.
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NewsMercedes-Benz ELF aims to speed up EV charging to make it as fast as filling up with petrol or diesel
Mercedes-Benz is testing the new ELF experimental charging vehicle, which it says could lead to extremely fast charging processes that are similar to the time it takes to fill a vehicle with traditional fuel.
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NewsMore than £1m awarded for Scotland’s HGV decarbonisation
More than £1m from Transport Scotland’s HkkGV Market Readiness Fund is being awarded to HGV operators, manufacturers, financiers and chargepoint operators to work together to identify investment in HGV decarbonisation.
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Focus On FeatureSPOTLIGHT ON FUELS: Better performance, better profits?
Earlier this year Halfords questioned on Instagram: ‘True or False – premium fuel improves your car’s performance.’ Its answer was ‘False’ explaining that most modern engines are designed to run optimally on regular fuel. But many motorists swear by it and so too do forecourt operators.
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NewsFormula 1 British Grand Prix to be powered by HVO
This weekend’s Formula 1 British Grand Prix will see HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) power festivities at Silverstone.
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AnalysisHVO could take diesel engines back to the future
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a drop in replacement for diesel which significantly reduces carbon emissions, is growing in demand. However, it needs government backing to become a serious solution to help slow climate change, argues Hugo Griffiths.
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NewsHybrids outsell EVs as new-car registrations dip
Hybrid cars comfortably outsold EVs last month, as the new-car market declined 10.4% overall. Hybrids made up 25.5% of sales, with EVs being chosen by 20.4% of buyers.
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News‘Petrol pumps’ offer refreshment to thirsty London Marathon runners
Participants in the 2025 London Marathon were offered replenishing drinks from an innovative dispenser this weekend, after a wellness brand built an ad-hoc ‘petrol station’ to provide weary runners with drinks as they neared the end of the race.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: The forecourt industry is a great British success story – we can’t let policy destroy it
Something must be done about the electric issue, as the majority don’t want to run EVs, and the forecourt sector faces existential threat from it, argues Forecourt Trader’s Hugo Griffiths.
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NewsThere are now over 1m EVs in the UK, but 96% of cars need petrol or diesel
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have revealed there are now 1.3 million electric cars on UK roads, though behind the headlines 96.3% of our 36.2m cars need to fill up with petrol and diesel.
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NewsSenior government official to take to stage at Forecourt Trader Summit
A senior official at the Department for Transport’s Office for Zero Emission Vehicles will be a guest speaker at Forecourt Trader’s industry Summit next Tuesday (February 25).
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Promotional FeatureDriving the future of EV charging with sustainable infrastructure
Westmorland is leading the charge in sustainable EV charging by rolling out innovative infrastructure across its UK motorway service areas. With a focus on ease of use and reliability, these solutions are designed to meet the growing demand for electric vehicle charging while supporting the transition to greener transport.
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NewsBiffa goes “greener faster” with HVO
Waste management specialist Biffa has partnered with fuel distributor Certas Energy to run 25 transfer station plant vehicles within its Industrial & Commercial (I&C) division on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
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NewsSUMMIT: Key speaker to invite forecourt operators on 50-site hydrogen journey
At next month’s Summit, hydrogen expert Tim Harper will share how his business Element 2 plans to take forecourt operators on a £100 million investment journey, starting this summer, to build 50 public refuelling stations throughout the UK in the next five years.
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NewsGrob Group joins early adopters of HVO for transport fleets
Grob Group, a fire protection, ventilation and industrial automation specialist, has switched its delivery vehicles to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in a bid to be net zero by 2030.
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NewsChamberlain Transport joins haulage movement towards using HVO
Chamberlain Transport has switched its local Palletforce collection and delivery vehicles to be fuelled by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) supplied by Certas Energy.
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NewsNational Grid trials HVO for vehicles in Lincolnshire
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) is now powering some of its non-electric vehicles with recycled vegetable oil in Lincolnshire.