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NewsWelcome Break creates village feel with Rotherham site
Welcome Break has opened its long-awaited motorway service area (MSA) near Rotherham, with a Caesars Palace-style village feel complete with a square with a fountain, and a number of faux stone-fronted shops.
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NewsBritish Car Auctions reveals record start to EV sales in 2025
The first full trading week of 2025 produced the biggest sold volume of EVs on record at British Car Auctions (BCA), with nearly 1,000 units sold.
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NewsInstaVolt to run Holystone all-electric hub with coffee shop
Godwin Developments has secured planning permission for what it says will be Newcastle upon Tyne’s largest rapid charging electric vehicle hub.
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NewsBT scraps green street cabinet conversion plans
BT Group has abandoned plans to convert tens of thousands of its old green street cabinets into public EV chargers.
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NewsMFG to add EV charging at Morrisons forecourt in Kendal
Top 50 Indie MFG has been granted planning permission to install an EV charging hub at its Morrisons forecourt in Queen Katherines Avenue, Kendal.
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NewsVan sales up but electric sales stall
The UK’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market rose by 3% to surpass 350,000 registrations in 2024, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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NewsBT puts in largest-ever commercial EV fleet order
BT Group has announced the UK’s largest ever commercial EV fleet order, with around 3,500 new EVs being commissioned.
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NewsSolar EV car debuts in the US
American crowd-funded start-up Aptera Motors has debuted its production-ready solar sEV at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) in Las Vegas.
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NewsBlackburn with Darwen Council plans to install 900 chargepoints
Blackburn with Darwen Council has begun the process of having 900 chargepoints installed in the area.
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NewsAnother record year of growth for chargepoint installation
More than 20,000 new chargepoints were installed during 2024, bringing the total number across the country to 73,699 — a year-on-year increase of 38%.
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NewsPark Garage Group sees surge in Sunday business from EV charging
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group is discovering interesting buying behaviours of customers charging their cars at its Blackpool forecourt which will help it shape its planned loyalty app.
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NewsToyota launches community electric van loan scheme
Toyota (GB) has launched a new community electric van loan programme where a fleet of 42 all-electric vehicles will be loaned for a period of two years to various charities and educational institutions across the UK.
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NewsVan industry calls for moratorium of ZEV mandate
The National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA’s) commercial vehicle dealer members are supporting van manufacturers in calling for a short moratorium of the ZEV mandate.
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NewsTop 50 Indie M&L Richardson seeks to redevelop Gretna site
Top 50 Indie M&L Richardson has submitted planning permission to redevelop its Crossways Services in Gretna to include a bigger shop and EV charging.
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NewsLacklustre private sales hold back EVs to 19.6% of new car registrations
Electric vehicles made up 19.6% of UK new car sales in 2024 – up by more than a fifth on the year before. However, lacklustre demand from private buyers meant that the figure fell short of the 22% share demanded by the government mandate.
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News100% electric gritter added to Bradford Council’s fleet
Bradford Council is trialling an EV gritter which is 100% electric, can achieve a full charge in less than two hours, runs near silent and offers a range of up to 170 miles, depending on load and road conditions.
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NewsGovernment issues new guidance for cross-pavement EV charging
The government has issued guidance to help local authorities in England to develop policies for cross-pavement EV charging solutions.
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NewsJet Charge jolts Oasis Services to switch from Gulf
Family business Oasis Services is returning to Jet after a gap of five years, lured by the fuel provider’s electric vehicle (EV) charging proposition.
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NewsFastned wants to build charging plaza next to Exelby Services’ site
Just as Exelby Services director, Rob Exelby, is about to go live with EV charging at his Coneygarth forecourt in Northallerton, north Yorkshire, he has discovered that chargepoint operator Fastned has applied for permission to build a charging plaza in the field next door to his site.
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AnalysisSHOP TALK: Springing into action
Christmas is barely over and in the world of retail we’re on to the spring occasions namely Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Easter.