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NewsTrojan installs 100 pavement chargers as authorities continue to pivot from EV hubs
Authorities – both local and national – are continuing to focus on installing roadside EV chargepoints rather than back standalone ‘hubs’, as the quest to encourage drivers into electric cars shows no signs of abating.
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NewsGridserve debuts ‘Superhub’ concept with a dozen 400kW charging bays
Chargepoint operator Gridserve has unveiled its first ‘Superhub’, so called because of the speed of electricity dispensed by the devices that comprise the facility.
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NewsGridserve opens two electric HGV charging stations
The push to try to make electric HGVs happen continues, with Gridserve opening two of the UK’s first truck-recharging facilities.
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NewsCouncil hit with hefty legal bill after trying to stop Gridserve EV charging hub
Planning applications can be expensive undertakings, but one local authority has been hit with unexpected costs after the Planning Inspectorate ruled not only that a Gridserve EV hub should have been given the go-ahead, but that Hartlepool Borough Council must pay the chargepoint operator’s legal fees.
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NewsArnold Clark finds synergy with EV charging, coffee, and new-car showrooms
While forecourt operators with EV chargers mull over what customers might buy from the shop while they wait for their batteries to be replenished, car dealer Arnold Clark has decided it might as well tempt drivers into new-car showrooms with free coffee.
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NewsChargepoint cable thieves strike again in series of ‘coordinated’ attacks
Thieves have cut and stolen cables from a number of high-power EV charging stations in the Bradford area as this most modern of crimes continues unabated despite chargepoint operators’ best efforts to stem it.
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NewsEV charging boosts valeting and shop sales for Oasis Services
Jet dealer Oasis Services has seen a significant uplift in valeting and shop sales after installing two bays of electric vehicle charging at its site in Long Riston, near Hull..
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NewsIonity installs 400 ultra-rapid chargers in a year
The race to dominate the UK’s ultra-rapid charging network continues apace, with Ionity, the operator founded by BMW, Ford, Hyundai, Mercedes, and Volkswagen, now operating 700 devices capable of delivering electricity at 350kW.
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NewsAA puts fuel retailers down as it talks EV costs up
Following the RAC’s lead, the AA has become the second breakdown-and-insurance company of late to criticise fuel retailers for not fully passing savings brought about by falling wholesale prices on to consumers.
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NewsBoss of Vauxhall and Peugeot admits “there is no natural demand” for EVs
The European head of Stellantis, the mega-corp owner of Vauxhall, Peugeot, Fiat, Jeep and other notable car makers, has said there is no “natural demand” for electric cars, and that sales only come via government subsidies, or manufacturers “burning cash” by offering discounts.
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NewsConnected Kerb wins council contract for 1,500 chargers as government plug money continues to flow
Just days after Believ won a £21m tender to install chargers on behalf of Suffolk Council, North Northamptonshire Council has announced it has awarded the contract to add 1,500 EV charging sockets across the region to Connected Kerb.
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NewsAllstar analysis shows firms can save over £500,000 by encouraging home and workplace EV charging
In light of increasing energy costs and news that EVs will soon attract a new per-mile tax, fuel-card company Allstar has conducted an analysis showing that firms can save as much as £560,000 a year by encouraging staff to use home and workplace charging.
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NewsDepartment for Transport pleads with drivers to buy electric cars
The government’s Department for Transport has launched a campaign urging motorists to buy an electric car.
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NewsMP joins MFG to open EV charging station
Jermone Mayhew, MP for Broadland and Fakenham, and Shadow Minister for Transport, has opened a new EV charging station at MFG’s Clipbush Lane Morrisons forecourt in Norfolk.
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NewsPenny Petroleum boosts EV offering with Instavolt chargepoint upgrades
Chargepoint operator Instavolt has completed a comprehensive suite of upgrades across Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum’s estate.
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OtherThe ‘death of diesel’ report isn’t really about diesel
When a pro-EV think tank is so bold as to predict the UK’s 10m diesel cars will dwindle to just 250,000 within a decade, it’s worth having a look under the bonnet to see what’s really going on, says Hugo Griffiths.
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NewsUltra-rapid charging reduces EV battery capacities by a quarter
A Canadian study has found that regularly charging electric cars at speeds of 100kW or more leads to a 24% loss of battery capacity over eight years.
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NewsBeliev begins another multi-million council chargepoint project
Believ has installed the first chargepoint in a £21m scheme that will see 6,000 devices rolled out across Suffolk.
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NewsTreasury could slash VAT on public EV charging to match 5% domestic rate
Government officials are said to be considering cutting the VAT rate on electricity dispensed by public EV chargers to 5%, down from the 20% rate currently applied.
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NewsEV think tank claims forecourts will stop selling diesel from 2030
A think tank set up to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles has predicted that forecourts will begin to stop selling diesel within four years.