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Promotional FeatureElevating health & safety, auditing, and compliance in forecourt retailing
Petrol forecourts are becoming dynamic hubs due to the rise of EVs, requiring robust health & safety and compliance practices. Cegid Retail Store Excellence helps by streamlining audits and real-time reporting, as well as enhancing the customer experience, ensuring compliance and resilience.
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NewsBP Pulse introduces first EV charging hub at M&S store
BP Pulse has opened its first charging hub at an M&S store. The installation, at Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, follows an agreement in 2022 to roll out the equipment across the retailer’s UK outlets, and BP Pulse says further hubs will be launched soon.
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NewsIpswich Council to stop offering free EV charging
Ipswich Council has said it can no longer afford to offer free EV charging at its car parks and will therefore start charging EV drivers from January 2025.
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NewsRob Exelby buys equipment in Shell Recharge proof of concept trial
Clean fuel trailblazer Rob Exelby plans to introduce EV charging by the end of September in a trial with Shell in which he is spending £450,000 in purchasing chargepoints and connecting to them to the grid, to get a bigger cut of the income himself.
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NewsTotalEnergies and SSE create EV charging company Source
TotalEnergies and SSE have signed a binding agreement to create a joint venture to establish a new major player in EV charging infrastructure in the UK and Ireland, under the brand ‘Source’.
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NewsPRA lays down its wish list to new government
The Petrol Retailers Association is urging the new government to keep fuel duty low and come up with a “clear plan” to achieve net zero targets. It also calling for the issue of illegal car washes to be “addressed urgently” with the implementation of a national licensing scheme.
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NewsScotland’s most powerful EV charging hub goes live in Dundee
The most powerful electric vehicle (EV) charging hub in Scotland, installed by SSE, was opened this week by Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop.
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NewsShell gets planning permission for EV chargepoints at Haydock Island
Shell has been granted planning permission to add three EV charging stations to serve five bays at its Haydock Island Petrol Station in Lancashire.
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NewsPlugable unlocks access to private EV chargers
Plugable, the community-driven technology platform that unlocks access to the UK’s vast network of private EV chargers, is launching its EV charger sharing pilot in the North West.
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NewsInstaVolt leases its 2,000th UK charger
InstaVolt says it is the first chargepoint provider in the UK to reach 2,000 contracted rapid and ultra-rapid chargers.
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NewsPlanning sought for Crawley electric vehicle ‘super charging hub’
Real estate investor and developer Sixpenny Group plans to create an electric vehicle ’super charging hub’ at the Manor Royal business park in Crawley, West Sussex.
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NewsAmpere announces cost-cutting battery strategy for Renault Group
Ampere, the EV and software company formed by Renault, has announced an ambitious battery plan which will integrate LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) technology alongside the NCM (Nickel Cobalt Manganese) batteries currently used by Renault Group.
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NewsNew car market hits ‘million motors’ milestone at half-year point
The UK new car market has hit the half-year million motors mark for the first time in five years, after new car registrations rose in June by a modest 1.1% to reach 179,263 units, according to new figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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NewsRoadchef powers up Bothwell Services with ‘ultra-fast’ EV charging hub
Roadchef in partnership with Gridserve unveils six new 350kW chargers on the M74
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NewsNew Gridserve app gives 20% off charging all summer
Gridserve has launched a new app aimed at bringing added benefits and features to regular and new customers.
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NewsMFG looks to redevelop Troon site
Carney Sweeney, on behalf of MFG, has lodged a planning application to triple the size of the Morrisons shop and add EV charging to its site in Troon.
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NewsBuyer’s remorse hits 30% of global EV drivers
Nearly 30% of drivers globally are likely to switch back to ICE vehicles, mostly due to difficulties with charging.
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NewsShift 2.0 tests how dynamic prices influence smart charging
A UK-first EV trial by UK Power Networks, Octopus Energy and ev.energy is said to be proving that consumers hold the key to balancing energy supply and demand across the country.
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NewsBe.Ev gets £55m boost
EV charging network Be.EV has announced a debt raise of £55m from NatWest and the German KfW IPEX-Bank.
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NewsScottishPower partners with pub chain for 300 new EV chargepoints
A new partnership will see ScottishPower install over 300 new public EV chargers in St Austell Brewery pub car parks across the South West of England.