All Electric articles – Page 49
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NewsSomerset hand car wash wins approval to be restored to filling station
A hand car-wash operation on the A37 near Shepton Mallet (Whitstone Hill to Fosse Way) is to be replaced with a four-pump forecourt and a 4,500sq ft convenience store following council approval.
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NewsGridserve drives EV charging infrastructure growth with £200m boost from Infracapital
Gridserve, the tech-enabled sustainable energy business and creator of the ’Electric Forecourt’, has secured an initial £200m investment from Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G plc, in support of the company’s drive to decarbonise transport through electric vehicle infrastructure and its mission to deliver sustainable energy on the scale needed to move the needle on climate change.
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NewsNew car registrations in UK fall for the fifth consecutive month
UK new car registrations fell for the fifth consecutive month in July, with a 9.0% reduction to 112,162 units, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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NewsBP to invest up to £50 million in new global battery research and development centre in Britain
BP has unveiled plans to invest up to £50 million (around $60 million) in a new, state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) battery testing centre and analytical laboratory in the UK.
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NewsBP agrees joint venture aiming to develop large-scale hydrogen production in UK
BP has announced it aims to jointly develop hydrogen production hubs in the UK, Spain and Portugal after agreeing a deal with the Spanish energy company Iberdrola.
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NewsBritishVolt receives government funding to support development of gigaplant
Battery technology company Britishvolt has confirmed that it is to receive funding from the UK government through its Automotive Transformation Fund run by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK.
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NewsMer’s EV charging network starts to go live on Zap-Map’s payment service
EV charging network Mer, which is owned by Europe’s largest renewable energy producer Statkraft, is the latest to go live on Zap-Map’s payment service, Zap-Pay.
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ArticleTECH TALK: Extra footfall today, new revenue tomorrow
“EV charging? I’ve got enough on my plate!” Many of the independent operators I talk to struggle to see the benefit of offering EV charging on their forecourts right now.
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NewsBP opens first its ultra-fast-charging for electric trucks at a site in Germany
BP has opened its first ultra-fast-charging facilities aimed at medium and heavy-duty electric trucks at a site in Germany.
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NewsUK motorists spend an extra £1.13bn on fuel over past year due to price rises
UK motorists have forked out an additional £1.13bn during the past 12 months because of the rising cost of petrol and diesel.
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NewsFord trials robot EV charging station to aid disabled drivers
Ford is developing a prototype robot charging station that drivers operate via their smartphone from inside their electric vehicle.
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NewsGridserve installs 12 high-power EV chargers at Moto’s Wetherby services on A1(M)
Twelve new high-power EV chargers have been installed at Moto’s Wetherby services on the A1(M) as the roll-out of its initiative with Gridserve continues.
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NewsCompleo Charging Solutions UK installs 450th charging point at Network Rail car parks
The 450th charging point at Network Rail customer car parks has been installed by Compleo Charging Solutions UK, a provider of turnkey electric Vehicle charging hardware and software solutions.
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NewsGovernment figures show battery electric car sales streaking ahead of diesel for first time
Sales of new battery electric (BEV) cars have overtaken diesel cars for the first time, according to quarterly registration figures released by the Department for Transport.
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NewsNew portal for EV charger connections automatically approves 10,000 in first year
A new smart portal has fast-tracked connection of more than 10,000 electric car chargers to the electricity network in its first year, according to UK Power Networks.
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NewsConsultation announced on banning sales of new non-zero-emission motorbikes and mopeds
The government has marked the first anniversary of its transport decarbonisation plan by unveiling proposals to phase out the sale of new fossil-fuelled motorbikes and mopeds by 2035, or even earlier for some vehicles.
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NewsGridserve launches EV test drive programme at its Electric Forecourts in Braintree and Norwich
Gridserve, the electric vehicle charging specialist, is launching a new EV test drive programme at its Electric Forecourts in Braintree and Norwich.
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NewsAlmost a third of second-hand car sales to be electric by 2030
By 2030 the UK will have a thriving second-hand market for battery electric cars (BEVs), with almost a third (31%) of annual used car sales being BEVs, according to new analysis and modelling by LV=General Insurance (LV=GI).
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NewsEV charging platform Bonnet partners with DPD
EV chargepoint aggregator Bonnet has announced its partnership with parcel delivery company DPD.
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NewsCourier service Speedy Freight starts electric van programme
National same-day courier service Speedy Freight has announced the addition of electric vehicles to its fleet.