All Electric articles – Page 56
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NewsMFG unveils plans for 60 new EV hubs and £50m investment in charging in 2022
MFG has unveiled plans to open 60 new EV hubs this year as it invests more than £50m in dual-fuel and EV only sites across its network.
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News2022 is the year of electric, claims used car marketplace boss as Tesla tops the rankings
The future has never felt more electric, claims co-founder of used car marketplace, Motorway.co.uk, Alex Buttle, as he reveals that Tesla topped the list of best-selling used electric vehicles (EVs) in 2021.
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NewsEV charging devices in the UK to hit 40,000 this year, predicts Zap-Map
The UK will hit 30,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging devices in the first quarter of 2022, surpassing 40,000 for the whole year, according to a forecast by EV charging app Zap-Map.
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NewsSales of battery electric vehicles surge up in generally weak market for new cars
More new battery electric cars were sold in 2021 than in the previous five years combined, but overall sales of new cars were well down on pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsMer expands its UK electric vehicle charging business with acquisition of Elmtronics
European EV charging company Mer has expanded its UK business with the acquisition of Elmtronics.
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NewsNew electric bus starts trials at testing facility in the UK
A company that is aiming to manufacture affordable electric vehicles across the globe has begun trials of a new bus at a testing facility in the UK.
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NewsShell opens its first UK electric vehicle charging hub at converted service station
Shell has opened its first electric vehicle charging hub in the UK, at Fulham in West London.
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NewsElectric car subscription service Onto appoints Pod Point as home charging partner
Electric car subscription service Onto has appointed electric vehicle (EV) charging provider Pod Point as its new partner for home charging.
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NewsOsprey Charging opens its first high-powered EV charging hub in London
Osprey Charging has opened its first high-powered EV charging hub in London after starting its rollout of 150 hubs across the UK.
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NewsPartner selected for government-funded project to develop ultra-fast EV charging
Battery maker AMTE Power plc has been confirmed as a partner in a new UK government-funded project called Celeritas to develop ultra-fast charging systems for electric vehicles.
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NewsMFG's EV charging network ranks highly while BP pulse slumps to bottom three in latest Zap-Map user survey
Instavolt is the best electric vehicle (EV) charging network - according to the annual survey of public charging network users by EV mapping service Zap-Map - which put new entrant MFG into second place while BP’s pulse network slipped into the bottom three.
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NewsGridserve unveils plans to open 20 electric hubs at motorway sites by mid-2022
Gridserve has announced that it plans to open more than 20 ‘Electric Hubs’ at UK at motorway service stations by the middle of next year, with 50 additional sites to follow in the next phase of development.
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NewsNever mind range anxiety, the problem with EVs is three times more likely to be wheels or tyres, says breakdown operator
Electric car owners are actually three times more likely to break down because of wheel or tyre problems, rather than anything to do with the battery, according to new research from UK breakdown provider LV=Britannia Rescue.
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NewsConfidence in EVs will ‘dampen’ through lack of chargepoints, as SMMT call for action is welcomed
The call for swift action and binding public charger targets by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) following the continued acceleration of electrified vehicle registrations this year, has been welcomed.
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NewsSMMT calls for action on charger targets as battery EV uptake doubles
Swift action and binding public charger targets are needed so that everyone can be part of the electric vehicle revolution, is being called for by Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which has just released the latest vehicles sales data.
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NewsRoadchef works with Gridserve to upgrade its EV charger network
Motorway service area operator Roadchef – in partnership with Gridserve – has significantly upgraded the electric vehicle (EV) charging points at its sites across the country, having seen demand surge by five times the average daily usage over the summer
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NewsNational map planned showing demand for EV kerbside charging
The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) is aiming to publish a national map showing street-by-street demand for electric vehicle kerbside charging by early in 2022.
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NewsDiesels dominate ‘fastest-selling’ used cars; but EVs selling faster than second-hand petrol vehicles
Used electric vehicles (EVs) are currently selling faster than their petrol counterparts for the first time, according to data from Auto Trader’s which specialises in the sale of new and second hand cars.
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NewsEVs have overtaken petrol vehicles as next intended purchase for the first time, claims car buyer tracker
Electric cars have overtaken petrol vehicles as car buyers’ next intended purchase for the first time, claims automotive publisher Autovia, which tracks car-buyers intentions.