All Electric articles – Page 70
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NewsPorsche aims for every second car to be electric by 2025
Porsche says it will have invested €6bn in developing electric vehicles by 2022, and it is aiming for every second car its sells to have an electric drive unit by 2025. The German car manufacturer will release its first electric model, the Taycan sports car, next year, and expects to ...
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NewsOfgem plans for huge increase in electric vehicle charging
Proposals to support millions of new electric vehicles forecast on Britain’s roads in the coming decades, while keeping costs down for their users and all energy consumers, have been tabled by the energy regulator Ofgem. It is consulting on plans which will reduce the cost to consumers of meeting the ...
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NewsSales of electric and hybrid vehicles rising every month
The overall number of pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles registered has risen every month so far this year, with one being registered every nine minutes in the UK, according to Go Ultra Low, the joint government and car industry campaign. The first half of 2018 saw 28,054 registered to ...
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NewsBP buys UK’s largest electric vehicle charging company
BP is set to roll-out rapid chargers to selected sites after it agreed to purchase Chargemaster, the UK’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging company. Chargemaster operates the UK’s largest public network of EV charging points, with more than 6,500 across the country. It also designs, builds, sells and maintains EV ...
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NewsLondon mayor sets up taskforce to boost electric vehicle use
A new taskforce dedicated to boosting the infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) across the capital has been launched by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. A total of 104 rapid charging points have already been introduced, but they have mostly been delivered on land or roads managed by Transport for ...
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Electric charging locations will soon out-number PFSs
The number of electric charging locations will outnumber PFSs within four years, according to Nick Bywater, associate director of Christie & Co. He says that while sales of EVs currently represent only a small percentage of new car registrations, he believes it is the lack of public rapid charging infrastructure ...
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NewsUnion calls for support to transition to electric vehicles
The environment secretary Michael Gove’s plan to phase out the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 risks being a “car crash” for jobs and skills, unless it is part of an industrial strategy that secures a “just transition” to electric vehicles, according to the UK’s largest union Unite. ...
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NewsOxford to trial pop-up on-street electric vehicle charging points
Oxford will be the first city in the world to trial pop-up on-street electric vehicle charging points, according to the local council. The project is going ahead after it was awarded funding of £474,000 from the Government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. Residents across Oxford are being encouraged to nominate their ...
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NewsCertas rolls out electric chargers across company owned sites
Certas Energy has begun installing charge points across its estate of company owned sites following a nationwide lease agreement with electric charging company InstaVolt. “Certas has chosen InstaVolt because of its expertise, the flexibility of the deal and the company’s proven ability to evolve with this rapidly advancing technology,” explained ...
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NewsVolvo Cars aims for 50% fully electric sales by 2025
Volvo Cars has set a target for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its sales by 2025, the company announced at the Beijing Auto Show. This builds on Volvo Cars’ 2017 announcement that all new models released from 2019 will be available as either a mild hybrid, plug-in ...
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NewsElectric charging sites will outnumber forecourts in 4 years, says Christie & Co
The number of electric charging locations will outnumber petrol filling stations within four years, according to Nick Bywater, associate director of Christie & Co, which was exhibiting at this week’s National Convenience Show. He says that while sales of electric vehicles currently represents only a small percent of new car ...
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TV’s Quentin Willson warns against electric
Don’t invest too heavily in electric charging facilities because, in the long term, the market will move towards hydrogen, was the advice given to retailers at this week’s Top 50 Indie dinner by TV presenter and motoring journalist Quentin Willson."Put in a few chargers, but don’t invest heavily because the ...
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NewsDon’t invest heavily in electric charging, Quentin Willson tells Top 50 Indies
Don’t invest too heavily in electric charging because in the long term the market will move towards hydrogen, was the advice given to retailers at this week’s Top 50 Indie dinner by TV presenter and motoring journalist Quentin Willson. “Put in a few chargers, but don’t invest heavily because the ...
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NewsUnion calls for power plan to cope with electric vehicles
GMB, the energy union, has called on Government and the National Grid to develop a proper plan to power the rise in electric vehicles. Justin Bowden, GMB national secretary, said: “With the government committing to ban sales of new petrol and diesel engine cars by 2040, the number of electric ...
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Electric avenues
Many forecourts owners have been looking at the various options for installing electric charging facilities, with many deciding it is too early to commit, but a Bill currently going through Parliament may force their hand.As it currently stands, the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill will give the Transport Secretary powers ...
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NewsDevon forecourt adds rapid charger for electric vehicles
A rapid DC charging station has been installed by InstaVolt at Blights Motors in Bideford, Devon. The decision to install an electric car charger marks another step in the evolution of Blights Motors, which is gearing up for an electric future. The company’s premises in Bideford comprises a petrol forecourt ...
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News£42m funding for research into electric vehicle batteries
The Faraday Institution has announced that it will be providing up to £42m in new government funding to four UK-based consortiums to conduct research aimed at overcoming battery-related obstacles to the uptake of the electric vehicle (EV) revolution. A team of the UK’s leading battery experts from universities across ...
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NewsBP to roll out mobile electric chargers
BP has revealed plans to roll out mobile charger units for electric vehicles at sites in the UK. The initiative follows a deal by BP’s venturing business to invest $5m in FreeWire Technologies, a US-based manufacturer of mobile electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging systems. The oil company plans to roll ...
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MRH partners with IONITY for electric deal
MRH has announced a partnership with IONITY a joint venture formed by leading car manufacturers which develops and implements a High-Power Charging (HPC) network for electric vehicles across Europe. It is the same organisation Shell recently announced it is working with across 10 European countries.IONITY is a joint ...
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NewsMRH partners with IONITY to roll out electric charging
MRH has announced a partnership with IONITY - a joint venture formed by leading car manufacturers which develops and implements a High-Power Charging (HPC) network for electric vehicles across Europe. It is the same organisation Shell recently announced it is working with across 10 European countries. IONITY ...