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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 ...
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Funding could be on the cards for electric chargers
Forecourt owners could receive government funding to support the introduction of electric chargers under measures introduced in last month’s Budget. "We welcome the Chancellor’s announcement of a new £400m Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund, which is good news for fuel retailers and motorway service areas (MSAs) provided they are included ...
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NewsRusdene Services rolls out electric charging facilities
Top 50 Indie Rusdene Services has installed two public rapid EV chargers at its Lee-on-Solent Service Station in Gosport, Hampshire, as it prepares for the growth in electric vehicles on UK roads. The chargers – the first in the area – were installed by fellow Hampshire company Instavolt, and will ...
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NewsDebag bakery deck and electric convection ovens arrive in the UK
Specialist catering equipment supplier, Euro Catering, has introduced heavy-duty Debag bakery deck and electric convection ovens to the UK to bring bakers the advantages of professional but easy-to-use ovens already adopted for use in Aldi and Lidl’s in-house bakeries across Europe. The company says its exclusive supply agreement is great ...
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NewsSafety issues could restrict electric charging
Small forecourts in particular will struggle to accommodate electric charging facilities because of safety and parking requirements, according to Jamie Thompson, chairman of the technical committee of the Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration (APEA). “The government is very keen to get electric charging points on petrol stations - I ...
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NewsForecourts could get electric charger funding
Forecourt owners could receive government funding to support introduction of electric chargers under measures introduced in this week’s Budget. “We welcome the Chancellors announcement of a new £400m Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund, which is good news for fuel retailers and motorway service areas (MSAs) – provided they are included in ...
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Shell invests in electric
Shell launched an on-forecourt electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging service called Shell Recharge, days after it signed an agreement to buy NewMotion, one of Europe’s largest EV charging providers.The new service is now available at Shell Holloway in London, Shell Whyteleafe in Surrey, and Shell Derby, and will be launched ...
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NewsAA forms partnership to support electric vehicles
The AA has formed a partnership with Chargemaster, the UK’s largest provider of EV charging infrastructure, to help AA members who already own, or who are considering an electric vehicle. Currently 41% of AA members own diesel cars but when asked if their next car will be diesel this drops ...
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NewsElectric Vehicles Bill ’could cost the industry £250m’
Plans to force motorway services and large petrol retailers to install electric charge and hydrogen refueling points under a new Bill being introduced in Parliament, could cost the industry millions, depending on the definition of ‘large’, according to Mark Frostick, senior associate in the Automotive and Roadside team at Rapleys. ...
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NewsMFG signs up to second ’electric’ partnership
MFG has announced a second partnership with an electric vehicle chargepoint installation company – Ecotricity - which will extend the latest technology across its network.It has reached agreement to install 30 new electricity pumps on its forecourts around London.The Ecotricity pumps will be installed on MFG’s Shell, BP and Texaco-branded ...