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NewsRAC introduces mobile chargers for stranded electric vehicles
The RAC has responded to the expected rise in electric vehicles (EVs) by introducing a mobile EV charger capable of giving stranded out-of-charge cars a power boost from one of its standard roadside rescue vans. The first six Ford Transit patrol vans equipped with the mobile EV-charger will take to ...
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NewsAlfa Power introduces DC wallbox electric charger
Alfa Power says it is the first CPO (Charge Point Operator) to adapt and introduce DC wallbox technology to the public market. The DC technology enables many cars to charge at a rate of 25kW, much higher than can be achieved using AC chargers. Alfa Power also claims the equipment ...
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NewsShell network to offer discounts to electricity customers
Shell’s network of service stations is to offer discounts to customers of its electricity provider First Utility, which it has rebranded as Shell Energy. The brand change comes a year after Shell acquired First Utility, one of the largest challenger energy suppliers in Great Britain. Shell Energy customers will receive ...
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NewsFord accelerates plans for electric car production
Ford is expanding production of all-electric vehicles after deciding that rapid growth in the market means it needs to accelerate its plans. It is investing about $900m (£682m) in new production capacity at a plant in Michigan, creating about 900 jobs. Head of global operations Joe Hinrichs said it had ...
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NewsChargePoint Services to provide electric charging in Surrey borough
ChargePoint Services and Waverley Borough Council have announced plans to provide electric vehicle charging for drivers across the borough. The GeniePoint Network will be extended to include 50kW+ GeniePoint rapid chargers in Farnham, Haslemere, Godalming and Cranleigh – all high traffic areas. The GeniePoints will be situated in Waverley Borough ...
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NewsReport claims electric cars are cheapest to run
Electric cars are already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel alternatives in the UK, according to The Guardian. It reported on a study by the International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT), which examined the purchase, fuel and tax costs of the VW golf, in its battery electric, ...
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NewsVolkswagen to produce chargers for electric vehicles
Volkswagen Group has announced it will start series production of its flexible fast charging station from 2020 onwards. The station, based on the principle of a powerbank, can charge up to four vehicles at the same time and also be used for the interim storage of eco-power. The station is ...
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NewsElectric vehicle scoops Car of the Year award
The Kia e-Niro has been named the What Car? Car of the Year 2019, becoming the first electric car to win the award. Kia UK boss Paul Philpott commented: “This marks an important milestone in the awards as we approach the tipping point where every motorist will be seriously considering ...
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NewsElectric and hybrid cars achieve most successful year
The Government’s Go Ultra Low campaign has released a report highlighting the record sales figures for electric cars in the UK. The total number of new 100% electric and plug-in hybrid cars registered last year was 59,911, making it the most successful year for electric cars to date, and up ...
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NewsJaguar Land Rover invests for electric future
Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest vehicle manufacturer, has revealed plans to increase its investment in electric vehicles while shedding around 4,500 people in its global workforce. It announced that, from later this year, next-generation Electric Drive Units (EDU) will be produced at the company’s Engine Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton. ...
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NewsRetail estate owner installs rapid electric vehicle chargers
One of the UK’s largest owner/managers of convenience and community-focused shopping centres is installing rapid electric vehicle chargers at its sites. NewRiver REIT has an eight million sq ft portfolio of retail and leisure assets across the UK, and is working with electric car charging firm InstaVolt, to install and ...
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NewsAlfa Power electric charger for Leeds forecourt
Alfa Power installed of one of its fastest public rapid-charge points last week, at Shell-branded Victoria Service Station, Morley, Leeds, owned by Dilawer Patel.The company says the installation of the 50kW rapid charger in an area that suffers from high pollution levels is a positive step for the local environment. ...
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NewsGovernment pulls plug early on electric vehicle grants
The Government has pulled the plug on grants for electric vehicles early after the cash it allocated for the scheme ran out due to a rush of registrations. Changes to the Plug-in Car Grant (PICG) mean that the grant rate for Category 1 (pure electric) vehicles have been cut from ...
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NewsBP to roll-out electric chargers widely over next 12 months
BP customers in the UK can expect to access BP Chargemaster chargers rolling out at scale on forecourts over the next 12 months, on both company owned and dealer channels. David Newton, chief operating officer at BP Chargemaster, told delegates at this week’s Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day that the ...
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NewsPorsche drops diesel and invests in developing electric technology
Porsche has abandoned production of diesel engines and will increase its focus on hybrid and electric vehicle. The company said that demand for diesel models was dropping. In 2017, the diesel share of worldwide Porsches was 12%, and it has not had a diesel in its portfolio since February of ...
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NewsBP to reveal Chargemaster plans at Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day
BP will reveal its view of the UK’s electric vehicle charging landscape and its plans for the dealer network at next week’s Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day, which takes place at Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby. Following BP’s recent acquisition of Chargemaster – the UK’s largest public network of EV ...
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NewsGofuels installs electric vehicle chargers at two sites
North-eastern forecourt retailer Gofuels is working with electric vehicle charging firm InstaVolt to give customers access to pay-as-you-go, contactless charging. InstaVolt has commissioned a rapid charger at Gofuels’ site in Horwich, Greater Manchester, and is currently installing another two at its site in Worsley, also in Greater Manchester. The 50kWh ...
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Drivers will wait nine years before buying electric cars
Drivers in the UK say that, on average, they will wait nine years to buy an electric car, according to research by Auto Trader.Drivers said that they’ll wait nine years before they will buy an electric or hybrid vehicle, with lack of charging infrastructure and upfront expense cited as the ...
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NewsLondon trials announced for new electric van
A maker of electric taxis, LEVC (London EV Company), has announced that it is due to start trials with potential customers of its new electric van in London in the second half of 2019. The business is currently in discussion with a number of major public-sector fleets about joining the ...
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NewsNew electric battery to power Aston Martin Rapide E
A new company to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles has been set up by Unipart Manufacturing Group and Williams Advanced Engineering, an offshoot of the Formula 1 racing team. The joint venture is called Hyperbat and its new factory in Coventry is set to begin production in early 2019. The ...