All Electric articles – Page 74
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George Hammond invests in own electricity
George Hammond is investing £1.5m in a full knock-down rebuild (KDRB) of its Thanet Way Services in Kent that is scheduled to open next month.The redevelopment will include a 30kw solar array that will generate electricity for the site and feed electricity back into the national grid.Director John Ryland said ...
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Funding to encourage electric vehicle fleets
Energy Saving Trust (EST) is looking to boost the take-up of electric vehicles with the announcement it will be offering 100 organisations in England a free analysis of their fleets to see if and how electric vehicles will work for them. The initiative, funded by the Office for Low Emission ...
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Fear of battery failure will curb role of electric vehicles, says former Volvo boss
The former boss of Volvo doesn’t think electric cars will be the future of the automotive industry - because fear is the key. Stefan Jacoby, who was chief executive officer of the Swedish car company until recently, said: "If the battery goes down on their cell phone people feel really ...
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Electric cars charge through Lake District
A Lake District hotel has become one of the first in the UK to hire out electric cars to its guests, as an eco-friendly alternative to enjoying the local area. The Langdale Hotel and Spa recently became the first location in the Lake District National Park to install electric car ...
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Little appetite for electric vehicles, say business drivers
More than six out of ten business drivers would not change their traditionally fuelled vehicle for electric power, according to a new survey by vehicle leasing and fleet management specialist, ALD Automotive. Less than a third (32%) of drivers said that they would consider changing to an electric vehicle. Of ...
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LinkedIn, red tape and electric cars are all under the spotlight by Jac Roper this month
Shop local, save petrol: a mixed bag Petrol prices are right up there in the gods so, theoretically at least, people are using their local shops more. Of course, ’they’ have also been told over and over again by ’them’ that not only can they not afford petrol any ...
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Jac Roper investigates a rubbish service; energy drinks code; and electric cars in Paris
A rubbish service In my other agony aunt column (which runs in tandem with this one, albeit with different content, in Forecourt Trader’s sister paper Convenience Store) I have featured PHS Wastetech on numerous occasions. The company promises a better deal than your current collector but then, oops, remembers ...
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Funding fails to ignite electric sales
Just 215 electric cars were bought under a government scheme to encourage the take-up of green vehicles in its second three months of operation, according to a new report by the RAC Foundation. The figure compares to 465 in the first three months. Under the Plug-In Car Grant scheme, which ...
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Welcome Break launches first ’electric highway’
Welcome Break’s South Mimms services on the Junction of the M1 and M25 has become the first site on the motorway to offer an electric car-charging point for electric vehicles.The ’top-up zone’ at South Mimms is part of Ecotricity’s first installation phase of a national motorway network of electric car-charging ...
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NewsWelcome Break installs first motorway electric car-charging point
Welcome Break’s South Mimms services on the Junction of the M1 and M25 has become the first site on the motorway to offer an electric car-charging point for electric vehicles. The ‘top-up zone’ at South Mimms is part of Ecotricity’s first installation phase of a national motorway network of electric ...
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Grant for electric cars fails to spark interest
Just 215 electric cars were bought under a Government scheme to encourage the take-up of green vehicles in its second three months of operation, according to a new report by the RAC Foundation. The figure compares to 465 in the first three months. Under the Plug-In Car Grant scheme, which ...
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Topaz in consortium to test viability of electric vans for work
A consortium comprising Irish forecourt and convenience operator Topaz, internet specialist eircom and The Ecology Foundation has launched a pilot project to test the viability of electric vans in a working fleet environment. The study will gauge the performance of the electric vans under a variety of criteria including electricity ...
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This month Jac looks at Electricity at Work regs and those dreaded roadworks
Signed and sealed How often do you have your forecourt electricals inspected and tested for the dangerous, explosive and inflammable atmosphere in which they have to work without blowing anybody up? I ask because, interestingly, a lot of retailers think it is still an annual requirement ...
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Electric charge
Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has launched its "safe and efficient" electric vehicle charging systems in the UK.With the UK’s spend on electric vehicles set for £7bn by 2014, according to research by GFK Automatic, the charging infrastructure will play a pivotal role in the future success of electric vehicles ...
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Survey shows grants will encourage motorists to buy electric vehicles
A month since the launch of the Plug-in Car Grants, new research from leading green car guide, TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk has found that 40 per cent of people think that the grants worth up to £5,000 will be enough to persuade them to buy an electric car or other eligible car. The ...
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London set for more electric charging points than forecourts
London is set to become Europe’s electric car capital, with Mayor Boris Johnson hoping to establish more charging points in the city than there are petrol stations. Mayor Johnson intends to have 1,300 charging points operating by 2013, to serve the 100,000 electric cars he hopes will populate the capital’s ...
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Coalition agreement plans national recharging network for electric cars
The government has announced it will mandate a national recharging network for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The move was unveiled as part of the new coalition agreement published today. Among the other policies in the 34-page document were the goverment’s commitment to the introduction of a Grocery Ombudsman, the ...
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Electric dreams
Gallaher is giving Forecourt Trader readers the chance to win a Sony DVD player and an outer of Hamlet cigars. In addition, four runners-up will each win an outer of Hamlet cigars to sell in store.The giveaway is being run to celebrate Gallaher’s latest on-pack trade activity. This will give ...