All Electric articles – Page 9
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NewsElectric HGVs need better infrastructure, says SMMT
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders is calling on Westminster to speed up grid connections and reduce planning red tape to facilitate the roll-out of electric commercial vehicles.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: The forecourt industry is a great British success story – we can’t let policy destroy it
Something must be done about the electric issue, as the majority don’t want to run EVs, and the forecourt sector faces existential threat from it, argues Forecourt Trader’s Hugo Griffiths.
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NewsChargepoint firm invests £900k in new ultra-rapid hub
A new EV charging hub with six ultra-rapid points is set to be installed at a Greater Manchester retail park following a £892,000 investment by chargepoint network Be.EV.
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NewsEV chargers hit 100,000 milestone amid claims of “declining” petrol station numbers
Source: Getty Images EV charger numbers are, petrol stations down, says Octopus There are now 100,000 public EV chargepoints across 34,200 locations in the UK, growth that is in “stark contrast” to “declining” numbers of petrol stations, according to an energy supplier. Octopus Energy says a new ...
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NewsInstaVolt introduces new tech to combat cable cutting
Following a recent spate of cable thefts across the country, InstaVolt has introduced a new wave of preventative measures to protect its EV charging infrastructure and help ensure continued reliability for EV drivers.
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ArticleCalls for government to support retrofitting diesel vans with electric powertrains
Fleet electrification and retrofit tech firm Bedeo is calling on the government to support the retrofitting of diesel vans with an electric powertrain.
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NewsNational Highways orders more electric Toyota vans
As part of its aim to be net zero by 2030, National Highways is adding 18 Toyota Proace electric medium-duty vans and an additional 40 Toyota bZ4Xs to its vehicle fleet.
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NewsWork starts at UK’s first at-scale EV battery recycling plant
Clean tech firm Altilium has announced that construction has started on the UK’s first at-scale EV battery recycling facility with integrated chemical refining capabilities.
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NewsOver half of councils in the dark on working status of their EV chargers
Despite their investment in EV infrastructure, UK councils are neglecting to monitor whether chargers are working or not.
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NewsSlough Council to install 1,600+ kerbside chargepoints
Slough Borough Council is planning to install at least 1,600 on-street, kerbside charging points between now and 2040.
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NewsControversial Minehead EV charging hub garners 300 comments from locals
More than 300 people have already commented on plans for an EV charging hub with the “additional provision” of petrol/diesel and ancillary retail, coffee shop facilities and valeting in Minehead.
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NewsGridserve adds 7,200kWh batteries to Gatwick EV forecourt
EV chargers are increasingly being combined with large batteries to optimise electricity use, and a new installation at Gridserve’s Gatwick hub has seen two 3.6 megaWatt-hour batteries installed to store energy generated by on-site solar panels.
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NewsJet EV chargers store electricity harnessed during off-peak hours
Jet’s roll-out of its Jet Charge EV offering is bolstered by tech that allows chargepoints to store electricity harnessed when demand and grid prices are low, later using this power to charge vehicles.
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NewsUrban Fox to install EV lamp post charging in Newport
Urban Fox has secured a contract with Newport City Council to install one of the first lamp post EV charging networks in Wales.
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NewsGround broken at Be.EV’s Manchester Charging Oasis
Work has begun on Be.EV’s £4m Manchester Charging Oasis in Failsworth.
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NewsOff-grid EV charging provider EV-OG targets forecourts
A start-up provider of off-grid electric vehicle charging systems is bidding to establish a foothold in the forecourt sector through a partnership with retail consultancy Shopworks.
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NewsThere are now over 1m EVs in the UK, but 96% of cars need petrol or diesel
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have revealed there are now 1.3 million electric cars on UK roads, though behind the headlines 96.3% of our 36.2m cars need to fill up with petrol and diesel.
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NewsEV chargepoint installations rise 29% in Q1
There was a significant increase in the number of electric vehicle chargepoints installed in the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2024, new data has revealed.
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NewsJet charges ahead with ultra-rapid EV offer
Jet is to roll out its own-brand, ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargepoint package, Jet Charge, after a “rigorous” feasibility study among its dealer-owned forecourts.
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NewsHybrids allowed until 2035 as government changes EV mandate again
As a concession to poor sales of electric cars and in the face of US trade tariffs, new hybrids can remain on sale until 2035, a five-year reprieve over their previous ban date.