All articles by Merril Boulton – Page 24
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NewsStanlow Terminals to invest in UK’s biggest biofuels storage facility
Stanlow Terminals Limited (STL) is to make investments over the next three years to develop the UK’s largest biofuels storage hub located in the North West of England.
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NewsMFG's EV charging network ranks highly while BP pulse slumps to bottom three in latest Zap-Map user survey
Instavolt is the best electric vehicle (EV) charging network - according to the annual survey of public charging network users by EV mapping service Zap-Map - which put new entrant MFG into second place while BP’s pulse network slipped into the bottom three.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Tankerford re-opens Mill Service Station following £1.3m redevelopment
Midlands forecourt Mill Service Station was officially re-launched at a grand opening this week following a £1.3m knockdown rebuild.
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NewsHonley’s Co-op petrol station and food store re-opens following £1.5m of improvements
Honley’s Co-op food store and petrol filling station has re-opened today (Thursday, 9, December) £1.5m programme of investment and improvements, which took more than four months to complete.
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NewsNever mind range anxiety, the problem with EVs is three times more likely to be wheels or tyres, says breakdown operator
Electric car owners are actually three times more likely to break down because of wheel or tyre problems, rather than anything to do with the battery, according to new research from UK breakdown provider LV=Britannia Rescue.
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NewsConfidence in EVs will ‘dampen’ through lack of chargepoints, as SMMT call for action is welcomed
The call for swift action and binding public charger targets by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) following the continued acceleration of electrified vehicle registrations this year, has been welcomed.
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NewsSMMT calls for action on charger targets as battery EV uptake doubles
Swift action and binding public charger targets are needed so that everyone can be part of the electric vehicle revolution, is being called for by Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which has just released the latest vehicles sales data.
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NewsHand car washes are the biggest source of illegal employment of men in the UK, says MP Philip Dunne at CWA reception
Hand car washes are the biggest single source of illegal employment of men in the UK, according to Philip Dunne MP, who co-hosted a Human Trafficking and Slavery Reception at the House of Commons this week in conjunction with the Car Wash Association (CWA).
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NewsDiesels dominate ‘fastest-selling’ used cars; but EVs selling faster than second-hand petrol vehicles
Used electric vehicles (EVs) are currently selling faster than their petrol counterparts for the first time, according to data from Auto Trader’s which specialises in the sale of new and second hand cars.
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NewsEVs have overtaken petrol vehicles as next intended purchase for the first time, claims car buyer tracker
Electric cars have overtaken petrol vehicles as car buyers’ next intended purchase for the first time, claims automotive publisher Autovia, which tracks car-buyers intentions.
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NewsBP plans major green hydrogen project in Teesside
BP today confirmed it is planning a new large-scale green hydrogen production facility in the North East of England that could deliver up to 500Mwe (megawatt electrical input) of hydrogen production by 2030.
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NewsNational Highways to invest £11m in Energy Storage Systems to support rapid EV charging on major roads
National Highways is investing £11m in Energy Storage Systems (ESS) to make life easier for EV drivers on a long journey to find rapid chargers.
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NewsNew building regs will boost EV charger installations by 145,000 a year
New homes and buildings such as supermarkets and workplaces, as well as those undergoing major renovation, will be required to install electric vehicle (EV) charge points from next year, under new legislation announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson today.
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NewsShell set to move Dutch HQ to UK
Royal Dutch Shell has revealed plans to move its headquarters to the UK - from the Netherlands - to simplify the company’s structure and strengthen its competitiveness.
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NewsBP supports UK government’s plan to ‘build back greener’
BP’s CEO Bernard Looney has expressed his support for prime minister Boris Johnson’s plans for a ‘green industrial revolution’, including backing the ban on new petrol and diesel-engined cars and vans.
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NewsEG Group partners with Pizza Hut on eight trial sites
EG Group has announced a new franchising partnership with Pizza Hut and aims to open eight new Pizza Hut trial stores on its forecourts by the end of the year.
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NewsGridserve launches Partner Network to support and accelerate the global shift to net zero carbon transport
Sustainable energy business Gridserve has launched the Gridserve Partner Network to open up the company’s ‘Sun-To-Wheel Ecosystem’ to like-minded partners across the world interested in accelerating net-zero transport initiatives.
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News40% of fleets are not using public EV charging, reveals Paua survey
Forty per cent of electric vehicle (EV) fleets do not use any public charging, according to a survey produced for public charging specialist Paua.
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NewsConnected Kerb reveals £1.9bn plan to install 190,000 on-street EV chargers by 2030
Connected Kerb, the electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure specialist, has today (Monday, November 8) revealed plans to install 190,000 public on-street EV chargers, worth up to £1.9bn, by 2030.