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NewsSUMMIT: Government predicts 25% of all cars will be electric by 2030, 50% by 2035
EVs may currently only make up 4% of all the cars on the road, but the government is predicting that within just five years that proportion could grow to 25%, and 50% within the decade.
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NewsOperators warned EV chargepoints can take years to install due to lack of grid capacity
Forecourt operators looking to install electric vehicle chargepoints are facing delays of four years or more due to a lack of capacity in the grid, and a shortage of electrical engineers.
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NewsEssex forecourt will deliver a roast dinner to customers' door for £4.50
There may not be such a thing as a free lunch, but an Essex filling station is offering the next best thing, with Raven’s Budgens Abridge on the A113 near Romford selling a roast-dinner bundle complete with chicken, potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, mixed vegetables and stuffing – and all for just £4.50.
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NewsProminent Balham forecourt for sale for £4.6m
A well-positioned forecourt in Balham, south London, is up for sale for £4.6 million. The Sainsbury’s site, situated on Nightingale Lane (B237) between Clapham and Wandsworth Commons, is home to four six-hose pumps, together with a convenience store with just over 4,000 square feet.
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NewsMoto’s charitable foundation celebrates 20 years with more books for schools
Moto Hospitality’s charity arm, the Moto Foundation, is marking its second decade by doubling the number of books available under its Books for Schools programme, which has so far donated over a quarter of a million books to pupils.
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NewsNew entrants to forecourt industry overcome adversity at former disused site
Starting a new business is rarely a straightforward process, but husband-and-wife team Oliver Arnold and Susannah Moffat had to battle through more than most as they sought to reopen a disused forecourt on the outskirts of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
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Industry FeatureDoes BP’s new EV hub herald the future of the forecourt?
As BP officially launches its first EV-only forecourt, we ask if this is the shape of things to come
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NewsBe.EV launches first of 20-strong charging site network for Stockport
Be.EV has launched the first of 20 electric charging sites it plans for Stockport, as part of a £15 million agreement with the local council.
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NewsACS welcomes plans to expand energy ombudsman service
The Association of Convenience Stores is welcoming plans to give more small businesses, including forecourt operators, access to a government energy ombudsman.
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NewsCharnock Richard services open again after powercut caused by storm Dudley
Welcome Break’s Charnock Richard Services on the M6 in Lancashire was left without electricity on 16 February as Storm Dudley hit the North West.
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News‘Asda On The Move’ opens on two more EG sites
Asda has opened its latest ‘Asda On the Move’ convenience stores in two new locations, allowing customers to shop from a larger range of fresh and essential items as they fuel up.
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NewsMan arrested for armed robbery at service station
A man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at the Esso Service Station in Bohemia Road, Hastings.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to build biomethane gas filling station
The John Lewis Partnership is planning to build a dedicated biomethane gas filling station to enable its largest heavy goods vehicles to use a low-carbon alternative to diesel.
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NewsWarning of postcode lottery for EV public charging points
Electric car drivers face a postcode lottery on public charging as the lack of ‘on-street’ infrastructure threatens to pull the plug on the uptake of ultra-low emissions vehicles, according to UK manufacturer of home charge points Andersen. Analysis of Zap-Map data undertaken by Andersen has ranked the best and worst ...
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Yuk! Petrol pumps are more germy than a loo seat
On average, fuel pumps have more than 11,000 times more bacteria on them than a household toilet seat. That’s the shock finding from bus-travel booking website busbud.com, which collected bacteria samples from three forecourts and three charging stations in the US. A previous study conducted by the Kimberly-Clark Corporation ...
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