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NewsGovernment earmarks £1bn of taxpayer cash for electric trucks and vans
The Department for Transport is continuing its push for electric goods vehicles by funnelling £1bn of central funds into discounts of up to £81,000 for eHGVs, while subsidising the installation of chargepoints at vehicle depots.
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NewsNew EV charging hub opens at Roadchef’s Folkestone Services
Gridserve has opened a new EV charging hub at Roadchef’s Folkestone Services on the M20, with 12 ultra-rapid bays capable of delivering electricity at up to 360kW.
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NewsNew 16-bay ultra-rapid EV hub opens in Chesterfield
A retail park in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, is now home to a 16-bay ultra-rapid EV charging hub, with the new facility part of a £25m project between Raw Charging and commercial property firm Landsec.
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NewsPhillips 66 and Calor celebrate 40 years of subterranean LPG storage
Phillips 66, owner of Jet, together with gas firm Calor, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the opening of an LPG storage facility, which has the unusual feature of being set 200m beneath the earth in underground caves.
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NewsChancellor to introduce new “anti-profiteering” powers as criticism of fuel retailers continues
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced she is to introduce a new “anti-profiteering framework” via the Competition and Markets Authority to crack down on “price gouging”.
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NewsAA says cheap used EVs are a good thing, but warns rapid depreciation ‘presents a challenge’
Breakdown and insurance firm the AA says falling secondhand prices for EVs have led to an improved landscape for the transition to electric cars – though the firm also says the “rapid depreciation” EVs are subject to is hampering things.
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NewsSuffolk main-road forecourt set to get standalone HGV refuelling station
A filling station on the A14 trunk road between Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds is set to be upgraded with a standalone HGV refuelling facility.
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NewsGovernment should impose profit cap on fuel retailers, Iceland boss says
The executive chairman of supermarket chain Iceland has asked the government to impose a cap on forecourt operators’ profits to stop retailers “exploiting the crisis at the expense of consumers”.
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NewsFuel Finder contract could be stripped from VE3 as government frustration over glitches grows
The £2m government contract to run the Fuel Finder price-reporting scheme could be stripped from VE3 Global as issues with the system persist months after it was introduced.
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NewsPublic EV charging could become cheaper after VAT ruling
On-the-road EV charging could soon become significantly cheaper after a tax tribunal ruled commercial electricity at public points should not attract the 20% VAT rate it currently does, but the 5% rate levied on domestic power.
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NewsBP commits to Retail Trust charity for five years
BP has announced it is the first retailer to sign up to Retail Trust for five years, a move that will make the charity’s counselling, financial aid and virtual GP services available to employees working for the oil major.
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NewsFastned wins planning bid for new 12-bay EV hub
Chargepoint operator Fastned has been given the go ahead to construct a new 12-bay EV charging hub in Kilmarnock, 20 miles south-west of Glasgow.
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NewsMFG wins planning bid to triple size of forecourt shop
Proposals from MFG to significantly expand the shop at a Morrisons forecourt in Norfolk have been given the go-ahead by the local authority.
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NewsRoadchef partners with Pret A Manger
Motorway services firm Roadchef has announced a partnership with Pret A Manger that will see new Prets installed at a trio of Roadchef sites.
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NewsInternational Energy Agency recommends reduced speed limits and home working to cut oil use
The International Energy Agency has published a list of 10 recommendations governments could implement to reduce oil use, with working from home, reduced air travel and cuts to speed limits among its suggestions.
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NewsEG on The Move loses planning bid for Glasgow Airport forecourt
Proposals from EG On The Move to build a new filling station complete with seven EV charging bays and a drive-through restaurant a stone’s throw from Glasgow Airport have been refused by the local authority.
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NewsHand car wash firms fined £2.7m for employing illegal workers
A number of car wash businesses – including one operating from an MFG forecourt – have been fined £2.73m for employing staff with no right to work in the UK.
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NewsRaw Charging to roll out 1,000 new chargers in massive £25m project
Raw Charging, which specialises in ‘destination’ chargers at retail and leisure locations, has announced a partnership with commercial property firm Landsec that will see it install over 1,000 new charging bays at locations including Bluewater shopping centre.
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NewsACS launches awareness campaign as generational tobacco ban draws near
With just months until the start of the generational tobacco and ban – which will preclude anyone born on or after January 1, 2009 from ever being able to buy tobacco products – the Association of Convenience Stores has launched an awareness raising campaign.
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NewsDeveloper looks to turn car sales forecourt back into petrol station
A forecourt in Plumley, Cheshire, that is currently trading as a used-car dealership could see its status as a filling station reinstated if the local authority grants a developer permission to go ahead with the project.