electric and hybrid vehicles
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Latest news 6 Oct 2023
Number of ultra-rapid charge points increase by almost 70% over a year
New data from Zapmap suggests the number of ultra-rapid charge points in the UK has increased by 68% over the past year.
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Latest news 2 Oct 2023
ZEV mandate: DfT confirms EV sales targets for cars and vans
The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that a zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) mandate, will require more than a fifth (22%) of cars and 10% of vans sold by manufacturers to be electric, will come into force next year.
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Latest news 20 Sep 2023
PM delays ICE new car and van sales ban by five years
The ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and vans from 2030 has been scrapped, the Prime Minister has announced.
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Latest news 18 Sep 2023
Report ranks UK fifth top market for EV readiness
The latest EY EV Country Readiness Index has ranked the UK as the fifth best-prepared market in the world for the electric vehicle transition.
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Latest news 8 Sep 2023
West Midlands home to UK's largest EV charging hub
The UK’s largest public electric vehicle (EV) charging hub has opened on the NEC Campus in the West Midlands.
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Latest news 31 Aug 2023
Location data key to helping local authorities plan charging networks
Location data can help local authorities choose where best to install electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints, says a new Government report.
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Latest news 16 Aug 2023
Council's electric charge points and HQ to be powered by solar panels
Northumberland County Council will save up to £150,000 a year thanks to a new car port covered in solar panels that will power its HQ and on-site electric vehicle (EV) charge points.
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Latest news 16 Aug 2023
Most councils 'yet to install on-street EV charge points’
Vauxhall is launching an initiative to help increase the availability of residential on-street public charge points after research showed the majority of councils do not have plans in place.
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Latest news 28 Jul 2023
Politicians must show 'more leadership' to accelerate the transition to zero emission transport, says Renault Trucks
Political leadership is needed to accelerate the transition to zero emission transport, says Renault Trucks
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Latest news 26 Jul 2023
BT Group launches electric vehicle charge point pilot
BT Group will examine the potential of converting or upgrading its street cabinets to electric vehicle (EV) charging units.
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Latest news 26 Jul 2023
Gridserve secures funding to expand UK EV charging network expansion
Financing worth more than half a billion pounds will allow Gridserve to accelerate the upgrade and expansion of its UK electric vehicle (EV) charging network.
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Latest news 25 Jul 2023
Government 'committed' to ending the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030
The Government says it remains committed to the 2030 car and van fossil fuel phase-out date.
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Latest Insight & policy 24 Jul 2023
Wales: the transport trailblazer
A looming nature and environmental crisis is transforming the Welsh Government’s approach to transport. Huw Morris talks to deputy minister for climate change Lee Waters
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Latest news 20 Jul 2023
Electric refuse truck deal is 'UK's biggest decarbonisation programme of its kind by a local authority'
Westminster City Council and Veolia have announced what they believe is the UK’s largest electric refuse collection fleet.
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Latest news 19 Jul 2023
Tata to build £4bn electric vehicle battery factory in the UK
Tata has confirmed it will build a £4 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in the UK.
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Latest news 17 Jul 2023
Go Ahead Group powering ahead with UK’s largest charging hub for electric buses
Work has started to install one of the biggest bus electric charging hubs in the UK.
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Latest news 17 Jul 2023
Royal Mail takes on 5,000th electric vehicle
Royal Mail has taken delivery of its 5,000 electric vehicle (EV) as it aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2040.
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Latest news 13 Jul 2023
AA finds public EV charging costs have fallen dramatically
The June 2023 AA EV Recharge Report has found the cost of peak and off-peak public charging has fallen dramatically.
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Latest news 12 Jul 2023
EU weight limits for zero-emission trucks to increase
Weight limits for zero-emission trucks will increase under a new EU proposal that aims to help accelerate the uptake of electric and hydrogen trucks.
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Latest news 4 Jul 2023
AA takes on a dozen electric vehicles
Breakdown provider the AA has taken on a dozen electric vehicles (EVs), including three vans that are capable of mobile charging.