electric and hybrid vehicles

EV car subscription company wins £68k Government investment

Elmo, the UK-based electric car subscription company, has won £68,000 in funding from Innovate UK to help grow its platform.

Tesco commits to fully electric deliveries by 2028

Tesco has committed switching its delivery fleet to fully electric by 2028 as part of a commitment to reach ‘net zero’ by 2035.

Local government and commercial fleet collaboration key for EV success

Local governments and transport authorities should work more closely with commercial fleets to make a success of EV infrastructure, according to a new report.

Diode secures £146k Innovate UK grant funding

Diode, the EV suitability and infrastructure procurement start-up, has secured £146,000 in grant funding from Innovate UK to boost its development.

UK public EV charger network grows by 18%

The number of public electric vehicle charging points in the UK increased by 18% in 2020, according to the latest data from the Department for Transport (DfT).

SMMT warns of EV price hike due to no deal Brexit

UK sales of electric vehicles could be hampered due to price rises brought on by a no deal Brexit, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Mitie meets EV fleet target three months early

Mitie has reached its goal of converting 20% of its car and van fleet to electric three months ahead of schedule.

UK demand for EVs up 184.3% during difficult September

Strong demand for electric and plug-in vehicles couldn't stop a poor result for the UK's new car industry in what is usually the second busiest month of the year.

Record plug-in vehicle demand props up EU car market in August

Plug-in car volumes increased by 121% in August, representing more than one in five of the total market, according to the latest figures from JATO Dynamics.

More UK fleets call for 2030 petrol diesel ban

Tesco, Dixons Carphone, E.On, Heathrow, Lime and SSE have joined the calls for Government to bring forward the new petrol and diesel vehicle ban to 2030.

UK plug-in vehicle demand stays strong, despite challenges of Covid-19

UK demand for plug-in vehicles has remained strong in July as pent up demand saw the new car market return to growth despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Birmingham to roll out EV rapid charging network

Birmingham City Council will start its roll out of an initial network of 394 fast and rapid electric vehicle chargers this month.

Opinion 29 Jul 2020

Electric bus design standardisation: Finding the right balance in the design standardisation debate

Roger Brereton, head of sales at Pailton Engineering, weighs in on the debate for greater electric bus design standardisation.

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Electric vehicle sales set to reach 31.1 million globally by 2030

One in three new cars sold globally are expected to be electric by 2030 as global sales volumes are predicted to break 31.1 million units by 2030.

Octopus Energy joins LEVC real-world electric van trial

Octopus Energy has joined LEVC’s real-world testing phase for its VN5 electric van.

French town switches to all electric vehicles with Renault Zoe

The town of Appy in France has switched to all electric vehicles after Renault has provided its Zoe to all residents free of charge as part of a three year trial.

German competition regulator launches electric vehicle charging industry investigation

The Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s market competition regulator, has launched a sector inquiry into public electric vehicle charging infrastructure following complaints on prices and reliability.

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Company car and van sales key to help accelerate EV adoption

Businesses switching to electric vehicles has been highlighted as the key to unlocking the electric vehicle revolution, according to a new report.

Vehicle-to-grid trial shows the EV street of the future may be here sooner than we think

Applications to join the Electric Nation vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trial suggests that ‘clustering’ of electric vehicles (EVs) may be more common than people expect.

Transport and Environment study says high-mileage EVs ‘cheaper to run’ than diesels

Transport and Environment (T&E), the clean transport campaigners, has said electric vehicles are more cost effective even over higher mileage than diesel equivalents.