Energy supplier OVO Energy has launched a new smart charging EV plan allowing customers to access charging rates of 10p per kWh – three times cheaper than the UK average of 34p per kWh.
Irish minister for transport Darragh O’Brien has revealed that 53 new high-powered EV charging hubs are set to be installed across the Republic of Ireland by the end of this year.
National Grid has announced that it is deploying new technology on its electricity transmission network that will allow more power to be carried through existing overhead lines.
A “significant level of accounting discrepancies” discovered in the financial record of Ripple Energy has left cooperative members uneasy about their investments.
Low-carbon workflow management firm Jumptech has partnered with software provider Affinity EV to boost the efficiency of connecting EV buyers to chargers and energy packages.
EV infrastructure firms Char.gy and EasyGo have made deals with local authorities in England and Scotland to hasten the rollout of public EV chargepoints across the UK.
There is a hidden but increasingly problematic threat to the usefulness of the UK’s public charging network: EV cable theft. In this blog, we explore the problem and what is being done to tackle it.