The latest edition of The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) annual Sustainability Report urges continued collaboration between the government and the automotive industry to boost EV uptake across the UK.
The UK Office for Zero Emissions Vehicles (OZEV) has announced £63 million of government spending allocated to EV infrastructure, as an announcement due later this week is rumoured to confirm EV subsidies.
Australian mining giant BHP has partnered with BYD Group to explore battery electrification in its vehicles and deploy the ‘flash-charging’ electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure.
The European Commission has announced that it has awarded a total of €852 million (£736 million) to projects aimed at growing the EU’s EV battery manufacturing industry.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has made available a total of $7 million (£5.17 million) in funding for projects working to advance EV charging tech across New York State.
A coalition of companies in the UK automotive sector has penned an open letter urging the UK government to do more to support the secondhand market for battery electric vehicles (BEVs).
Oil and gas giant bp has agreed to sell its Dutch petrol stations and bp pulse businesses in the Netherlands to Catom, a national fuel distribution and trading company.