BMW Group has announced that it plans to invest more than £600 million in its Oxford and Swindon MINI factories to develop a “new generation of electric MINIs”.
It’s been a busy few weeks for the electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure sector in the UK, with new partnerships, the rollout of installations and the careful management of rising power prices. Here are three of the key stories from the last week.
Pod Point has become one of BMW Group UK’s preferred partners for its electric vehicles (EVs) under the BMW and MINI brands on a referral basis in a three-year deal.
The electric vehicle transition is picking up pace, as research from Cornwall Insight reveals eight major car manufacturers have initiated joint ventures into EVs.
Octopus Energy and EV charging firm IONITY have announced a partnership which sees the latter’s ultra-rapid charging technology installed in the UK for the first time.
Central planning from government in rolling out high speed electric vehicle charging infrastructure is “absolutely vital” to ensuring the UK is ready for the surge in EV ownership, a group of MPs has been told.