electric vehicles

Yellow EV car plugged into charger with greenery in the background

March 22, 2024

Oxfordshire awarded £3.6 million grant to triple EV charging network

Oxfordshire gets £3.6 million government grant to triple the number of public chargepoints in the county by the end of 2025.

March 21, 2024

Scotland moves forward with Zero Emission Truck Taskforce

Transport Scotland has established a plan for its Zero Emission Truck Taskforce, which aims to electrify Scotland’s heavy goods vehicle (HGV) fleets.

Public kerbside EV chargepoint in residential street. Image: char.gy.

March 21, 2024

Suffolk gears up for EV growth with £7.3 million infrastructure investment

Suffolk County Council has secured a major investment to boost its kerbside, community and car park EV charging infrastructure.

March 20, 2024

Trial’s success in adding EVs to BM hints at annual savings of almost £100 million

The success of the trial between Octopus Energy and National Grid ESO, which uses electric vehicles (EVs) in the Balancing Mechanism (BM) hints that the integration could reduce system costs by almost £100 million.

March 20, 2024

Scotland’s 2030 climate goals ‘beyond what is credible’, says CCC

"No comprehensive strategy for Scotland" has led the Climate Change Committee (CCC) to no longer believe the country will meet its 2030 climate goals.

March 20, 2024

Lloyds releases UK EV progress report

Lloyds Banking Group has released its Future of Transport report, which detailed the successes and challenges in the UK electric vehicle (EV) landscape.

Image of electric buses at chargepoint in the US.

March 19, 2024

California awards US$3 million grant for innovative V2G electric school bus project

The California Energy Commission has awarded a $3 million grant to a project focusing on implementing V2G technology for electric school buses.

Iona Sayer at Sainsburys Inverkip FOR:EV chargepoint.

March 19, 2024

FOR:EV rolls out retail chargepoints in Scotland

Electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure provider FOR:EV has announced its rollout of 22 chargepoints across four retail sites in Scotland.

March 19, 2024

Addison Lee joins Octopus Electroverse for EV charging

Courier and black taxi provider Addison Lee has joined Octopus Energy's electric vehicle (EV) roaming service, Octopus Electroverse.

March 13, 2024

Volvo Cars, Breathe partner on algorithm-enabled EV charging software

Swedish automaker Volvo Cars has partnered with Breathe Battery Technologies to use its charging software, which reduces charging time, on Volvo’s electric vehicles (EV).