In this round-up of new from the electric vehicle industry, Gemserv unveils proposals to increase EV uptake and new Fastned rapid charging hubs are to be installed in the North East of England.
Large-scale deployment of EVs is being curbed by a lack government support for charging infrastructure, as well as high production and purchase costs.
The gap between the power sector and the fleet industry “needs to be bridged” if EVs are to be adopted by fleets on a large scale.
Public EV charging must become more user-friendly, the Renewable Energy Association (REA) has warned.
E.On has penned a strategic partnership with vehicle leasing giant ALD Automotive to develop electric mobility, financing and energy services.
Energy tech firm OVO Energy has claimed a world first with the maiden install of a domestic vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charger in a customer’s home.
Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) has been granted a £300,000 reward under the Low Carbon Networks Fund for its My Electric Avenue project.
Centrica has announced a multi-million-pound investment in Israeli EV charging software start-up Driivz.
Consolidation in the electric vehicle charging infrastructure market is inevitable and could result in just “four or five big players” dominating networks, a panel of investors has concluded.