bp invests £4m in UK EV fleet optimisation software provider
Energy giant bp has announced a £4 million investment in a UK-based software company that provides advanced data analytics and simulation tools for fleet optimisation. Dynamon’s software and analysis...
View ArticleEU greenlights France’s €1.5bn aid to support innovative EV batteries
The European Commission has given the green light for France to provide €1.5 billion (£1.3bn) of state aid to support research and development of innovative batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). The...
View ArticleCornish Lithium secures £53.6m led by UK Infrastructure Bank
Cornish Lithium has secured £53.6 million in initial investment from a group of institutional investors, led by the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB). The funding will help the start-up to develop mines in...
View ArticleCall for ‘99% charger reliability guarantee’ in EV Charging
A new Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Charter has been unveiled by FairCharge in partnership with the RAC, aimed at raising standards and improving the experience of charging EVs in the UK. One of the...
View ArticleDelayed ban on diesel and petrol cars ‘incredibly confusing’
The industry has raised concerns about the potential delay in implementing the ban on new petrol and diesel cars. Mike Hawes, the Chief Executive Officer of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and...
View ArticleUK trails Europe in EV boom
The growth of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the UK is trailing behind most European nations. That’s according to analysis conducted for consultancy Cornwall Insight and in collaboration with law...
View ArticleOxford launches council EV charging points
Work has commenced on the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging points at Oxford‘s Seacourt Park and Ride. The project, overseen by the Oxford City Council’s in-house company, ODS, marks the...
View ArticleNet Hero Podcast – Is net zero a global or local ambition?
This week’s podcast is about the global view of net zero, through the prism of a tech company working with graphene. Now we’ve covered graphene many times on the podcast, it’s a form of carbon that...
View ArticleChina has been dominating the electrification space, says expert
We need global collaboration to create an electric vehicle ecosystem. This is what John DeMaio, CEO of Graphex Technologies, told us in this week’s Net Hero Podcast. He said: ‘You see things like the...
View ArticleGEL targets 250k electric car batteries with ‘zero-carbon’ lithium production
Geothermal Engineering Limited (GEL) plans to produce significant quantities of zero-carbon lithium. Recent tests conducted at the United Downs power plant site in Cornwall have revealed substantial...
View Article“Air pollution ties in with social inequalities”
Climate change needs localised solutions. This is what Imogen Martineau, Head of UK portfolio at Clean Air Fund, told us in this week’s Net Hero Podcast. ‘For a long time [climate change] had been a...
View ArticleCOP28: UK unveils new £70m pilot to boost rollout of rapid EV chargers
The UK has pledged to provide £70 million to boost the rollout of ultra-rapid charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) at the COP28 summit in Dubai. Transport Secretary Mark Harper unveiled plans...
View ArticleEU proposes three-year delay on EV and battery trade rules with UK
The European Commission has proposed a three-year extension of the current rules of origin for electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries under the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA). The deal...
View ArticleLandmark £1m on offer for AI innovations across energy, environment
A landmark £1 million prize for pioneering AI innovations across energy, environment and infrastructure has been announced. The Manchester Prize, launching for the first time, will focus on solutions...
View ArticleUK electric cars ‘perform well in cold weather’
The AA has refuted claims suggesting that electric vehicles (EVs) encounter significant challenges during cold weather conditions in the UK. Contrary to recent concerns sparked by reports from drivers...
View ArticleUK public EV charging costs up by 11%
The overall cost of charging an electric vehicle (EV) on the UK’s public network has surged by 11% over the past year, according to new data published by Zapmap. Derived from the Zapmap Price Index,...
View ArticleTata’s £4bn gigafactory unveiled
Indian conglomerate Tata has confirmed Bridgwater in Somerset as the site for its new £4 billion battery factory, operated by its battery business Agratas. The Gravity Smart Campus location off the M5...
View ArticleEVs drive UK new car market to 20-year high
The UK’s automotive sector saw notable growth in February with a 14.0% increase in new car registrations, reaching 84,886 units, the highest since 2004, according to data from the Society of Motor...
View ArticleNet Hero Podcast – Energy Saving the easiest shortcut to net zero?
Is net zero here already? Well not quite but according Stew Horne, Head of Policy at the Energy Saving Trust and the guest on this week’s podcast, we are missing a massive trick. If businesses and...
View ArticleWhat’s motivating UK organisations to invest in EV charging?
Specifically, they wanted to know what’s driving organisations to introduce and expand EV charging facilities across their sites. Drax asked respondents who said they were likely to install further...
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