Wireless chargers for electric taxis in Oslo
Oslo is to become the first city to enable wireless charging technology for electric taxis. Clean energy company Fortum is working with the city of Oslo and US firm Momentum Dynamics to build a...
View ArticleFirst Utility rebranded as Shell Energy and offers 100% green power
More than 700,000 First Utility customers have been moved to the Shell Energy brand and are being supplied with 100% renewable electricity. The rebranding comes a year after Shell bought First Utility,...
View ArticleNikola buys 400 acres of land to build hydrogen truck plant
Nikola Motor Company has bought approximately 400 acres of land in the US, on which it plans to build a manufacturing plant for its hydrogen-electric trucks. The property, situated in Pinal County at...
View ArticleToyota and Suzuki agree to deepen EV collaboration
Toyota and Suzuki have agreed to deepen collaboration in a number of areas, including electric vehicles (EV). The firms say the new deal will make use of the former’s strength in electrification...
View ArticleAmnesty International questions ethics of EV batteries
Amnesty International has called on electric vehicle (EV) companies to produce ‘ethical batteries’ within the next five years. The charity claims many lithium-ion batteries used to power electric cars...
View ArticleSolar-powered car parks with battery storage in new trial
A new pilot to demonstrate a solar-powered car park supported by battery storage for drivers to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) has been launched. The Smart Hubs Demonstrator R&D project is...
View ArticleGRIDSERVE unveils UK-wide network of solar-powered EV chargers
GRIDSERVE has committed to deploying a network of 100 electric vehicle (EV) charging forecourts across the UK. In its bid to make EV charging ‘as easy as using petrol stations’, the hybrid...
View ArticleSEAT to sell six electric and plug-in hybrid models by 2021
SEAT will sell six electric and plug-in hybrid models by 2021. The Volkswagen subsidiary says its first fully electric models will be the ‘Mii’ and ‘el-Born’, with plug-in hybrid versions of the...
View ArticleEVs made up almost 60% of Norway’s new car sales in March
More than half of the passenger cars sold in Norway during March were electric. New statistics released by the Norwegian Road Federation show the market share for electric vehicles (EVs) hit 58.4% for...
View ArticleSupply chain hit by Honda Swindon closure to receive £16m
A £16 million programme is to be launched to help automotive suppliers affected by the planned closure of Honda’s car factory in Swindon. Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark made the announcement...
View ArticleShell to invest $300m to offset carbon emissions
Royal Dutch Shell has committed to invest $300 million (£230m) over the next three years in projects that help offset carbon emissions. It will fund large-scale forest projects in Indonesia, Peru and...
View ArticleIreland plugs €20m into EV charging points
The Irish Government has announced an investment worth €20 million (£17.3m) to fund the rollout of charging points for electric vehicles (EVs). Environment Minister Richard Burton said the high-powered...
View ArticleClean vehicles ‘are needed to protect the environment’
Around 65% of the UK public believe increased adoption of low carbon and entirely clean vehicles is important to protect the environment. That’s the consensus from a 2,000-adult survey conducted by...
View ArticlePorsche and ABB gear up for EV chargers in Japan
Porsche has teamed up with ABB to develop high power chargers for its electric vehicles (EVs) in Japan. The first installation is expected to go live next year for the luxury car manufacturer’s first...
View ArticleMarston’s pub restaurants get 100% clean EV chargers in new deal
Octopus Electric Vehicles, Octopus Energy and Engenie have joined forces to supply 100% renewable electricity to the rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging network being installed at 200 Marston’s pub...
View ArticleFastned opens its first fast-charging station in UK
Fastned has opened its first fast-charging station in the UK. The electric vehicle (EV) charging company, which is building a network of fast-charging stations across Europe, claims the new facility in...
View ArticleSmart meter financing firm Calvin Capital to buy Lowri Beck
Smart meter financing company Calvin Capital has agreed to buy Lowri Beck, which provides meter reading and data collection services. Calvin Capital finances smart meter installations on behalf of...
View ArticleSpain’s Aena lands €86m for energy efficient airports
Spanish firm Aena has been granted €86 million (£74.6m) to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions at its airports in the country. The project is expected to help boost the energy efficiency of...
View ArticleDrax Group steps into EV market with new service offering
The Drax Group has stepped into the electric vehicle (EV) market with a new service to help businesses adopt low carbon transport. The firm, which owns and operates the largest power station in the UK,...
View ArticleExport tariff: Government seeks views on licence conditions for energy suppliers
The government is seeking views on proposed changes to the electricity supply licence conditions under a scheme that would pay households and businesses for surplus power produced by small-scale...
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