Tesla’s New York Gigafactory begins ventilator production ‘as soon as humanly...
Tesla’s Gigafactory facility in New York will soon reopen to begin producing ventilators and help overcome the shortage of the life-saving machines in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Elon Musk,...
View ArticleMG supplies 100 EVs to NHS to help during coronavirus crisis
MG Motor UK has announced plans to supply up to 100 fully-electric MG ZS electric vehicles (EVs) to NHS agencies across the UK to help in the battle against the coronavirus. It says the EVs will be...
View ArticleUK Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Association and REA announce merger
The UK Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Association (UK EVSE) and the Renewable Energy Association (REA) have announced a new merger to create ‘a more cohesive voice’ for the electric transport...
View ArticleIreland’s EV sales ‘lagging behind 2030 target’, despite 53% yearly hike
Ireland’s electric vehicles (EV) sales have increased by 53% since January 2019 but the country still may not be able to meet its 2030 target to deploy 950,000 electric cars on the roads. Research from...
View ArticleZero-emission vehicles to benefit from changes to company car tax
As of today, zero-emission vehicles are benefitting from changes to company car tax structures. The modification will exempt electric vehicles (EVs) from the benefit-in-kind tax (BIK), allowing owners...
View ArticlePolish battery production granted a €480m ‘electric’ boost from EU bank
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €480 million (£428m) loan agreement with the LG Chem Wroclaw Energy to boost electric vehicle (EV) battery production. The funds will support the...
View ArticleAlmost half of UK drivers ‘consider EV switch in the wake of Covid-19’
Coronavirus is convincing people to buy electric vehicles (EVs) with 45% of UK drivers claiming they would consider swapping their current car for an EV in the wake of the pandemic. That’s according to...
View ArticleOxford promises to kick off ‘EV revolution’ with energy superhub
Oxford City Council has received the first electric vehicles (EVs) to form part of the “Energy Superhub Oxford” (ESO), a project which aims to decarbonise power, heat and transport across the city. In...
View ArticleEVs and public charging network ‘vital for key workers’ during coronavirus...
Electric vehicles (EVs) and the public charging network that supports them are vital for allowing essential travel and enabling key workers such as doctors, nurses and other important staff to travel...
View ArticleIndian power giant invites candidates to build hydrogen fuel cell-based EVs
NTPC Ltd is inviting global Expression of Interests to develop hydrogen fuel cell-based electric vehicles (EVs) in India. Ten hydrogen-based electric buses and cars will be deployed in Delhi and the...
View Article‘Number of diesel cars on UK streets drops for first time since 1994’
The number of diesel cars in Britain has fallen for the first time in at least 25 years, with 110,000 fewer licensed in 2019 compared to the previous year. That’s according to the latest data published...
View ArticleHS2 station to be ‘first railway station in the world’ to win top...
A railway station, which is going to be built by HS2, will become’the first in the world’ to be awarded the highest ranking by a sustainability rating scheme. The design of the Interchange station in...
View ArticleBEVs see lowest drop as UK car sales suffer ‘steepest decline of recent times’
UK sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) saw a small decline of 9.7% in April’s car sales, compared to the 98.5% and 97.6% fall in sales of petrol and diesel cars respectively recorded, according...
View ArticleEV drivers to trial new charging technologies in Milton Keynes
In a bid to off-load the pressure on power grids, electric vehicle (EV) drivers in Milton Keynes have been invited to trial new charging technologies at their homes. The Domestic Energy Balancing EV...
View ArticleGlobal EV sales expected to grow in 2020, despite the pandemic’s impacts on...
Global electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to grow in 2020, despite the pandemic-hit auto industry. This is according to a recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) that estimates EV...
View ArticleFiat Crysler Automobiles and ENGIE Eps commence work for V2G pilot project
Fiat Crysler Automobiles (FCA) and ENGIE Eps have started working on a joint vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot project in Turin, Italy. The V2G ‘smart’ charging infrastructure will be built in an area inside...
View ArticleFrench drivers get €7,000 incentive to go electric
French President Emmanuel Macron is offering drivers a €7,000 (£6,226) incentive to make their next car an EV. The boost for the electric vehicle sector is part of a wider package of €8 billion (£7bn)...
View ArticleDrivers paid to charge their EVs over bank holiday weekend
During the bank holiday weekend, electric vehicle (EV) drivers were paid to charge their car. This was because electricity prices went negative, allowing drivers who use Octopus Agile’s green...
View ArticleOVO commits to all-electric fleet by 2030
OVO has committed to transitioning its fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030 and installing charging infrastructure at its sites to support EV uptake by its employees. The company has signed up to...
View ArticleSmart EV charging ‘could have helped save £133m in power grid costs during...
Smart electric vehicle (EV) charging and other intelligent energy systems could have saved as much as £133 million in electricity grid costs during the coronavirus lockdown period if they were more...
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