Sicona raises $3.7m to scale battery materials technology globally
Sicona Battery Technologies has raised AUD$3.7 million (£1.9m) in its pre-series A funding round to scale its battery materials technology globally. The company is developing next-generation battery...
View ArticleLambeth launches project to tackle EV inequality
Lambeth Council has teamed up with the infrastructure provider Connected Kerb to tackle electric vehicle (EV) charging inequality in the borough. Partners will deploy 22 on-street EV chargers across 11...
View ArticleOfgem sets out its priorities for EV revolution
Ofgem has launched its strategy to bring the electric vehicle (EV) revolution closer to consumers and bring down the associated cost of the energy system. The priorities set out by the UK energy market...
View ArticleWorld EV Day: Government launches app to encourage switch to cleaner vehicles
A new free app, backed by the UK Government, to encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) has been launched on World EV Day. The ‘EV8 Switch’ app, supported with £2.7 million of UK Space...
View ArticleYou’ve got a charged parcel!
The delivery service provider DHL Express has added 50 new electric vans to its UK fleet. The company said it will introduce 50 more EVs before the end of the year and a further 220 before the end of...
View ArticleBMW Group to drive down vehicle emissions by 40%
BMW Group has pledged to cut emissions per vehicle by at least 40% by 2030. The manufacturer has unveiled plans to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of its vehicles’ lifecycle. The firm will increase...
View ArticleCentrica to recruit and train 3,500 apprentices in green skills jobs boost
Centrica has made a commitment to recruit and train around 3,500 apprentices over the next 10 years to support the UK economy in providing the green skills required to deliver the net zero goal. The...
View ArticleEV chargers to be ‘preset not to work on peak hours to help the grid’
Electric vehicle (EV) charging points at British homes and offices will be preset to switch off for nine hours every day to prevent grid congestion that could lead to blackouts. According to The...
View ArticleSUV drivers ‘could save nearly 9m tonnes of CO2 a year by switching to EVs’
Britain’s SUV drivers could save 8.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, the equivalent of 5.2 million return flights from London to New York, if they switched to electric vehicles (EVs). That’s...
View ArticleBritain’s EV rapid charging infrastructure secures £75m
Electric vehicle (EV) charging services provider Osprey Charging will invest £75 million in building more than 150 rapid EV charging hubs across the UK over the next four years. Each hub will...
View ArticleGovernment to consult on recycling EV batteries
The government plans to launch a consultation on recycling batteries of electric vehicles (EVs) in the coming months, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC). The...
View ArticleCould there be 200 cars queuing for one charger?
New research forecasts there will be almost 200 electric vehicles (EVs) to every rapid charger by 2030. The worrying finding comes from a new analysis by GoCompare, which suggests the UK’s EV charging...
View ArticleEV sales soared by 186% during pandemic
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK jumped 186% during the Covid-19 pandemic. New research by the international accountancy network UHY suggests the UK’s growth in the segment last year was six...
View ArticleOnline searches for EVs skyrocket by 1,300% as pumps run dry
Online searches for electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK exploded by 1,600% on the 24th September as Britain faces an escalating fuel crisis. New research by Carguide.co.uk finds that online interest in...
View ArticleWhere is the best area in the UK to own an EV?
More people are taking up electric vehicles (EVs) as the government’s deadline for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 looms – but where are the best places in the country to own one?...
View ArticleGE and General Motors team up to develop rare metals supply chain
GE Renewable Energy and General Motors (GM) have teamed up to evaluate opportunities to improve supplies of heavy and light rare earth materials and magnets to support the growth of electric vehicles...
View ArticleUK and India agree to collaborate on clean energy ahead of COP26
Energy ministers from the UK and India met ahead of the COP26 climate summit to discuss strengthened collaboration on clean energy. UK Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng and India’s Minister...
View ArticleGogoro launches battery swapping system in China
Technology company Gogoro has launched its battery swapping system in China, the largest two-wheel vehicle market in the world. It is partnering with Chinese firms Yadea and Dachangjiang (DCJ) to...
View ArticleItalvolt and ABB strike agreement for gigafactory in Italy
Battery start-up Italvolt Spa has struck a partnership agreement with ABB for the development of a new gigafactory in Italy. ABB will provide Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) at the Italian...
View ArticleEdinburgh starts rollout of on-street EV charging points
Work to install the first of 132 on-street charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) has started in Edinburgh. The project includes six new rapid charging bays and 30 slow charging bays at Ingliston...
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