Rock Tech Lithium plans €470m plant in drive for EV batteries
Rock Tech Lithium has announced plans to build a production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide with a planned investment of €470 million (£399m). The facility in Brandenburg, Germany, is...
View ArticleIs COP26 running short of EV chargers?
As all eyes turn to Glasgow and COP26 that will officially begin later this week, world leaders and delegates of the climate conference might find themselves struggling to charge their electric...
View ArticleCOP26: School pupils plug in electric double decker bus
Primary pupils helped to plug in an electric double decker bus just a few hours before COP26 kicks off in Glasgow. The vehicle has been used by SSE and its partners on a tour of the UK, highlighting...
View ArticlePlug-in vehicle registrations keep soaring in worst October for car industry...
Registrations of plug-in vehicles, including battery electric vehicles (BEVs), continued to increase last month, the worst October the car industry has experienced in the last 30 years. That’s...
View ArticleScotland to receive £18m boost to achieve net zero
Glasgow is at the heart of the climate conversation this week, with the hosting of COP26, but the UK government is now looking to accelerate sustainable growth across the country. More than 50 projects...
View ArticleCOP26 Live: Envision Virgin Racing Formula E speeds up race to net zero
The transport sector is responsible for nearly 30% of the environmental problem that we are dealing with today. That’s the suggestion from Sylvain Filippi, Managing Director and Chief Technology...
View ArticleOfgem: Young energy customers more likely to install low carbon tech at home
Energy consumers aged 16-24 are more likely than their older counterparts to have low carbon and smart technologies in their home. That’s according to Ofgem‘s latest consumer survey which suggests 42%...
View ArticleOctopus Energy to help Manchester hit net zero
Greater Manchester has announced a new partnership with Octopus Energy to help it become carbon-neutral by 2038. The announcement came on the same day as the COP26 climate summit talks about the ways...
View ArticleTesla’s Elon Musk sells 10% of his share after Twitter poll
Tesla boss Elon Musk has sold £3.7 billion of shares in the company. That follows a Twitter poll he ran asking people if he should sell 10% of his holding in the electric vehicle manufacturer. He said:...
View ArticleGood Energy to sell its entire energy generation portfolio
Good Energy has today unveiled plans to sell its 47.5MW renewable asset portfolio. The company said the move is part of a ‘strategic shift’ to energy and mobility services, driven by further investment...
View ArticleMitsubishi and OVO’s platform to boost EV smart charging in Japan
OVO’s energy platform Kaluza and Mitsubishi Corporation have today announced a new solution designed to benefit car manufacturers and energy firms in Japan. Kaluza’s technology optimises connected EVs...
View ArticlePeugeot turns to TikTok to dispel EV myths
Peugeot has turned to the highly popular social media platform TikTok to dispel myths surround electric vehicles (EVs). To battle the common opinion of EVs having a poor range, it has produced videos...
View ArticleOctopus secures EV boost after multi-million pound deal with NatWest
Energy supplier Octopus has struck a multi-million pound deal with NatWest to boost its electric vehicle (EV) business. The company has reportedly secured financial support to buy £500 million of EVs –...
View ArticleNissan to invest £13bn into electric cars by 2026
Nissan plans to put electrification at the heart of its business, investing ¥2 trillion (£13.2bn) into electric vehicles (EVs) by 2026. The announcement is part of its 2030 Ambition, through which it...
View ArticleFord aims to be second largest EV maker worldwide in two years
Ford is looking to become the world’s second largest electric vehicle (EV) maker within the next two years – reaching a yearly production level of 600,000. That’s according to a statement made by the...
View ArticleScottishPower and AA join forces beyond EV ‘range anxiety’
Energy supplier ScottishPower and the motoring association AA have announced a new partnership to calm worries that most electric vehicle (EV) drivers have about range anxiety. The partnership will see...
View Articlebp buys US EV fleet charging firm
bp has acquired the US electric vehicle (EV) fleet charging company AMPLY Power. bp aims to increase its global EV charging point network from around 11,000 today to more than 70,000 by 2030. It also...
View ArticleGatwick Airport flies high with ‘world’s first’ electric forecourt
A new electric forecourt is coming to Gatwick Airport from April next year. The electric vehicle (EV) charging station is believed to be the first of this type in the world to be hosted at an...
View Article‘Nearly 77k ULEZ non-compliant cars were driven every day in London’
Almost 77,000 old, polluting vehicles were driven per day inside the extended Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London in its first month. The zone was extended but not including the North and South...
View ArticlePoorest countries ‘lag behind in clean energy investment’
Developing countries are lagging behind in clean energy investments compared to the money spent on wealthier countries. The latest study by BloombergNEF (BNEF) found that investors poured $67 billion...
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