‘One-in-three homes need £15k upgrade to install heat pumps’
One-in-three households could face the need to pay an extra £15,000 to make an electricity supply upgrade to be able to install heat pumps. Power company Western Power Distribution (WPD) made that...
View ArticleJaguar Land Rover EV plans boosted with £500m government loan guarantee
Jaguar Land Rover has secured a £500 million loan guarantee backed by the government’s export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF). The UKEF guaranteed 80% of a new £625 million loan from 12 banks,...
View ArticleEVs accounted for 71.5% of January’s car registrations
Electric vehicle (EV) registrations hit a new high last month, accounting for 71.5% of all car registrations recorded. That’s according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) which...
View ArticleBusinesses offered green travel grants
As more and more businesses are committing to net zero, ‘greener’ transport modes seem to provide a quicker route to that goal. Local businesses in Plymouth will soon be able to apply for a new scheme...
View ArticleNew agreement signed for Europe’s ‘first’ lithium refinery
A new agreement related to the construction of what is claimed will be Europe’s first lithium refinery has been signed between industrial services provider Bilfinger and cleantech company Rock Tech...
View ArticleSleep tight, your EV is keeping the grid awake!
Electric vehicles (EVs) are now being used to power homes. It is just a ‘vehicle to grid’ trial part-funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Office for Zero...
View ArticleSSEN completes £1m power supply upgrade on Isle of Wight
A £1 million project to upgrade and replace part of the Isle of Wight’s electricity infrastructure has been completed by Scottish and Southern Networks (SSEN). The programme of works, which included...
View ArticleHomeowners to spend $16bn on EV charging by 2026
Spend on home electric vehicle (EV) charging will grow exponentially in the following years, exceeding $16 billion (£11.8bn) globally by 2026, up from just $3.4 billion (£2.5bn) last year. That’s...
View ArticleNew $140m US programme for first-of-a-kind critical minerals refinery
The US Government has launched a new $140 million (£103m) programme to develop the country’s first-of-a-kind critical minerals refinery. The Department of Energy (DOE) has released a Request for...
View ArticleIndustry urges government to establish EV charge regulator
The government has been urged today to create an electric vehicle (EV) regulator. That is part of a seven-point plan published by the automotive industry which calls for mandated targets for EV...
View Article‘We’re going Back to the Future!’
The DeLorean has become a cultural icon with its place in the 1980s Back to the Future trilogy – but it seems the Doc’s words might have been right, as not far from four decades on, the car is being...
View ArticleHigh powers help Swansea charge faster than others!
A new ‘high-powered’ electric vehicle (EV) charging hub, which is described as Wales‘ first, has opened today in Swansea. The so-called GRIDSERVE Electric Hub, is located at Moto Swansea and is fitted...
View ArticleCouncil superscharges its net zero journey with £38m
Bath and North East Somerset Council has unveiled a new £38 million investment in measures that will help it hit net zero. The local authority plans to develop a new recycling hub which will be fitted...
View ArticleCouncil ‘sparks fury’ after installing an EV charger close to cemetery
A local authority in Cumbria has reportedly received fierce criticism over its decision to install an electric vehicle (EV) charger close to a cemetery. According to Daily Mail, visitors of Thorncliffe...
View ArticleEV production soared in worst January for car manufacturing since 2009
The production volume of electric vehicles (EVs) jumped a third in January. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) data shows zero-emission battery electric vehicles accounted for one in...
View ArticleTesla offering free EV charging for those fleeing Ukrainian war
Tesla has announced it will offer free electric vehicle (EV) charging to people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Its charging stations near the Ukrainian border will be made free for both Tesla and...
View ArticleFebruary, another bumper month for BEV sales
More than a third of cars that left UK showrooms in February were electrified models. That’s according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) which suggests battery electric vehicles...
View ArticleScotland’s busiest airport takes off with solar, battery and EV project
Scotland‘s busiest airport will be fitted with a new green energy solution in a bid to lower its carbon footprint. That follows a deal signed between Edinburgh Airport and solar developer AMPYR Solar...
View ArticleWhy is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine halting EV production?
The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has seen a hike in energy prices, as sanctions are imposed on Russian oil and gas companies – but electric vehicles (EVs) seem to be the next market to take a hit. Nickel...
View ArticleAustralia grants $22.8m for next-gen hydrogen service station
Funding worth AUD$22.8 million (£12.6m) has been announced to develop, build and operate the “next-generation” of hydrogen service station in Australia. The New Energies Service Station will be built...
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