Stagecoach announces 170 new EV buses to be introduced in Stockport
Stagecoach announced plans on April 6 to invest £37.2 million in a new fleet of 170 electric buses for Stockport. It is the company’s largest ever electric bus order.
GRIDSERVE opens two Electric Super Hubs to EV drivers in the North East
Sustainable energy business GRIDSERVE and motorway services Moto have confirmed the opening of two new Electric Super Hubs to EV drivers in the North East.
Slow introduction of V2G technologies could cost EV drivers up to £6.5 billion on energy bills, says ECIU
The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has indicated that should the UK government be slow in the rollout of EV and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, the UK could miss out on £6.5 billion on energy bills.
Octopus signs MoU with BYD to add range of EVs to Salary Sacrifice scheme
EV manufacturer BYD has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Octopus Electric Vehicles to supply 5,000 new EVs over the next three years.
Char.gy completes 500 EV chargepoints in four weeks
On-street EV charging company Char.gy has confirmed it installed 500 chargepoints in the previous four weeks.
OVO launches EV charging tariff three times cheaper than UK average
Energy supplier OVO Energy has launched a new smart charging EV plan allowing customers to access charging rates of 10p per kWh – three times cheaper than the UK average of 34p per kWh.
Moto exceeds 200 ultra-rapid EV charger installations in the UK
Moto, one of the UK’s largest motorway services operators, plans to install just over 1,600 ultra-rapid EV chargers by the end of the decade.
Pure-electric cars outsell petrol vehicles for first time in history, says Zap-Map
Ultra-rapid EV chargepoints grew by almost 80% in 2022 as pure-electric cars outsold petrol vehicles for the first time in history in December, Zap-Map confirmed.
EV charging disparity: a dive into a ‘just transition’ on the UK’s roads
As the UK continues to decarbonise its road transportation network ahead of the internal combustion engine (ICE) sale ban from 2030, the need to provide accessible EV charging sites is paramount.
