Zenobē reveals £270 million investment from Mubadala
Battery energy storage and EV fleet solutions provider Zenobē has received a strategic investment from Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi sovereign investor.
Fleets dominate new EV registrations for November
Fleets and businesses represented 77.4% of the UK’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) uptake in November, revealed the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
EV roundup: Octopus EV surpasses £1 billion funding; Pozitive Energy to install 30,000 UK chragepoints
From millions of pounds in new EV funding to increasing the UK’s EV charging infrastructure by 30,000, Current± rounds up the latest top stories from the UK’s EV sector below.
City Hall announces five new London ultra-rapid charging hubs for high-mileage drivers
City Hall and Places for London, have announced that five new ultra-rapid EV charging hubs across London will be offered to the market.
ChargeUK sets out recommendations to accelerate chargepoint installations
ChargeUK has published a set of government recommendations to “reduce the real world average time” for both AC and DC chargepoint installations.
Office for Budget Responsibility cuts EV uptake forecast by 44%
The slowing market has led the Office for Budget Responsibility to decrease its electric vehicle (EV) uptake prediction for 2027 by 44%.
Contextualising EV’s within the grid challenge
GridBeyond and 3ti, discuss how vehicle-to-everything can enable EVs to become grid value-add assets.
Decarbonising HGVs could be a £100 billion opportunity, says GFI
The decarbonisation of HGVs in the UK could be a £100 billion investment opportunity but urgent action is required, GFI has said.
Switching mentalities to address remaining barriers to the EV transition
With the ZEV mandate agreed in parliament this week, an expert panel discussed how to address the remaining barriers to the EV transition on the first day of the London EV Show 2023.
Kerbside charging cost rise by 13p/kWh
The cost of peak time slow charging for an electric vehicle (EV) has significantly increased in October, by 13p/kWh, according to the AA.
