Welsh Government to invest £15 million for EV charging boost
The Welsh Government is set to invest £15 million to boost EV charging across the country ahead of phasing out fossil fuel vehicles by 2030.
Challenges in adding V2G enabled EVs to balancing market to be solved ‘organically’, says ESO
National Grid ESO believes that current obstacles when adding Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) enabled EVs to the Balancing Market (BM) as an aggregated unit, could be solved “organically” in the coming years.
Policy Exchange calls on UK Government to make ‘realistic assessment’ on EV market
Think tank Policy Exchange has released a new paper calling on the UK Government to make a “realistic assessment” on the state of the UK’s EV market.
GRIDSERVE increases prices for Electric Highway charging network
GRIDSERVE has announced that it is increasing charging prices for Electric Vehicles (EVs) on its Electric Highway EV charging network.
NFU Energy, Zest to accelerate rollout of rural EV charging infrastructure
Energy consultancy NFU Energy has announced a collaboration with electric vehicle (EV) charging network Zest to speed up the deployment of rural EV charging infrastructure.
BEVs see adoption grow 58.7% YOY in May, says SMMT
Trade association The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has stated that battery electric vehicle (BEV) adoption grew YOY by 58.7% in May 2023.
Hutchison Ports targets net zero scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035 for three UK ports
Hutchison Ports has set a target for 2035 for the Port of Felixstowe, Harwich International and London Thamesport to be net zero for scope 1 and 2 emissions.
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.
