Tag: charging

Ultra-rapid charging grew 40 percent in the UK in the first half of 2022

Zap-Map, the UK’s leading electric vehicle (EV) charging app, has published new mid-year figures for charge point installations in 2022 in the UK. There has been significant growth in the number of ultra-rapid chargers...

Rivian expanding its Adventure Network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the USA

US electric vehicle (EV) brand Rivian have opened its first three DC fast charging sites this month. One is in Colorado and two in California, with many more coming online this summer. The fast chargers...

EV Leaders: Simon Williams PR and External Affairs Lead at the RAC

Simon Williams is the PR and External Affairs Lead at the RAC in the UK. He has been with the company for the last 10 years and has seen the transition of electric vehicles...

GM and Pilot Company to build coast-to-coast electric vehicle (EV) fast charging network in USA

General Motors (GM) and Pilot Company (Pilot and Flying J) are collaborating on a national DC fast charging network in the USA. It will be installed, operated and maintained by EVgo through its eXtend...

Charge Amps launches solar power charging for electric vehicles (EVs)

The Swedish company, Charge Amps, a leading provider of charging solutions for electric cars, have today announced the launch of ‘Green Charging’, a new feature enabling solar-powered charging. Green Charging allows owners of Charge Amps...

Electric vehicle (EV) charging platform Bonnet partners with DPD 

Electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint company Bonnet have announced a partnership with leading parcel delivery company DPD. The collaboration will provide DPD’s growing number of UK electric vehicle drivers with access to Bonnet’s charging app. This will help...

TRATON GROUP, Daimler Truck and Volvo Group kick off charging infrastructure joint venture in Europe

The TRATON GROUP, Daimler Truck, and the Volvo Group, have completed the final step in forming the previously announced joint venture for charging infrastructure in Europe. The new joint venture, with Anja van Niersen as...

Charge while you travel with charging points at Network Rail stations

Network Rail have announced that rail passengers with electric vehicles (EV) will now be able to charge while they travel. The company have introduced 450 new electric vehicle charging points at car parks at...

Community electric vehicle (EV) charging app Co Charger reaches 10,000 users

Co Charger, the only purpose-built home electric vehicle (EV) charger sharing platform, has reached 10,000 users and over 3,500 available charge points. Launched in November 2020, Co Charger has pioneered the concept of community...

Paua adds Connected Kerb to its electric vehicle (EV) business roaming network

Paua, the UK’s largest independent electric vehicle (EV) roaming network for businesses, has welcomed Connected Kerb, one of the UK’s leading EV charging solution providers, to its network. From today, drivers using Paua’s EV...

SSE and Wärtsilä partner to provide 100MWh energy storage system to help unlock the UK’s path to net zero

The technology group Wärtsilä will partner with low carbon energy company SSE to deliver a 50MW energy storage system in Salisbury, Wiltshire. The battery will be the first connected directly to the transmission network...
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British Gas and Osprey Charging partner to accelerate fleet electrification

British Gas, the UK’s largest energy and home services company, has partnered with Osprey Charging, one of the UK’s largest networks of rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging points. The collaboration will help transition its...

ChargePlace Scotland joins Paua EV charge card

ChargePlace Scotland (CPS), Scotland's comprehensive electric vehicle charging network, have today confirmed it has partnered with market-leading electric vehicle (EV) fleet fuel card provider Paua. This collaboration will provide a roaming solution for the...

Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) to showcase industry-leading high-performance battery technology

Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) will showcase its industry-leading high-performance battery technology at The Battery Show Europe in Stuttgart, 28-30 June.Visitors will have the opportunity to examine an example of the company’s innovative Adaptive Multi-Chem advanced...

Charging anxiety could be fuelled by human insecurity, not the electric vehicle (EV) network

According to new research from Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS) one of the main barriers to owning an electric car might be caused by a modern obsession with needing fully charged personal devices.  The...

How to run your electric car for £11 a month despite rising prices electricity prices

Despite the rising cost of living, and even with increasing electricity prices, it is possible to run an electric vehicle (EV) for £11 per month according to smart charger provider Ohme.With petrol and diesel...

Sustrans partners with Bosch to bring ebike charging stations to the National Cycle Network

Sustrans, the UK-based walking, wheeling and cycling charity, and the custodian of the National Cycle Network, have partnered with Bosch eBike Systems, one of the leading manufacturers of electric bike drive systems. This is...

Zaptec partners with Monta to launch a European payment solution for electric vehicles (EVs)

Zaptec, the Norwegian green tech company that specialises in smart electric vehicle (EV) charging systems have partnered with software company Monta to launch a European payment solution. This will help to accelerate the accessibility...

The top 20 fastest cities in the UK to charge your electric vehicle (EV)

There are now over 480,000 electric cars on the roads in the UK roads, plus over 390,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). With this, public attention is increasingly turning to the UK’s electric vehicle...

York HyperHubs open and act as Blueprint for the future of electric vehicle (EV)charging in cities

Two electric vehicle (EV) HyperHubs are opening in York in the UK. They aim to act as a demonstration of best practice for the design of electric vehicle charging facilities in cities. They have...

All new homes and commercial buildings in the UK will now need electric vehicle (EV) chargers fitted

From today (June 15) the majority of new homes and commercial buildings, including offices and supermarkets, in the UK will be required to have electric vehicle (EV) chargers fitted.The new regulations are designed to...

Government ends plug-in grant for electric cars in the UK to focus on improving charging infrastructure 

The government in the UK has announced today that it is ending the plug-in car grant scheme for plug-in and electric vehicles (EVs). Instead, it plans to concentrate funding on expanding the public chargepoint...

Fastned raises €23 million to finance further growth of its electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations

Fastned, the European electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging company, has raised nearly €23 million (£19.7 million/$24.1 million) with the issue of new bonds. In addition, investors have extended over €7 million (£6 million/$7.34 million) worth...
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