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EO Charging completes £25 million recapitalisation with fleet focus

Electric vehicle fleet charging specialists EO Charging have completed a shareholder-led £25 million recapitalisation, as it looks to accelerate growth and support the growing number of businesses fleets switching to electric vehicles.The recapitalisation comes...

Public charging in grid-constrained areas gets £10m UK boost

Public charging in areas with energy grid constraints or without connection to the energy grid at all could be about to take a step forward, with the UK government announcing a new £10 million...

Longbow Speedster EV: six months from sketch to street

Ultra lightweight new EV, the Longbow Speedster launched in London.Kerb weight targets land dramatically below the EV norm under 1,100kg.Longbow aims to redefine the sports car category as sustainably led EV form.From ideation to...

EVCP launches new EV charging site in the UK

EV charging firm, EVCP Solutions, has launched its first public charging site in the UK under its new 'Charge & Go!' brand.The first location is located in the English seaside town of Southport, with...

Toyota Corolla EV: Multi-powertrain concept revealed

The world's best selling car of all time is set to go fully-electric for the first time, with Toyota revealing a new Toyota Corolla Concept at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show.Toyota is set to...

Home charging to be simplified under new UK regulations

The UK Government has proposed new home charging regulation reforms which cut red tape, giving a wider cohort of drivers the opportunity to charge up at home with more affordable domestic energy prices.If approved,...

Honda unveils small EV prototype, set to launch in 2026

Honda is set to enter the growing small EV market in 2026, after unveiling its Super-N Prototype.The production model will be sold in Japan, as well as select markets elsewhere in Asia and the...

Electric car subscription service, Voltric, partners with Europcar UK

Electric car subscription provider Voltric has partnered with Europcar in the UK, helping to meet growing demand for its service as more drivers opt for its all-in-one EV subscription package.Through the partnership, Europcar will...

Electric van range record beaten by the Kia PV5 Cargo

The Guinness World Record for the longest distance travelled on a single charge in a light electric van, whilst carrying a full payload, has been beaten by the Kia PV5 Cargo, cracking 430.84 miles...

InstaVolt brings battery storage to its UK motorway chargers

UK CPO InstaVolt has this week begun construction on what will become the UK's first motorway services area with on-site battery storage systems connected directly to its own public chargers.The new project, located at...

EV charging expands in Europe as Allego opens 1,000th station

Availability of ultra-rapid charge points within Europe's public EV charging network has taken a step up, with European CPO Allego announcing the opening of its 1,000th ultra-rapid charging station, marking a significant milestone for...

EV charging in London expands under bp pulse and TfL partnership

Access to on-street EV charging in London is set to continue growing, thanks to the extension of a partnership between Transport for London (TfL) and charge point operator bp pulse.The continued partnership up until...
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Uber Electric launches, as platform reaches 200,000 EVs

Uber Green has been rebranded as Uber Electric, as the ride-sharing app moves to make the reduced carbon footprint service available for fully-electric cars only, cementing electric vehicles positions as the greenest form of...

Nurburgring EV record smashed by BYD’s Yangwang U9 supercar

The Nurburgring Nordschleife lap record for electric vehicles has been smashed by BYD's Yangwang U9 supercar, lapping the 12.9 mile circuit in just 6 minutes and 59 seconds.This makes it the fastest time recorded...

EV charging in style: New Porsche charging lounge sets the standard

EV charging has taken a premium step up at Porsche's latest 'Porsche Charging Lounge', opened in North Germany.The new opening in Evendorf just off the A7 autobahn is the ninth lounge to be opened...

Kia Charge reaches one million European charge points

Kia has achieved a major milestone with its in-house 'Kia Charge' EV roaming service, with over one million charge points now available through its service in Europe.These one million-plus public charging points are spread...

Volvo to offer one year free home charging with new EVs in Sweden

In an effort to make EV ownership an even more attractive proposition, Volvo Cars is introducing an offer of one years worth of free home charging for Swedish customers who purchase or lease a...

DHL rolls out Mercedes-Benz eSprinter vans in US fleet

DHL Express has announced the rollout of 45 fully-electric Mercedes-Benz eSprinter vans, continuing the global partnership between DHL and Mercedes-Benz that has already seen over 10,000 eSprinter vans integrated into its fleet worldwide.All 45...

BYD to roll out megawatt public charging network across South Africa

BYD will make a significant contribution to South Africa's public charging infrastructure, with the firm confirming plans to roll-out its megawatt chargers on a national scale, with hundreds of individual charging stations set to...

London reaches 25,500 public charge points, up 183% on 2021 levels

The UK capital of London is seeing public EV charging infrastructure grow at an impressive rate, with Transport for London (TfL)'s latest electric vehicle infrastructure strategy report showing that the city has now reached...

Electric Era unveils new 400kW touchscreen charger designed to maximise revenue

American EV charging firm Electric Era has unveiled 'RetailEdge' - a next-generation EV fast charger designed specifically for retail site applications, helping to maximise revenue opportunities whilst customers park up and charge.RetailEdge envisions a...

Toyota secures UK funding for electric quadricycle feasibility study

A consortium led by Toyota, also bringing together ELM Mobility, Savcor, and the University of Derby, has secured funding through the UK's £2.5 billion DRIVE35 programme to carry out a feasibility study of an...

MFG rolls out rapid EV charging infrastructure across Morrisons supermarkets

UK forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has announced the completion of the rollout of rapid EV chargers across the Morrisons supermarket network, following an earlier partnership signed between the two firms.MFG's 'EV Power'...

America’s first ‘V2G neighbourhood’ turns F-150 Lightnings into grid assets

In a U.S. first, home energy specialist Sunrun has partnered with Baltimore Gas and Electricity Company to transform a fleet of Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks into mini power stations, feeding electricity back into...
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