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A new 2025 study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) proves once again that fully-electric passenger cars are significantly greener than the equivalent petrol car, when it comes to life-cycle emissions.The study...

New charge point operator Source, which opened its first of many charging hubs earlier this year, has partnered with business EV charge card firm Paua.The new deal will allow Paua's fleet customers to pay...

The Scottish Government has launched a £2 million HGV Market Readiness Fund, set to run across 2025 and 2026.It aims to support HGV operators in the switch to zero-emission alternatives, such as fully-electric HGVs.The...

Volkswagen Group's ongoing transition to electric vehicles is evidently accelerating this year, with global deliveries of its fully-electric vehicles up 46.7% in the first half of 2025, compared to the first half of 2024.Specifically,...

Public EV charging platform Octopus Electroverse has reached a significant milestone, with the platform now offering over 1 million public EV chargers across the world, to its customers.Spanning over 1,200 charging brands such as...

UK CPO Be.EV has invested £1 million to create what is now the largest EV charging hub in the English county of Shropshire, located at the Telford Centre shopping complex.A significant 18 300kW ultra-rapid...

UK water supply company Southern Water has awarded a five-year, £33 million contract to Novuna Vehicle Solutions to assist in transitioning its own fleet of diesel vans and company cars to a mix of...

Three examples of Mercedes-Benz Trucks' fully-electric eActros 600 units helped to enable UK band Massive Attack to put on a 100% battery electric set at East London's LIDO Festival, as the band looks towards...

The first half of 2025 has seen a rapid expansion in the number of public EV charging hubs available across the UK, with 136 charging hubs opening in the first six months of 2025,...

As the demand on public charging infrastructure continues to grow in the UK, recent figures show the number of public charge points in the UK has now surpassed at least 80,000 units, with over...

Leading UK automotive marketplace, Auto Trader, has released the latest edition of its Road to 2030 Report, which assesses the current conditions of the UK's car market in the run up to the 2030...

The latest new car registration figures from the UK's Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that registrations of new electric cars continue to rise, with 47,354 electric cars registered in the month...

Airport ground services and cargo handler Swissport has committed to investing €1.5 billion over the next five years in new electrified vehicles and renewable energy.With over 25% of its fleet already fully-electric globally, the...

XPENG, a newly launched Chinese EV brand to the UK, has chosen Ohme as its official home charging partner.The partnership will simplify the EV ownership process for new XPENG buyers, allowing buyers to directly...

U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian has announced that it has received another $1 billion worth of investment from Volkswagen Group, after it revealed its Q2 production and delivery figures.The investment counts as another part...

Polestar's in-house public charging service, Polestar Charge, has reached an impressive milestone as it continues to expand the number of public chargers available in Europe under its program.Spanning over various CPOs such as Allego,...

Geely, which already sells EVs in the United Kingdom under its owned brands such as Volvo Cars, Lotus, and Polestar, is set to bring its Geely Auto brand to the UK, kicking off with...

UK train operator Great Western Railway (GWR) has finished a year-long trial covering the viability of fast-charging battery trains, with the results showing that such a setup is possible.The trial comes at an important...

Kia has revealed the UK pricing for its recently revealed electric hatchback and saloon duo, the EV4.Designed to compete with both electric hatchbacks such as the Volkswagen ID.3 and electric saloons such as the...

Xiaomi's direct competitor to the world best-selling Tesla Model Y, the YU7, launched for preorder last week in China, and if preorder figures are anything to go by, it's set to be a hit...

Volkswagen has expanded its Transporter lineup, launching two new fully-electric variants of its seventh-generation Transporter.This includes an all-electric eight-seater shuttle, as well as an all-electric Kombi model.The Transporter was already available in EV form...

Dutch-founded CPO, LEAP24, has expanded its public EV charging infrastructure in the UK's capital, London, with four new ultra-rapid charging sites.With the new sites opening in Barking, Chingford, Pinner, and Watford, LEAP24 now operates...

EVA England has teamed up with EV testing and analytics firm, ClearWatt, in order to inspire more buyer confidence for the used electric car market.With the new partnership, members of EVA England will have...

The United Kingdom is set to lead the way for electric vehicle production, with the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC)'s new report showing that of all passenger and commercial vehicles produced in the UK, almost...