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U.S. battery manufacturer Pure Lithium to relocate to Illinois in $46m investment
U.S. founded battery technology firm, Pure Lithium, is set to relocate all of its operations from Boston, Massachusetts to Chicago, Illinois, as it looks to scale up towards full-scale commercial production.Pure Lithium is investing...
UK industry calls on further support to the used EV market
A group of companies spanning right across the UK's automotive sector have written a joint letter, co-ordinated by the BVRLA, to the Secretary of State for Transport, calling on more actions to support the...
Blink Charging and Axxeltrova Capital agree £100m SPV to boost UK public charging
Public EV charging network, Blink, has announced plans to launch a £100 million Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) in partnership with private equity firm Axxeltrova Capital, to boost the deployment of UK public charging infrastructure.The...
UK’s Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council to consider pavement charging trial
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council are set to discuss the implementation of a cross-pavement charging trial later this month, following similar trials that are taking place right across the UK.If the trial is...
Lifetime emissions of EVs are four times lower than petrol cars, including the production stage
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...
CPO Source joins Paua’s fleet charging platform
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...
Scottish Government launches HGV Market Readiness Fund, to support switch to electric trucks
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 sees global EV deliveries rise around 50%
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,...
Octopus Electroverse reaches 1 million EV chargers worldwide
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...
Be.EV opens the largest EV charging hub in Shropshire
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’s Southern Water to electrify its fleet in £33m contract with Novuna
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...
Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 put to work in reducing festival emissions
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...
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UK sees 25% rise in EV charging hubs in first half of 2025
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,...
The need for CPOs to maintain operational excellence and uptime
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...
Can the UK reach its 80% ZEV target by 2030?
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...
UK EV registrations see 39% year-on-year rise in June
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...
Swissport to invest €1.5bn to further electrify its airport ground fleets
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 UK chooses Ohme as home EV charging partner
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...
Rivian receives another $1 billion of investment from Volkswagen Group
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 Charge now has 1 million public chargers across its European network
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 Auto brand to enter UK market with the EX5 electric SUV
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...
GWR’s battery-powered train trial branded a success
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 EV4 to start from under £35,000 in the UK
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 YU7 EV preorders hit nearly 300,000 units within one hour
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...
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