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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...
Volkswagen introduces new EV variants of its Transporter
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...
LEAP24 expands its London EV charging locations
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 partners with ClearWatt to improve used electric car buying confidence
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...
EVs to account for nearly all UK vehicle production by 2035
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...
UK energy price cap drops: Just how cheap can you charge an EV at home?
With UK electricity regulator Ofgem confirming that the UK will see a 7% reduction in the energy price cap from the 1st of July, charging an EV at home could be about to get...
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EV Edison launches largest EV charging hub on the U.S. East Coast
American EV infrastructure company, EV Edison, has launched its flagship EV charging hub in New Jersey.The hub is strategically located in the town of Kearney, located close to heavy traffic locations such as interstates,...
Renault Trucks and M&S celebrate six months of electric truck service
Renault Trucks and UK retailer Marks & Spencer are celebrating six months of electric truck operations for the retailer, after introducing fully-electric HGVs from Renault into its fleet at the start of the year.The...
Plug me in Go launched as an all-in-one fleet EV charging solution
Plug Me In has this week launched Plug me in Go, a new plug and play, all-in-one solution for fleet managers to more easily make the transition to electric fleets.With minimising downtime and maximising...
EV market share reaches worldwide record of 16.75%
The month of May saw the best global month on record when it comes to EV market share, with fully-electric cars accounting for approximately 16.75% of global passenger car sales in the month.These latest...
PowerGo reaches 300 EV chargers in Denmark as expansion continues
European CPO PowerGo has reached a significant milestone within its Denmark operations, announcing the installation of over 300 chargers in Denmark, just in time for the busy summer holidays.With charging power at its units...
ubitricity to install 2,000 lamppost chargers across London’s Tower Hamlets this year
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has appointed lamppost EV charging specialists ubitricity to install 2,000 public EV charge points across its borough by the end of 2025, in a massive boost for charging...
Uber and C40 partner to improve EV charging across London, Boston, and Phoenix
Uber and C40 Cities, a global network of mayors of some of the world's leading cities, have agreed an international partnership to boost public EV charging infrastructure across three major cities.London in the UK,...
9 in 10 UK EV drivers intend to stick with electric, new data shows
Continuing the factual and myth-busting EV campaign set up by Auto Trader, ChargeUK, and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders late last year, the fact sheet has been updated with the latest statistics...
Amazon to add another 5,000 electric vans to its European operations
Another near 5,000 electric vans are set to join Amazon's delivery partner's fleets in Europe, with the vans being supplied by Mercedes-Benz.Consisting of eSprinter and eVito panel van models, the deployment will help further...
General Motors becomes second biggest EV seller in the U.S., trailing Tesla
As General Motors continues to expand its all-electric lineup in North America across the brands of Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC, the OEM has achieved an impressive milestone as the second biggest seller of EVs...
bp pulse continues adding EV chargers to bp’s UK forecourts
bp's public EV charging arm, bp pulse, has reached an impressive milestone in its journey to add public chargepoints to existing fuel forecourts in the UK.Over 170 of the approximately 311 forecourts owned directly...
BYD, Octopus, and Zaptec partner to bring V2G bundle to the UK
In an effort to further bring vehicle-to-grid technology to the mainstream, BYD, Octopus, and Zaptec have partnered to create the 'Power Pack Bundle', marking the UK's first vehicle-to-grid bundle.The bundle consists of a leased...
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