Tag: sustainability

Nominations open for the 2025 Top Women in EV campaignThe campaign has recognised 350 women and facilitated mentorship for over 170 professionals.We will announce the finalists during the March 3rd - 9th 2025 social...

Electric motor technology firm YASA, which began as a spin out from Oxford University before growing and being acquired by Mercedes-Benz AG back in 2021, has had an ongoing partnership with Automobili Lamborghini since...

One of the UK's largest DIY and home improvement chains, B&Q, has kickstarted the process of electrifying its home delivery fleet with the arrival of electric trucks to its fleet of home delivery vehicles.These...

Urban emobility brand, Silence, which is owned by Spain's Acciona, revealed a trio of new electric motorbike options at the Milan Motorcycle Show (EICMA), earlier this month.This included an updated version of its electric...

Rental car and van agency, Europcar, has added a 'significant volume' of small-sized electric vans to its UK rental fleet.Available on longer term leases of three months and higher, Europcar hopes the addition will...

UK bus operator, First Bus, will make an investment of £12.7 million into the Scottish city of Aberdeen, adding a total of 36 electric buses to the city's fleet.This will include 24 brand new...

The latest Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) sales figures show that the UK's used car market has seen year-on-year growth for the seventh successive quarter, with the used market growing 4.3% between...

ABB E-mobility has comissioned the first example of its all-in-one A400 EV charger to arrive in North America, with transport specialists ITD Industries gaining an install at its Ontario, Canada headquarters.The installation will help...

The UK city of Coventry is set to see another 64 fully-electric buses join its network, with local bus operator Stagecoach making a £33m-plus investment, set to add 31 electric buses from Alexander Dennis,...

Scotland First Minister, John Swinney, has announced a significant expansion to Scotland's public EV charging infrastructure.From an investment worth £6.3 million, around 3,550 public charging points will be installed across the Ayrshire and Glasgow...

Battery energy storage specialists, Connected Energy, have published a new white paper, called ‘Powering a Circular Economy, One Battery at a Time’’.This white paper explores the importance of repurposing second life EV batteries to...

Austria-based firefighting equipment provider, Rosenbauer, has opened the order books on its new all-electric fire truck, the PANTHER 6x6 Electric.Designed specifically for use in aviation settings, this new electric truck could prove to be...

The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has announced the UK's Autumn budget.Covering aspects such as EV BiK, and the current fuel duty, the budget has several implications for electric vehicles, and the...

The UK town of Warrington is continuing its process towards having a fully-electric bus fleet, after local bus operator, Warrington's Own Buses, announced the arrival of the first electric double decker buses to the...

Alexander Dennis has delivered the first examples of its fully-electric Enviro100EV bus, which it nicknames the 'midibus' - thanks to its short 8.5 metre length allowing for even more versatility in where it can...

Mercedes-Benz has opened a new EV battery recycling facility in Germany, following an investment in the tens of millions of euros into the plant by the manufacturer, and will be ran in a partnership...

UK-based mineral exploration firm, Cornish Lithium, has opened a demonstrative plant to produce lithium hydroxide, as part of its Trelavour Hard Rock project.The site is set to confirm the economic viability of both lithium...

Norwegian EV battery material specialists, Vianode, has opened a mass-scale synthetic graphite anode plant in the country, the first of its kind for the firm.Graphite is a key material in lithium-ion batteries, the battery...

Schiphol Airport, the fourth busiest in Europe by passenger number, has placed an order with MAN for 52 MAN Lion's City 12 E buses, to be used as passenger and crew transportation across the...

Europe-wide passenger transport operator, Arriva, has placed an order for 187 fully-electric buses to join its fleet in the Netherlands.This includes 157 units from manufacturer VDL, and an additional 30 from Solaris.The significant addition...

Hyundai Motor is in the process of developing new Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for future EVs, which could carry an industry-leading energy density figure.The high density would make them the perfect application for...

In a PR win for Rivian, the American EV manufacturer has launched a new scheme called 'The Good Project'.Under the program, nonprofit organisations near to the Rivian spaces of Brooklyn, Denver, Austin, and Atlanta...

Research published by Goldman Sachs suggests that EV battery prices are set to drop more rapidly than others have suggested so far.The investment bank projects that the price per kWh of EV batteries will...

Geely-owned automotive brand, Lynk & Co, has revealed its first fully-electric car destined for Europe, the 02.Prices are set to start at a reasonable €35,495, but the manufacturer is hoping to make the 02...