Tag: sustainability
Top Women in EV returns to ElectricDrives: 2025 Nominations are now open!
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...
Mercedes-owned YASA partners with Lamborghini, creating electric drive motors
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...
B&Q begins electrifying its delivery fleet
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...
Silence reveals new electric motorbikes at EICMA
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...
Europcar adds small electric vans to its UK rental fleet
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...
First Bus makes £12.7m investment in 36 more electric buses for Aberdeen
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...
UK’s used EV sales reach record high, up 57% year-on-year
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 deploys first A400 EV charger in North America
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...
Coventry to receive another 64 electric buses, on track to be first fully-electric UK city
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 to gain 3,550 more public chargers in £6.3m investment
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...
Connected Energy’s white paper underlines how EV battery repurposing can support the green energy transition
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...
Fighting fire and carbon: Rosenbauer debuts new electric firetruck
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...
What does the Labour budget mean for the UK’s EV industry?
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...
Warrington’s bus electrification continues, with first electric double deckers delivered
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 delivers its first fully-electric midibuses, operating in Scotland
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 opens European EV battery recycling plant
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...
Cornish Lithium demos lithium production plant: A route towards UK clean energy
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...
Vianode’s new synthetic graphite plant to produce enough annual material for 30,000 EV batteries
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...
Amsterdam Schiphol airport orders 52 fully-electric MAN buses
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...
Arriva orders another 187 electric buses for its Dutch operations
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 developing its own high-density LFP batteries, making cheaper EVs possible
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...
Rivian launches ‘The Good Project’, lending out EVs to nonprofit organizations
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...
EV battery costs predicted to drop nearly 50% by 2026
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...
Lynk & Co 02 revealed: An EV that you can share for money
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...