Tag: sustainability

Mercedes announces new eSprinter electric van launching later this year

Mercedes Benz have announced its new eSprinter electric van. The German carmaker has invested around €350 million euros in this new electric vehicle (EV) designed for commercial use. Part of this investment by Mercedes...

UK used car market down in 2022 but electric vehicles (EVs) buck the trend

According to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the UK’s used car market declined in 2022, down by 8.5% to 6,890,777 transactions. Meanwhile, used battery electric...

Ram announces its first electric pickup will be called the Ram 1500 REV

Ram Truck brand has confirmed that its first battery-electric pickup truck will be named the Ram 1500 REV. The announcement of the all-new Ram 1500 REV as the name of the brand’s first electric...

Norwegian infrastructure startup Wattif EV sets foundation to influence UK electric vehicle (EV) charging network

Having recently installed its first UK charging points and secured a €50 million investment, Norwegian electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure start-up Wattif EV has set out its plans to play a leading role in...

Electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian saves $280 million with Coupa’s BSM platform through strategic sourcing and efficient procurement operations

At a time when businesses globally are focused on improving operational costs, electric vehicle designer and manufacturer Rivian has fuelled its business with Coupa Software's Business Spend Management (BSM) Platform.In one year, Illinois-based Rivian...

Electric motorcycle company Zapp announces details of its ‘drop-ship-direct-to-customer’ sales model to increase customer convenience

Zapp EV, the manufacturer of high-performance electric motorcycles, has announced details of its innovative and unique drop-ship-direct-to-customer (‘DSDTC’) sales model which offers convenience, flexibility and transparency for all customers.The platform is designed to ensure...

Lunaz Design unveils 1961 Bentley S2 Continental – the world’s rarest upcycled electric vehicle (EV)

Lunaz Design has unveiled the rarest classic car ever to be transformed to fully electric power. Dating from 1961, this specific Bentley S2 Continental is one of only four examples built. In its original...

Rolls Royce Spectre electric car approaches two million kilometre mark in latest phase of global testing

Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce has announced the Spectre electric car has reached almost two million kilometres of testing across the world. Rolls Royce are creating the first super-luxury electric vehicle (EV) of its type and...

Property company LondonMetric partners InstaVolt to install electric vehicle (EV) rapid chargers at its locations across UK

LondonMetric, a FTSE250 listed real estate management company, and InstaVolt, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charge point network, have partnered to install accessible rapid EV chargers across its UK real estate.LondonMetric owns one of...

New test report by Transport & Environment (T&E) finds plug-in hybrids pollute more than claimed making electric vehicles (EVs) the smartest option

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are still presented as a climate solution but tests on the newest generation of PHEVs indicate they pollute significantly more than claimed on city and commuter routes. This means...

Polestar and Rivian initiate report that shows urgent action is required by car industry

Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car brand, and Rivian, the US electric vehicle startup, have collaborated on a Pathway Report. This concludes that the automotive industry is set to overshoot the Intergovernmental Panel on...

Rolec and Monta join forces to deliver over 20,000 connected electric vehicle (EV) charge points in 2023

Rolec EV, the UK’s largest manufacturer and supplier of electric vehicle (EV) charging points and Monta, the EV charging platform, are partnering up to deliver over 20,000 charge points across the UK this year....
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Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) account for 13.1 per cent of UK vehicles sold in January

According to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the UK’s new car market grew 14.7% in January to reach 131,994 units. This was the best start to the...

Collapsed UK electric vehicle (EV) battery company Britishvolt sold to Recharge Industries

Good news for battery technology pioneer, Britishvolt, which collapsed into administration in January, is that the company is to be bought by Australian startup Recharge Industries. Britishvolt had planned to build a giant gigafactory...

BMW Group steps up production of electric vehicles (EVs) with €800 million investment in Mexican production site

The BMW Group has announced it’s accelerating its ramp-up of electric vehicles (EVs) and is poised to gain even more momentum with its next vehicle generation, the NEUE KLASSE, expected in 2025. The company’s...

Adventure-ready Nissan Ariya electric car unveiled for epic Pole-to-Pole expedition

Chris and Julie Ramsey will be taking on a world-first electric adventure travelling from the North Pole to the South Pole in a Nissan Ariya electric car. The expedition will showcase the capability of...

EV Leaders: Karl Anders Managing Director at Mer

Karl Anders is the Managing Director of Mer UK – Statkraft’s electric vehicle (EV) charging business. His career in the automotive sector spans strategy, sales, marketing, fleet and dealer operations in the UK and...

Polestar and Luminar expand partnership to include upcoming Polestar 5 electric car

Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car brand, and Luminar are expanding their collaboration and integration of long-range LiDAR technology in future Polestar electric vehicles (EVs). The utilisation of LiDAR technology continues to gain momentum...

Worldwide electric vehicle (EV) charging adapters industry projected to reach $5.3 billion by 2030

We brought you the news yesterday that the worldwide electric vehicle (EV) industry is predicted to reach $1,869 billion by 2030. Following this ResearchAndMarkets.com have revealed their predictions for EV charging adapters. The global market...

General Motors and Netflix partner to give electric vehicles (EVs) the stage they deserve

General Motors (GM) and Netflix are joining forces to give electric vehicles (EVs) the stage they deserve, reflecting society’s increasing excitement about an all-electric future, starting with a launch spot ‘EVs On Screen’.In 2021,...

FLEETCOR acquires Mina the at-home electric vehicle (EV) charging software company 

FLEETCOR® UK, a leading global business payments company, has acquired Mina, a cloud-based digital electric vehicle (EV) re-charging software platform. After a successful investment and two-year partnership, the acquisition provides Allstar’s parent company with...

Volkswagen announces collaboration with Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania with the ID.4 electric car

Volkswagen has announced a collaboration with Marvel Studios for the upcoming movie Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania which will be released in US cinemas on February 17. As a result, Volkswagen is launching a...

Auto Trader announces UK used electric vehicle (EV) prices fell by 2.1% in January making them more affordable

According to the latest data from the Auto Trader Retail Price Index, which is based on daily pricing analysis of circa 900,000 vehicles across the retail market, the average retail price of a used car...

InstaVolt partner with TatvaSoft for electric (EV) charging mobile app development

Global custom software development organisation, TatvaSoft, announces collaboration with InstaVolt, one of the UK's leading electric vehicle (EV) charging networks.InstaVolt's goal is to provide the simplest and most transparent approach to EV charging in...
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