Stagecoach bringing 64 electric buses to Coventry and Warwickshire
Another 64 new electric buses are being rolled out across Coventry and Warwickshire as part of a £140m project to create the UK’s first truly all-electric bus town or city. The commitment by operator Stagecoach to run the zero-emission buses on all of its services linking Coventry to surrounding areas in Warwickshire is a major […]
Scotland spending £6.3m more on EV charge points
The Scottish Government has allocated £6.3 million through the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund to support eleven Local Authorities across Glasgow City Region and Ayrshire region install more charge points. This is in addition to 6,000 already installed in the country, a target Transport Scotland says was met two years earlier than the target thanks to […]
Budget: More details of transport policy released
The Treasury has released more details of highways spending plans after yesterday’s budget. Five schemes on the Strategic Road Network have been scrapped: The dualling of A1 Morpeth to Ellingham (pictured) which received its Development Consent Order in May, the new A5036 Princess Way road in Liverpool, the dualling of the A358 Taunton to Southfields […]
Think tank calls on Europe to follow America’s lead on Chinese vehicle restrictions
An American think tank is warning that Europe’s planned 45% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles will be too low to be effective. The Council on Foreign Relations warns that plans for tariffs to stem a flood of subsidised cars that threaten the survival of European automakers won’t work because Chinese will simply “lower their hefty […]
Mott MacDonald secures new electric vehicle charging framework with Welsh Government
Mott MacDonald has been appointed to the Welsh Government’s new Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure four-year framework that will support its ambition to ensure all electric vehicle users can access charge points easily. It says increased electric vehicle take-up, combined with the country’s geography, means that as many as 55,000 fast chargers and 4,000 rapid chargers […]
Siemens carving out electric vehicle charging business
Siemens has announced the intention to carve out its eMobility business. The company bundled its eMobility charging activities in 2018 and subsequently organised it into a separate business unit in 2022. The carve out of Siemens eMobility, which the company says has a strong technological core and portfolio, will give the business “entrepreneurial freedom” to […]
Slowing demand for EVs “forcing manufacturers to ration petrol models”
When the Government announced laws forcing carmakers to sell more electric vehicles (EVs), ministers hailed it as a triumph that would put Britain at the vanguard of the clean energy transition. Eight months later, however, and there are fears these ambitions are making hard contact with reality. The zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, which came into force in […]
Paralympic legend calls for EV charging accessibility
One of Britain’s most successful Paralympic athletes Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE has backed calls for all public electric vehicle (EV) charging sites to have accessible charging mandated. Baroness Grey-Thompson has added her support to the likes of ChargeSafe, Motability Foundation and RECHARGE UK in calling for Government action. Having attended a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary […]
Car parts supplier warns electric car transition may take longer than people expect
There’s a warning that switch to electric cars risks taking far longer than hoped as demand stalls in Europe and America. The Telegraph says Liam Butterworth, chief executive of car parts supplier GKN Automotive’s parent Dowlais, said the scrapping of electric vehicle ax breaks in countries such as Germany had triggered a sales slowdown that […]
GRIDSERVE announces global expansion plans
GRIDSERVE founder Toddington Harper has announced plans to expand the company globally with the creation of GRIDSERVE GLOBAL – taking the company’s name, technology and expertise to new markets. The website Transport and Energy quotes the company as saying the move aims to accelerate the global transition to clean energy and electric mobility – supporting […]
