Yunex Traffic introduces integrated contactless payment for EV chargers in the UK
Yunex Traffic is rolling out a new contactless payment solution to its electric vehicle ChargePoint Operator customers across the UK, with a solution that is fast and intuitive for drivers to use, with no confusion over where the payment method needs to be presented. The company points out that, while at conventional petrol stations this […]
Fuel tech company puts forward ideas to clean up petrol
As latest information from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders shows sales of petrol vehicles rose 14.6% year-on-year, accounting for 44.7% of all new cars sold in January, experts at fuel tech company SulNOx Group Plc are pointing out their legacy will be around for years to come. While figures also showed sales of […]
New electric vehicles help National Highways cut emissions
National Highways is continuing to super-charge its drive to cut carbon emissions with 307 state-of-the-art zero-emission and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) joining its fleet. The new vehicles are set to cut around 250 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year and will be put into service over the coming months. The new vehicles that modernise […]
EV charger supply falls way behind electric sales
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has released figures showing just one new public charger was built for every 53 electric cars sold last year. Its figures show 368,617 plug-in cars were registered in Britain last year while just 6,949 standard chargers were installed. The trade body says mandating rollout targets for infrastructure and […]
Scottish Council looks to more than double EV charging tariff
The Highland Council is proposing to increase the cost of charging at one of the rapid EV charge points in its area from 30p to 70p per kilowatt hour. Its Economy and Infrastructure Committee considers a report today (2 February) proposing that the rate goes up in order to “enable a sustainable model for the […]
Oxford Bus Company orders 104 all-electric buses
Passengers in Oxford will be riding on a brand new fleet of zero emission buses on the city’s streets later this year, following an order placed by The Go-Ahead Group for 104 electric vehicles. The deal is Go-Ahead’s biggest electric bus order to date, adding to the group’s 350-strong fleet of plug-in buses across Britain, […]
Cost of rapid charging EV rises 50% – but home charging still “great value”
The cost of using publicly accessible rapid and ultra-rapid chargers – which a driver taking longer trips beyond their electric car’s range depends on – has risen by 50% since May, according to new data from RAC Charge Watch. It now costs an average of 70.32p per kilowatt hour to rapid charge on a pay-as-you-go […]
EV drivers hit by surge pricing
Electric vehicle drivers are facing peak-time price rises at thousands of roadside charging points. The Telegraph reports some major charging networks have introduced “dynamic pricing” where users pay extra if they charge at times of day when electricity demand is high. It says a quarter of public charge-points, excluding rapid and ultra-rapid devices, are now […]
HERE unveils a range of new innovations at Consumer Electronics Show
As is traditional, the location data company HERE is using its pavilion at the huge Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to showcase the latest innovations. Its new UniMap is a highly automated technology that enables rapid creation of digital maps and location products. HERE has been developing the technology over the last three years […]
Fuel price campaigner calls for 2030 EV deadline to be scrapped
The head of Fair Fuel UK is calling for the 2030 all-electric deadline for new vehicles to be scrapped in order to “avoid economic disaster”. Writing in The Sun, Howard Cox calls EVs the Betamax of transport, with events over Christmas showing that the events over Christmas show the “UK is far from ready to […]