Stagecoach confirms its largest ever order of electric vehicles
Stagecoach, the UK’s biggest coach and bus operator has today (6 April) announced its plans to introduce 170 fully electric vehicles in Stockport as it places its largest electric bus order to date. The electric fleet of 150 double deck and 20 single deck vehicles, which will be produced by Volvo/MCV represent an investment by […]
Car parks “could collapse” under weight of electric vehicles
It’s feared multi-storey car parks across the country could be at risk of collapse as heavier electric vehicles put pressure on ageing infrastructure. Car parking experts and engineers have told The Daily Telegraph that the growth of EV use in the UK could put pressure on car park floors, with unloved structures most susceptible to […]
Weev adds four charging stations in Belfast
Northern Irish EV infrastructure company Weev has partnered with Park Centre, a retail and leisure facility in Belfast, to provide four new public charging stations. The new chargers form part of the company’s £20 million investment in a new public EV charging network, which will see 1,500 new charging points installed over 350 locations across […]
UK “on track” to meet EV public charger targets
New research on the growth of the UK’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure has suggested the UK is currently on-track to meet government targets by 2030. The website TransportandEnergy.com reports figures from DriveElectric revealing a growth rate of 30% in chargers in one year. It says if the rate was replicated in future years, it would […]
Fleets face EV charging deserts
It’s being claimed fleets investing in EVs risk falling foul of ‘charging deserts’ in harder-to-reach areas of the UK. A new report suggests that while grid capabilities are increasing in a bid to keep pace with electric vehicle adoption, the focus is largely on urban areas. This leaves large parts of the country without the […]
Shapps insists Britain will stick with 2030 ICE ban
The Energy Secretary has confirmed that the UK will stick with its intention to ban all diesel and petrol vehicle sales from 2030. As the Government announces a raft of environmental policies, Grant Shapps is quoted in the Daily Mail as saying “We have set out our path which is by 2030, the end of […]
84 more vehicle charge points coming to Leeds’ residential areas
A newly announced partnership between Leeds City Council and EB Charging will see 84 new fast charging bays installed at 15 locations across the city—with the first 30 bays at six locations already live. 54 bays at nine more locations are due to go live by the early summer. Each of the new bays will […]
TTF Working Group commits to producing further EV guidance for councils
The Transport Technology Forum’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Working Group is committing to producing further guidance designed to help council officers’ rollout the required infrastructure to keep pace with the adoption of Electric Vehicles. The group of public and private sector experts who make up the Working Group attended a meeting in Newbury where they […]
JLR seeks £500m government support for EV battery development
Jaguar Land Rover’s owner Tata Motors is asking the government for more than £500 million of government aid for a new battery factory in Britain. The Financial Times reports this is a decision set to be “pivotal” for the future of the UK car industry, explaining that people briefed on discussions say the Indian group […]
VolkerSmart Technologies awarded £1 million EV installation works in Barnet
Highways Maintenance and Civil Engineering company VolkerSmart Technologies has announced it is currently installing electric vehicle charging points along residential roads in Barnet on behalf of Trojan Energy. The £1 million contract, which commenced in October last year, is expected to be completed in the next two months. The first phase of works involved the […]
