Local authorities invited to attend electric vehicle infrastructure planning workshop

Local authorities are being invited to attend an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Planning Workshop which is being put on by the Zemo Partnership. Shamala Evans-Gadgil, EV Project Manager at Coventry City Council and Chair of the Transport Technology Forum’s (TTF) EV Working Group will be speaking at the event. Sales of electric vehicles in the UK […]

New Glenigan research indicates EV infrastructure needs to accelerate to meet surging demand

Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight experts, has released EV Infrastructure and Charging: Increasing Opportunities for Operators and Installers. This proprietary report explores the state of the nation’s electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, offering a contemporary snapshot of how the UK is supporting the rise of EVs for commercial and residential use through the […]

Cost to charge an EV up a fifth since September

The average price of charging an electric car on a pay-as-you go, non-subscription basis at a publicly accessible rapid charger in Great Britain has increased by 21% since September. Analysis by the RAC says that it now costs 44.55p per kilowatt hour. This is based on research by the RAC’s new Charge Watch initiative in […]

Siemens and Nexii unveil easy to deploy sustainable electric vehicle charging prototype

Siemens Smart Infrastructure in the US has unveiled a new sustainable, EV charging concept structure designed for electrifying fleets and high demand charging applications at scale. They say the new VersiCharge XL concept (UL standard) was created to electrify new or existing car parks and building structures quickly and efficiently by using a modular, scalable […]

RAC backs Fair Charge EV campaign

The RAC is backing a major new national campaign to speed up the switch to electric cars by removing many of the barriers currently facing drivers. FairCharge, which has been set up to ensure the environmental, economic and social benefits of the electric car revolution are properly harnessed, will push key EV issues to the […]

Musk promises to open up Tesla’s charging network to other EVs

The Tesla owner Elon Musk has tweeted that his company’s bespoke electric charging network will be opened up to other electric vehicles later this year. The billionaire was responding to a tweet which commented about Tesla deciding to create their own charging connector, which some say is unfair to other EVs. “How about no support […]

First-of-a-kind Connected Kerb project delivers EV charging to small communities

The first-of-a-kind Connected Kerb project will deliver an EV charging revolution to out-of-town communities and help tackle EV inequality Transportandenergy.com reports the project will increase the accessibility of EV charging across Kent Parish sites and provides a blueprint for the UK’s local authorities to bring the EV revolution to hard-to-reach areas, with 40 EV chargers […]

On-street EV chargepoint pilot in Hampshire

As part of Hampshire County Council’s carbon emissions plans across the local area, 50 new on-street EV chargepoints will be installed in Eastleigh and Winchester as part of a pilot scheme. The move will see a pilot scheme involving the installation of two different types of on-street EV chargepoints: streetlighting columns, which will be used […]

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