Call for better customer education to speed up EV transition
A panel of electric vehicle experts have explained how, by simply better educating drivers, people’s appetite for EVs will increase. “The key is helping to take people with us,” AA President Edmund King told the Transport+Energy Forum in Birmingham. “Members are not hostile to EVs, but they are hesitant, so it’s the role of the […]
Awards launched to recognise Transport and Energy innovation
A new awards is being launched to recognise collaboration in the private and public sectors in the transport and energy sectors. The awards ceremony will take place on 16 November after the Transport + Energy Forum, at the evening networking dinner. Announcing the launch, Alec Peachey Editorial Director for Transport + Energy commented: “As the transport […]
Road User Charging, innovation and the road to Net Zero on a bonus Highways Voices from Highways UK
We had so much material left over from the highly successful Highways UK event last week in Birmingham that we bring you some content we didn’t have time to fit in on our podcasts from the show last week. These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of Re-flow, Kier Highways, Causeway Technologies, Navtech Radar and SWARCO. You’ll hear […]
Councils set to attend Transport + Energy Forum
A number of local authorities have signed up to attend next month’s Transport + Energy Forum – with the event set to provide advice and support around actions they can take to reduce carbon emissions. Representatives from councils including Kent, Oxfordshire, Coventry, Black Country Transport, Transport for Wales, Blackpool and Sandwell have all signed up […]
TTF to speak at Transport + Energy Forum
Paula Claytonsmith, policy support advisor to the DfT and Innovate UK funded Transport Technology Forum (TTF), will deliver an update at the Transport + Energy Forum – an event which will bring together key stakeholder groups to discuss the actions that need to be taken to reach net zero. Paula – who is also Director, […]
Green 2 Delivery to take part in HGVZero debate at Transport + Energy Forum
Green 2 Delivery is a platinum sponsor of this year’s Transport + Energy Forum and will take part in a debate entitled ‘Leading the decarbonisation of HGVs in Europe‘. The company is aiming to be the UK’s first zero-emissions, fully sustainable two-person delivery business, providing an environmentally friendly alternative to the fossil-fuel networks currently operated by […]
Transport decarbonisation could provide major boost to local economies
Transport decarbonisation could result in a multi-billion pound boost to local economies across the country, according to a new report. The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and Hitachi Energy’s report – ‘Decarbonising Transport: Enabling local energy solutions’ – is an analysis of the energy requirements to deliver Net Zero transport systems in local areas […]
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 […]
