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Engineering services business Edwin James Group has taken delivery of its first electric vans from fleet management specialist, Fleet Alliance, as part of a pilot scheme that will eventually see between around 70 diesel vans a year being replaced ...

Off-peak slow charging costs drop ten per cent in May

The cost of off-peak slow charging, typically found at the kerbside in residential streets, has dropped more than 10% in the past month to 33p/kWh, according to the May 2023 AA EV Recharge Report. Peak slow charging has dropped ...

SSE to trial First Hydrogen zero-emission van

Energy company SSE has announced it will begin trials of First Hydrogen’s hydrogen powered vehicle. During the trial, First Hydrogen’s vehicle will be deployed with SSE engineers. This is the first time the vehicle has been used for ...

Electric van shortages slowing EV uptake

Image shows Ford E-Transit electric van – GreenFleet’s Vehicle of the Year 2022. Businesses are unable to get hold of the electric vans needed to switch their fleets due to supply shortages, which is severely hampering their vital transition to ...

Zoomo to offer EAV cargo bikes on its platform

Last-mile electric fleet company Zoomo will now be offering EAV cargo bikes on its platform, in a leasing, servicing and telematically enabled software offering. The EAV, with its 2m3 of cargo space, has the potential to replace the millions ...

GRIDSERVE now available on Paua roaming network

GRIDSERVE’s Electric Highway charging network is now available on the Paua roaming network, giving Paua users access to over 600 GRIDSERVE chargers in 160 locations. Paua fleets and drivers will be able to find, charge and pay for charging ...

Plant for sustainable tyre recycling to be built

SUEZ has announced it will be working with Pyrum Innovations to build the UK’s first plant using Pyrum’s patented pyrolysis technology for recycling end-of-life tyres. Over the coming 12 months, the agreement will see SUEZ identify a location for the ...

More certainty needed on future fuels, says Transport Committee

The Transport Committee has written to the Transport Secretary, following a its response to the Committee’s Fuelling the Future report, which made recommendations on how to decarbonise fuel supplies across aviation, maritime, rail and road vehicles. The Committee believes ...

AC and DC electric vehicle chargers with media screens launched

PlusCharge and ATEM Networks have launched new 22kW AC and modular 120-180kW DC 55” Media Screen EV-Charging stations at MOVE 2023, which is taking place between June 21st – 23rd. The Media Screen Chargers incorporate a 55-inch bright screen ...

Electric vehicle charging stations now on the Waze map

Waze users are now able to enter their electric vehicle (EV) car and plug type into the Waze app to find relevant EV charging stations along their route. Charging station information is often inconsistent, outdated or unreliable, creating a ...

Air quality in Leeds continues to improve

Levels of air pollution in Leeds continue to decline and have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, new air quality data published by Leeds City Council shows. Changing travel behaviours, a faster than average transition to plug-in vehicles, and major highways improvements ...

Government urged to incentivise price of repowered buses

Bus repower company Kleanbus has called upon the UK Government to incentivise the price of a repowered electric bus in England & Wales. Speaking on Clean Air Day at Zemo’s 20th Anniversary Conference in London, Lucy Parkin Director of ...

Business leasing rates of electric ORA Funky Cat released

Electric car brand, GWM ORA, has launched its business leasing rates for the ORA Funky Cat First Edition. Business customers will be able to lease the electric car from just £199 per month, with retail customer leasing available from ...

Lucid Air tops 20-minute fast-charging test; beats Tesla & Kia

All vehicles in the test were pre-conditioned before charging. According to a new report, the Lucid Air Grand Touring tops the EV charts for offering the most range & highest charging speeds in the USA. In a recent test, the ...

BP expands access to EV charge points on its Fuel & Charge card

BP is expanding the number of charge point operators available through its Fuel & Charge card, which will give its fleet customers access to over 12,000 electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the UK. The new charge point operators added ...

Majority of post-RDE Euro 6 cars still over-emitting, tests show

The majority of Euro 6 diesel cars manufactured after the Real Driving Emission test (post-RDE) are still over-emitting, despite significant improvements, warns a new report from TRUE Initiative. The study, in partnership with Transport Scotland, analysed real-world nitrogen oxide ...

Gridserve Technologies division launched in new innovation centre

GRIDSERVE is launching its newly formed GRIDSERVE Technologies division following the acquisition of Silver Power Systems (SPS), an IOT edge computing business, specialising in the technology-agnostic integration of battery data, analytics, telematics, monitoring and control systems. The new GRIDSERVE Technologies ...

GRIDSERVE Technologies division launched in new Innovation and Operations Centre

Checklist to follow when evaluating preowned electric cars (EV)

Buying an EV with newly replaced-under-warranty batteries is similar in principle to an ICE car with a newly replaced timing belt/clutch BHPian supermax recently shared this with other enthusiasts. The market for used EVs: EVs are gaining popularity in India, ...

ABB E-mobility unveils charging solution for electric buses

ABB E-mobility has announced details of its new HVC360 fleet charging solution for electric buses and trucks, which will help fill the demand for more flexible and efficient charging solutions to enable e-bus fleets to keep running from the ...

Innovative transport tech projects awarded funding

Sixty-seven transport technology projects will receive a share of £1.96 million in funding as part of the government’s Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) Programme. The projects receiving funding include remote-controlled robots for deliveries; kite-powered tug boats to reduce ...

GreenFleet to host 'decarbonising large fleets' webinar

GreenFleet’s next Achieving Net Zero webinar will focus on decarbonising large fleets. Taking place online on 20 June, the webinar will give valuable insights and practical strategies to decarbonise large fleets. There will be a deep delve into ...

Fleet Alliance partners with Diode to offer EV readiness tool

Fleet management company Fleet Alliance has partnered with Diode to offer a new EV readiness tool to allow fleets of any size to assess how ready they, and their employees, are to go down an electrification route. The tool ...

LeasePlan launches new dashboard timer for better charging etiquette

LeasePlan UK has launched a new dashboard timer for its EV customers to help improve wait times and driver communication at public charging stations. The dashboard timer, named ‘Happy Charger’, will encourage better charging etiquette by giving chargepoint users ...

Instantaneous drop in SOC on my Tata Nexon EV when driving

I personally took the car for a of couple of drives and faced the issues both the times. BHPian silvy_rider recently shared this with other enthusiasts. Posting this on behalf of my relative who owns Nexon EV Prime XZ+ (20K ...

Onto’s de-fleeted EVs available on digital marketplace for traders

Electric car subscription service Onto has partnered with Dealer Auction to launch an digital marketplace for qualifying electric car dealers that will have invite-only access to its de-fleeted electric cars. Onto gives its subscribers access to the newest electric ...

Urban Arrow e-cargo bikes integrated onto Zoomo platform

Last-mile electric fleet solution provider Zoomo has partnered with cargo bike producer Urban Arrow to enhance its offer for ubran logistics providers. This partnership combines Urban Arrow’s hardware with Zoomo’s software and financing capabilities, offering customers in the urban ...

Largest EV charging hub in the South West opens

Osprey Charging has opened the largest ultra-rapid EV charging hub in the South West, located at Salmon’s Leap, Buckfastleigh on the A38 Devon Expressway. The site is open and expected to cater for the high volumes of seasonal traffic ...

Shared transport charity urges councils to seize EV funding

Shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK) has urged councils to take advantage of government funding to for electric vehicle charging as the deadline looms. CoMoUK has reminded local authorities that they have until Friday to lodge initial bids ...

Types of fast-charging connectors used by electric 2-wheelers in India

It is definitely the need of the hour to standardize connector types considering the large volumes of electric 2-wheelers being sold. BHPian Venky03 recently shared this with other enthusiasts. While fast charge connector types and standards for four-wheelers are already ...

Zemo 20th Anniversary Conference to be held on Clean Air Day

Zemo Partnership’s 20th Anniversary Conference and celebration reception takes place on Clean Air Day, June 15, at City Hall, London. The event, supported by the Mayor of London, will review progress so far on the ‘Road to Zero’ in transport ...

Vattenfall and Coca-Cola pilot "Power as a Service" truck charging

Vattenfall and Coca-Cola in Sweden have started a pilot project, where three charging stations will be installed at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ plant at Jordbro outside of Stockholm, to charge their two electric heavy goods vehicles. Vattenfall will contribute to ...

ALD Automotive completes acquisition of LeasePlan

ALD Automotive has completed the acquisition of fleet management and mobility company LeasePlan, from a consortium led by TDR Capital. The combined group will have a total fleet of 3.3 million vehicles managed worldwide and will lead the way ...

North Tyneside Council reuses EV batteries to help power EV fleet

North Tyneside Council has revitalised its Killingworth Site depot to enable fleet charging using energy stored from its solar panels to charge its electric vehicles. The depot now includes a solar PV array and car ports delivering 700 kilowatts ...

Octopus Electroverse launches EV charging solution for businesses

Octopus Energy’s Electroverse charging network has launched a new solution for businesses, which will allow businesses to charge on the network and manage their EV fleets through a new online platform, with customisable reporting functions. Companies will be able ...

Motorway service EV charger target unlikely to be met

The Government looks unlikely to meet its target of having six or more rapid or ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargers at every motorway service area in England by the end of 2023, new research by the RAC reveals. Less than ...

The Drinks Club adds electric Mercedes-Benz eActros to fleet

London-based premium beverage supplier The Drinks Club has added an all-electric Mercedes-Benz heavy truck to its fleet, which is now making daily deliveries to some of the capital’s best-known venues including the Ritz, Dorchester and Hoxton Hotels. The 4×2 ...

British Gas EV charging to be discounted for Carparison customers

British Gas and Carparison Leasing have teamed up to offer Carparison’s customers with discounted home charging. The discount will give Carparison customers money off a Hive charger. They will be provided with an exclusive discount code that means they ...

DAF to supply Einride with 50 electric trucks

Einride and DAF have signed a letter of intent for the supply of 50 fully electric DAF trucks, which will be delivered in the course of this year. The Einride order will comprise DAF XD electric trucks in a ...

British Gas and Carparison partner to provide EV charging

British Gas and Carparison Leasing have teamed up to provide Carparison’s customers with EV products which will include exclusive discounts. The partnership combines British Gas’ strong presence and smart charging solution with Carparison’s competitive automotive offerings. John ...

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