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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 ...

Leasing enquires for new EVs up 32 per cent from Q4 to Q1

According to comparison website Leasing.com, there’s been a 32% increase in enquiries for electric vehicles in Q1 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Leasing.com believes the demand is down to consumers seeking out leasing offers online instead of opting ...

National Highways aims for 2,500 rapid charge points by 2030

The National Highways has released a report with a range of measures to improve the strategic road network, which includes the installation of 2,500 new rapid electric vehicle chargers. The Strategic Road Network Initial Report for 2025-2030 says the ...

EV Rally 2023 to visit the UK & Ireland’s capital cities

Now in its third successful year, GREENFLEET takes the EV Rally to all capital cities of the UK and Ireland, covering more than 1,200 miles over five days from 3-7 July, showcasing electric vehicle capability, charging infrastructure and clean ...

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 ...

GreenFleet Roundtable: Warrington

There was a diverse representation of fleets in attendance at the GreenFleet Roundtable in Warrington, all experiencing their own pain-points on the road to decarbonisation. Event host Kate Armitage reflects on the discussion The most recent GreenFleet Roundtable took ...

Industry needs more charge

It is vital that logistics operators who travel across wide geographical areas are not held back when charging their electric vehicle, whatever its type or size, writes Denise Beedell, Senior Policy Manager, Logistics UK In 2019, government set an ...

Project to develop hydrogen blue-light and specialist vehicles

Hydrogen specialists ULEMCo and its partners have been awarded £3.9 million by government, matched by industry to a total £7.9 million, for a major project with Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) to develop solutions for hydrogen powered vehicles. The ‘HYER ...

Lightfoot launches new camera solution to enhance safety

Lightfoot has launched a suite of in-cab camera solutions that improve road safety further by actively detecting distracted driving. Designed to build on Lightfoot’s driver-first approach, which encourages safer and less polluting styles of driving through in-cab coaching and ...

Osprey ultra-rapid charging hub opens off M25 in Essex

Osprey Charging, one of the UK’s largest and leading electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, has opened its latest ultra-rapid charging hub at The Halfway House on the A127 in Essex, just off the M25. The charging hub features six ...

Ford unveils electric E-Tourneo Courier

Ford has revealed its electric E‑Tourneo Courier, a five-seat multi-activity vehicle, which will arrive in 2024 for customers across Europe. The vehicle offers both 11kW AC and 100kW DC charging options, and charge management is made easier with Ford’s ...

Milestone reached for HGV megawatt charging system pilot

Scania has successfully installed and tested a pilot megawatt charging system from ABB E-mobility. This represents the next milestone in the development of a high power charging solution for heavy duty vehicles, which will enable half the charging time ...

Osprey Charging opens ultra-rapid charging hub off M25 in Essex

Mercedes refrigerated eActros truck available for fleet trials

Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK has teamed up with Solomon Commercials to launch Britain’s first fridge-bodied eActros electric truck, which will be offered to operators to trial. The 19-tonne GVW eActros made its debut at the ITT Hub event in Farnborough ...

Pilot milestone reached for HGV megawatt charging system

TfL commences project to unlock public land for EV charging

Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Zest a contract to provide and operate 39 rapid or ultra-rapid electric vehicle charging bays on public land, such as those owned by local authorities and the NHS. The charging points will be ...

bp pulse to stop selling home chargers to focus on public and fleet

bp pulse has announced it has set its focus on public and fleet charging, and will no longer sell its home charge units direct to consumers from 10 May 2023. Its home chargers will only be sold to ...

Dundee City Council launches accessible EV Charging Hub

Dundee Council has opened a new public EV charging hub with SWARCO Smart Charging which has particular focus on accessibility and accommodating the needs of drivers with a disability. The Clepington Road EV Charging Oasis – as it is ...

Laws introduced to permit longer semi-trailer on roads

The Department for Transport has confirmed that longer lorries can now be introduced to Great Britain’s roads, which will help to boost productivity, slash road emissions and support supply chains. Legislation will be laid today (10 May 2023) to ...

£77 million for new zero-emission vehicle development projects

Government and industry funding worth £77 million has been awarded to projects developing clean transport technologies, such as battery-powered buses and hydrogen fuel-cell range extenders vehicles to be used as fire engines and ambulances. The funding has been awarded ...

London's logistics sector needs policy action to decarbonise

The Government must ensure policy supports the decarbonisation of London’s logistics sector if the UK is to meet net zero ambitions, according to a new report by planning and development consultancy, Turley, and the London Industry and Logistics Sounding ...

London's logistics needs policy action to decarbonise

Shell and Volkswagen open Flexpole charging station in Germany

Shell Germany and the Volkswagen Group have opened their first 150 kW Elli Flexpole charging station at a Shell service station in Göttingen. The charging station of the Volkswagen brand Elli has a battery storage system that enables connection ...

OZEV extends Plug-in Van Grant order limit

The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) has announced that the limit of Plug-in Van Grant (PIVG) orders per end user has been increased from 1,000 units to 1,500 per financial year. The limit was implemented in December 2021 ...

62 per cent increase in new electric van sales in April

April’s new electric van sales have grown 62.6% – an uplift to 1,494 units and a market share of 6.6%, according to the SMMT. As a whole, the new van market recorded its fourth straight month of growth with ...

Osprey network grows with sites at business park and pubs

Osprey Charging has increased access to public charging, with high powered chargers installed in Hull and in Bridgend. In Hull, three high-powered EV chargers installed at the Willerby Business Park. In Bridgend, chargers have been installed at two pubs ...

SMR issues increasing vehicle off road time, says AFP

Service, maintenance and repair (SMR) issues mean that fleets are facing excessive vehicle off-road (VOR) time, the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) is reporting. Paul Hollick, chair, said AFP members buying SMR were regularly reporting a range of problems. ...

DriveElectric EV Hub allows fleets to view cost and carbon of EVs

DriveElectric has launched a new EV HUB to complement its electric vehicle leasing offer, which will allow businesses to view the cost and carbon of electric vehicles and their charging in real time. The EV HUB includes CHARGE+ which ...

GWM ORA confirms next electric vehicle for UK market

GWM ORA has revealed its next model to launch into the UK; a fully electric premium saloon that shares the brand’s distinctive retro-futuristic design DNA. This exciting new model is expected to go on sale in Q1 2024, with ...

ChargeUK launches to be voice of EV charging industry

A new trade association, called ChargeUK, has been launched to be the voice of the EV charging industry, bringing together 18 of the largest EV charging companies. Between them the members of ChargeUK have announced they will invest over ...

Many fleets not monitoring CO2 despite having targets

According to Alphabet’s European Fleet Emission Monitor, despite every second company having CO₂ reduction targets for the future, only one-third are actively monitoring their fleet emissions. The survey, which had responses of 700 corporate fleet managers across Europe, identified ...

Fleet demand for EVs driving progress to 2030 target

Auto Trader has released its Road to 2030 Report, which tracks the progress of electric vehicle (EV) adoption as the UK moves closer to the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales. The report says that the ...

New research on barriers to accessible EV design published

A new report published by charity Motability and the Energy Saving Trust has highlighted the barriers to making the design of electric vehicles (EVs) accessible for disabled people, and how these could be addressed. Motability has previously conducted extensive ...

IKEA invests £4.5 million in EV charging infrastructure

IKEA has announced a £4.5million investment in a nationwide electric charging infrastructure, which will provide charging points for electric delivery vehicles, with energy sourced entirely through renewable sources. The EV infrastructure forms part of IKEA’s aim to reach ...

HVS unveils hydrogen-electric HGV demonstrator

Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has unveiled its hydrogen-electric Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) demonstrator at the 2023 Commercial Vehicle Show. HVS’ tractor units will be built on an all-new chassis, designed in-house around the hydrogen powertrain, which consists of pressurised ...

Nikola Tre electric truck debuts at Commercial Vehicle Show

The all-electric Nikola Tre BEV will be seen for the first time in the UK on the IVECO stand at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show. The Nikola Tre BEV 4×2 has a 738kWh battery pack – consisting of nine ...

Government cancels plans for new smart motorways

The government has announced that all plans for new smart motorways have been cancelled due to lack of public confidence felt by drivers and cost pressures. This will mean that the 11 schemes already paused from the second Road ...

London to get £35 million from government LEVI fund

London has received £35.7m of capital funding from the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund, which will help ensure the capital meets its target of 40-60,000 charge points by 2030, as set out in the Mayor’s Electric Vehicle ...

Mobile hydrogen refuelling for Cranfield's net zero airport project

Fuel Cell Systems Ltd (FCSL) has won the tender to supply a new mobile hydrogen refuelling solution for Cranfield University as part of its net zero airport research project. FCSL will provide a hydrogen electrolyser system, powered by solar ...

Macfarlane Packaging adds electric truck and vans to delivery fleet

Macfarlane Packaging has announced the addition of five new electric vehicles to its commercial delivery fleet – one Renault 16-tonne EV articulated truck and four Renault 3.5-tonne EV Luton vans. The new vehicles, supplied by Fraikin, will operate from ...

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