Jun 8, 2023 - 11:40 am
Volvo takes select PHEVs off the UK market
Volvo has taken several plug-in hybrid variants of some of its most popular models off the market in the UK as part of a major cull. The Swedish brand announced that it will affect PHEV variants of its XC40 SUV, as well as the S90 saloon and Cross Country-badged estates in the UK.
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Jun 7, 2023 - 12:16 pm
Wales increases funding for EV charging stations
The Welsh Government will invest £15m to increase the number of EV charging points across Wales ahead of fossil fuel vehicles being phased out in 2030. The funding, confirmed today by Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters, builds on earlier advances of the UK country.
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Apr 24, 2023 - 09:44 am
B-ON to hit the streets in the UK
The StreetScooter successor B-ON is joining forces with International Motors Limited (IML). Starting later this year, the latter will import and distribute B-ON’s all-electric commercial vehicles to the UK.
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Apr 20, 2023 - 02:05 pm
Apcoa launches 500 EV charge points at car parks in the UK
Parking provider Apcoa says it opened its first Urban Mobility Hub in the UK. The charging hub offers five AC chargers (22 kW) and twelve Tesla Superchargers of the latest generation. The opening is part of Apcoa pushing 500 EV charging points across the UK.
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Apr 18, 2023 - 01:51 pm
RAW charging coming to National Trust sites across UK
British infrastructure provider RAW Charging has made a deal with the National Trust to install EV charging at heritage sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over the next three years. Once complete, RAW expects the rollout to be one of its most significant and worth £12 million.
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Feb 28, 2023 - 03:42 pm
Swarco announces plans for new HPC network in the UK
UK charging infrastructure provider Swarco Smart Charging announces the roll-out of an HPC charging network across England, Scotland and Wales. Under the name PoGo, over 2,000 ultra-fast charging stations are to be built at public facilities such as grocery shops and cafés over the next four years.
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Nov 15, 2021 - 02:14 pm
Renault Retail Group replaces courtesy cars with EVs
The Renault Retail Group is switching all its courtesy cars to the Renault Zoe. The move affects 143 vehicles spread across the 15 official Renault and Dacia dealerships in England and Wales the Group comprises. The new EVs join 21 Zoe E-Tech that already exist on the 164-strong courtesy car fleet.
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Oct 30, 2021 - 08:48 pm
Wales launches ‘EV Charging Action Plan’
The Welsh government has launched a new e-mobility strategy and presented the ‘EV Charging Action Plan’. It envisions infrastructure investments, including the private sector, to install charging points every 20 miles at trunks crisscrossing Wales by 2025.
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Jul 14, 2021 - 11:56 am
UK sets sights on ICE truck sales ban in 2040
The British government has presented a plan to decarbonise the transport sector. It includes the goal to stop the sale of all road vehicles with combustion engines by 2040. The end date for passenger cars was already set for 2030 – now there is also a roadmap for commercial vehicles.
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May 25, 2021 - 05:01 pm
UK invests £300 million in charging points
UK energy regulator Ofgem approved a £300 million investment (around 348 million euros) for over 200 low carbon projects to get Britain ready for more electric transport. This will see the instalment of 3550 EV chargers across the UK as part of a £40 billion investment in greener energy.
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Apr 25, 2021 - 02:00 pm
Cardiff orders 36 electric Yutong buses
Cardiff Bus has ordered 36 electric buses from the Chinese manufacturer Yutong. The 36 Yutong E12 buses will be in service in the Welsh capital from the end of this year.
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Apr 19, 2021 - 04:38 pm
Newport orders 16 more Yutong electric buses
The Welsh port city of Newport is increasing its electric bus fleet from 16 to 32 vehicles. The operator Newport Transport has ordered 16 more electric buses from the Chinese manufacturer Yutong, which are to be delivered by the end of this year. The 16 existing electric buses are also from Yutong.
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Mar 31, 2021 - 05:03 pm
Swarco eVolt to install chargers for electric cabs in Wales
Swarco eVolt has won a contract to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure to enable taxi drivers in south-east Wales to charge their vehicles. The order came from Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) and covers charging sites across multiple local authorities.
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Dec 3, 2020 - 03:36 pm
Wales to boost public charging by 2025
The Welsh Government has published its strategy to increase the number of electric car charging points in the region. The guiding vision states that “by 2025, all users of electric cars and vans in Wales are confident that they can access electric vehicle charging infrastructure when and where they need it.”
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Jun 15, 2020 - 04:13 pm
Britishvolt & AMTE planning UK battery plant
The start-ups Britishvolt and AMTE Power have provided details of their plans to build a battery cell factory for electric cars with a capacity of 30 to 35 GWh with the support of the British Government. The first stage is set for completion by 2023.
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May 12, 2020 - 05:26 pm
Oxis Energy leases Mercedes plant in Brazil for batteries
Lithium-sulfur battery specialist Oxis Energy has more concrete plans for series production of Li-S cells in Brazil: The company has leased a production facility from Mercedes-Benz Brazil in Juiz de Fora in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
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May 11, 2020 - 08:12 pm
ABB to supply electric train tech to Stadler
ABB has received orders worth more than $180 million (about €166M) from rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler to supply traction and battery technology for more than 160 trains and locomotives in Europe and North America.
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Oct 28, 2019 - 05:08 pm
Lidl installs fast-chargers across UK stores
Lidl has announced that it will install fast chargers at over 300 stores in the UK over the next three years. New branches will only be built with charging stations, and existing stores will also be retrofitted.
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Sep 26, 2019 - 05:41 pm
Grants in Wales for residential charging points
Nine local authorities across Wales are set to receive hundreds of thousands of pounds from the UK Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) to install electric vehicle charge points in car parks in residential areas.
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Aug 22, 2019 - 05:53 pm
Electric buses are rolled out in Wales
Following electric bus trials in Cardiff that began in 2018, Newport is now going to become the first city in Wales to sport the country’s first electric bus. By April 2020 the city will receive another 14 electric buses.
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Jul 1, 2019 - 11:34 am
Emergency declared, action pending
In May this year, the Welsh Government was the first UK parliament to declare a ‘climate emergency’. It seems that now the Welsh government has an in-house challenge: Out of 77 official cars, 95% are diesel and only one is eletric.
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