Electric/Hybrid

Hertz Invests in Largest Electric Vehicle Rental Fleet, Scores Tom Brady as Spokesperson

Tuesday, 26 October 2021 REM As consumer interest in electric vehicles (EV) skyrockets, Hertz is making a significant investment to offer the largest EV rental fleet in North America and one of the largest in the world. This includes ...

Fully Charged challenges global governments to Stop Burning Stuff and Electrify Almost Everything

Tuesday, 26 October 2021 Robin Whitlock Electric vehicle and clean energy channel Fully Charged has released a clean energy and transportation manifesto supported by pioneering businesses from across the energy and transport sectors, which challenges ...

StoreDot to establish global innovation hub in the US

Friday, 22 October 2021 Robin Whitlock Pioneer of extreme fast charging (XFC) technology for electric vehicles, StoreDot, is to continue its global expansion and the development of solid-state batteries with the opening of an R&D innovation ...

West Midlands Gigafactory unveils further plans to develop the UK’s largest battery Gigafactory

Thursday, 21 October 2021 Robin Whitlock West Midlands Gigafactory, a public private joint venture between Coventry City Council and Coventry Airport Ltd, has unveiled further plans to develop the UK’s largest battery Gigafactory as it continues ...

Monta and Electric Car Chargers UK team up to increase EV charge point accessibility

Wednesday, 20 October 2021 Robin Whitlock Electric vehicle (EV) charging app, Monta, and charge point installers Electric Car Chargers UK (ECC UK) have announced a new partnership to ease the confusion and hassle of installing and using EV charge ...

40 percent of parents want to see their children learn to drive in a fully electric car finds Peugeot UK

Tuesday, 19 October 2021 Robin Whitlock Four-in-10 parents in the UK would already prefer their children to jump straight into a fully electric vehicle and skip petrol and diesel car driving when learning to drive, according to new research ...

UK is not electrifying its railway network fast enough to decarbonise by 2050 says RIA

Monday, 18 October 2021 Robin Whitlock New data has been published from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) showing that the UK is not electrifying its railways quick enough to meet Net Zero by 2050, says the Railway Industry Association (RIA). ...

Polestar teams up with artist Thijs Bierstaker on art installation to make people think about the climate

Friday, 15 October 2021 Robin Whitlock Electric performance car brand Polestar, and awareness artist Thijs Biersteker, have launched a new interactive installation called We Harvest Wind, encouraging people to think about the climate crisis, ...

EV owners are travelling further than petrol and diesel drivers says Peugeot

Wednesday, 13 October 2021 Robin Whitlock Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners travel further in their cars over the space of a week than those driving petrol or diesel cars, according to new research by Peugeot. In a study of 1,800 UK ...

Monta mobile app releases advanced charge point bookings for EV drivers

Tuesday, 12 October 2021 Robin Whitlock

Monta app now incorporates a new ‘smart queue’ feature that will enable EV drivers to view, book and virtually queue for charge points that businesses have made publicly available.