Electric/Hybrid

Vauxhall Combo Electric named ‘Best Small Electric Van’ at 2023 DrivingElectric Awards

Wednesday, 07 December 2022 Robin Whitlock The Vauxhall Combo Electric has been named ‘Best Small Electric Van’ for the second year running at the annual DrivingElectric Awards, winning the 2023 award alongside sister models from Citroën, ...

Ohme and Motability Operations Drive Forward Together on Electric Mobility

Monday, 05 December 2022 REM

One year on from the start of their partnership, leading smart charging company Ohme and Motability Operations have now installed more than 5000 EV chargers for their Motability Scheme drivers.

ADS-TEC Energy launches new ultra-fast charging system ChargePost

Friday, 02 December 2022 Robin Whitlock ADS-TEC Energy has announced its compact, battery-based charging system ChargePost, enabling ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging, on existing power connections, without the need to extend existing ...

Volta Trucks announces full-electric Volta Zero with Truck as a Service charging infrastructure

Friday, 02 December 2022 Robin Whitlock Full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider Volta Trucks has announced the first implementation of its new full-electric Volta Zero with Truck as a Service charging infrastructure ...

Rocky Mountain Institute releases “The Case for Fast-Charging Depots at US Airports”

Friday, 02 December 2022 Robin Whitlock The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has released a new brief, “The Case for Fast-Charging Depots at US Airports”, explaining why airports are uniquely positioned to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) ...

ACCIONA Energía Sets Up First Bi-Directional Charging Network for EVs in Spain

Wednesday, 30 November 2022 REM ACCIONA Energía has set up the Vehicle to Grid (V2G) Balearic Islands project, creating the first bi-directional electric vehicle charging network to operate in Spain. This ecosystem is 100% renewable, ...

Is Leasing an Electric Car Environmentally Friendly?

Tuesday, 29 November 2022 Electric cars are becoming more popular, but is leasing one environmentally friendly? There are a lot of factors to consider when determining the environmental impact of electric cars. Here we'll explore ...

UK Government to introduce Vehicle Excise Duty for zero emission vehicles from 2025

Tuesday, 29 November 2022 Robin Whitlock Current and future owners of electric cars, vans and motorcycles, including both private owners and organisations who own electric vehicles (EVs), will pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) from April 2025, the ...

Australia

Evolution unveils partnership with VivoPowe for its light utility vehicle fleet

Thursday, 24 November 2022 Robin Whitlock VivoPower International PLC has announced that the company, along with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tembo EV Australia Pty Ltd, has entered into a Supply Agreement with the Evolution Group Holdings Limited ...

Beam Global deploys first EV ARC systems in Puerto Rico for disaster preparedness

Wednesday, 23 November 2022 Robin Whitlock Provider of innovative technologies for EV charging, Beam Global, has announced that Puerto Rico has begun deployment of its EV ARC off-grid vehicle charging system to charge government fleet vehicles ...