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Solar car park and EV charging hub revealed at Surrey Research Park

Updated: May 27, 2022

The world’s first pop-up mini solar car park and electric vehicle charging hub, deployable in just 24 hours, has been revealed at the Surrey Research Park, Guildford. Developed by 3ti, a UK designer, installer, funder and operator of Solar Car Parks (SCPs),...

Mer to install over 300 charge points at Blue Diamond garden centres

Updated: May 26, 2022

Electric vehicle charging provider Mer, owned by Norwegian renewable energy group Statkraft, has entered into an agreement with Blue Diamond to provide over 300 EV charge points at its 39 garden centres across the UK. The installation of Mer EV chargers gives...

Electric Nissan Ariya to embark on world-first expedition from Pole to Pole

Updated: May 27, 2022

Nissan has announced its partnership with Scottish adventurer Chris Ramsey to undertake the world’s first all-electric driving adventure from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole. Departing in March 2023, the Pole to Pole expedition will see Ramsey and his team...

Non-Tesla drivers can now search for public Superchargers on Zap-Map

Updated: May 24, 2022

With Tesla having opened up 15 Supercharger sites in the UK to drivers of other electric car brands, these 15 pilot locations are now searchable on Zap-Map via the networks filter, enabling electric vehicle (EV) drivers to locate, plan and see non-Tesla...

Osprey selected as preferred EV charging provider for network of air mobility hubs

Updated: May 24, 2022

As Urban-Air Port’s (UAP) Air One event in Coventry draws to a close, the journey to provide zero emission infrastructure is very much just beginning. UAP has selected Osprey, one of the UK’s leading charge point operators, as one of its preferred...

Tusker and Zap-Map partnership helps salary sacrifice drivers navigate EV charging

Updated: May 23, 2022

Tusker has partnered with the UK’s leading EV charge point mapping service, Zap-Map, to provide the benefits of its electric vehicle (EV) charging point locator app to Tusker’s 20,000 drivers via its new website. Meanwhile, Zap-Map has added a dedicated EV salary...

RAC begins rolling out faster emergency EV chargers to patrol vans

Updated: May 23, 2022

Three years after launching the breakdown industry’s first engine-powered emergency charger for electric cars, the RAC has begun rolling out a faster version, enabling its patrols to get electric car drivers moving again even quicker. The modern-day equivalent of a fuel can...

Furniture Village to adopt fully electric fleet

Updated: May 20, 2022

PEUGEOT is supplying 25 e-2008s to Furniture Village, Britain’s largest independent furniture retailer, which is adopting a fully electric fleet. The vehicles will be used by a mix of field managers and store managers as they travel between Furniture Village’s various UK...

Tesla has opened 15 UK Supercharger sites to other brands

Updated: May 20, 2022

Tesla has opened more of its Superchargers to electric cars from other manufacturers, this time in the UK. As of 1pm yesterday (18th May), 15 Tesla Supercharger sites in the UK have opened for drivers of other electric vehicle (EV) brands to access....

NEC and The EV Network to build major EV charging hub in West Midlands

Updated: May 18, 2022

The NEC Group and The EV Network have been given planning approval for a major electric vehicle (EV) charging hub on the NEC Campus in the West Midlands. Once completed, it is expected to be one of the largest EV charging hubs...

Fastned opens ultra-rapid charging hub in Scotland

Updated: May 16, 2022

European rapid charging company Fastned has opened its latest UK charging hub in Scotland – at the Palace Grounds Retail Park in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. The new charging hub is Fastned’s latest in Scotland and tenth in the UK, and will serve the...

600 new Fiat 500 EVs added to Onto’s subscription service

Updated: May 16, 2022

Fiat UK has partnered with Onto, the all-inclusive electric car subscription service, to add a total of 600 new Fiat 500s to the provider’s electric car fleet. Onto customers can choose from a wide range of electric vehicles, now including the New...