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Drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) will now need to fork out over £220 more per year to get around, as revealed by GoCompare electric vehicle insurance, in collaboration with Zap-Map, the UK’s leading EV charging app. Indeed, the average cost of charging...

Within an hour of opening its first crowdfunding round publicly, 3ti, the UK’s leading designer, installer, funder and operator of Solar Car Parks (SCPs), has smashed its initial £500,000 investment target. The funding will accelerate the roll-out of the world’s first pop-up...

Sustainable energy company GRIDSERVE and Moto, the UK’s largest motorway services operator, have unveiled two new high-power Electric Super Hubs in Moto Severn View and Moto Heston Westbound as part of their ongoing nationwide effort to improve access to charging facilities. This...

New research from Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS) suggests that one of the main perceived barriers to owning an electric car might be caused by a modern obsession with needing fully charged personal devices. The research shows that more than half of...

SWARCO Smart Charging, a UK provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, has signed a significant new partnership agreement with Cornwall Council to supply, install, maintain and operate EV charging points throughout the county over the next four years. These will be a...

Rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging provider InstaVolt has announced it has received £110m in senior debt financing from Santander, Lloyds Bank, Investec, Natixis and NIBC to continue its significant expansion of rapid EV charging infrastructure throughout the UK. This latest funding boost is a...

The arrival of a new piece of legislation sees the majority of new homes now required to have electric car chargers fitted. Indeed, the change in building regulation requirements means that most new residential developments, workplaces and supermarkets must install electric vehicle (EV)...

European electric vehicle (EV) charging company Fastned has announced new ambitions and financial targets for the coming years. The company remains committed to accelerating the growth of its network of rapid charging stations in Europe to prepare for the growing number of electric...