A new project has been launched to discover whether gamification could help electric vehicle owners boost the UK’s smart energy grid. The new £400,000 trial has been backed by government funding, and brings together Ecotricity, Newcastle University, Northern Powergrid, GenGame, and EnAppSys,...

The Phoenix Works has launched a new service, allowing EV charge point hosts to pay-by-the-day for charging infrastructure. Hosts pay a daily rate of £4 per bay, and in return The Phoenix Works will supply fully installed and maintained charge points over...

A number of public charging networks are offering EV drivers free charging today – Clean Air Day 21st June 2018. Pod Point, InstaVolt, Franklin Energy, and Electric Blue will all be offering customers charging at no cost throughout the day. Methods vary,...

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has launched a guide offering advice to local authorities to help boost EV uptake. Sponsored by Alfa Power, the Taking Charge publication calls on councils to create ‘Energy Boards’ and appoint an ‘EV Champion’. These ideas are...

The first charging point under Milton Keynes Council’s “MK Promise” scheme has been installed by Chargemaster, for use by residents of Wavendon House, a Grade II listed former outpost of Bletchley Park. The MK Promise initiative allows local residents to apply for...

Zap-Map has released a new smart Route Planner on its Android app, to help EV drivers plan longer electric journeys. Building on the current Zap-Map app with UK-wide charge point data, EV drivers can now plan their routes using the ‘quick plan’,...

To celebrate Clean Air Day, Pod Point is making its Open Charge Network free for EV drivers on Thursday 21st June. The entire public charging network – including rapid chargers – will be on free vend for the 24 hours from midnight...

The CHAdeMO Association has released the latest version of its protocol – CHAdeMO 2.0 – which will allow electric vehicle charging at up to 400 kW. The announcement means that ultra-rapid charging will be possible on the CHAdeMO standard – using the...

Nissan’s Leaf is the UK’s best-selling plug-in model in 2018, shifting more than 2,000 units in the first three months of the year according to the latest Department for Transport (DfT) figures, published today (Thursday 14th June). The Nissan Leaf remains in...

Octopus Energy has a new tariff aimed at EV drivers, which could make electric vehicle charging 70% cheaper than the typical Big 6 rates – and 10 times cheaper than the same mileage with fossil fuels. Octopus Energy Go is the first...

Portishead is set to get a new K:Port EV charging hub, developed by Hewitt Studios and partially funded by the Go Ultra Low (GUL) West project. The K:Portishead demonstration rapid charging hub will be able to serve four vehicles at a time,...