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West Midlands Gigafactory targets 60 GWh capacity

Updated: October 22, 2021

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 to explore investment opportunities with battery manufacturers from around the globe. The...

Nearly 30% would hire an electric car to try one out

Updated: October 21, 2021

Over a quarter (29%) of car hirers would like to hire an electric car to try one out, according to an Opinium survey of 1,000 car hirers. Commissioned by iCarhireinsurance.com, a provider of car hire excess insurance, the survey found that almost one in...

Nissan presents successor to the Leaf

Updated: October 20, 2021

Nissan’s new electric crossover is to take over from the Leaf from around 2025. Based on the Alliance platform CMF-EV announced by Nissan in the summer, the model will be built at the carmaker’s plant in Sunderland, according to Nissan’s European boss Guillaume Cartier....

EasyGo receives €15m funding for charge points across Ireland

Updated: October 20, 2021

Electric vehicle (EV) charging network provider EasyGo has announced plans to roll out an additional 500 rapid chargers to its charging network on the island of Ireland. EasyGo, Ireland’s largest EV charging network operator, currently provides 14,000 drivers of electric vehicles with...

Liberty Charge aims to improve on-street charging provision

Updated: October 18, 2021

Liberty Charge has chosen the public sector and local government event Solace Summit to launch as a Charge Point Operator (CPO), committed to improving the supply of easily accessible on-street charging in the UK. With 40% of the UK’s urban residents having...

New network Zest to fill gaps in destination charging infrastructure

Updated: October 15, 2021

There’s a new electric vehicle (EV) charging company on the scene. Public network Zest has launched in the UK, supported by government funding. Zest is aiming to break into the ‘destination’ charging market by making fast charging available where people park, be...

EO Charging to install new charge points for Tesco

Updated: October 14, 2021

Supermarket chain Tesco will receive more than 200 AC fast chargers and five DC rapid chargers for its home delivery fleet of electric vans from equipment manufacturer EO charging. Tesco has charging depots located in Lakeside, Oxford, Glasgow (two sites) and Enfield,...

Pod Point to list on London Stock Exchange

Updated: October 22, 2021

Pod Point, which provides charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) across Britain, has announced that it plans to list on the London Stock Exchange. The company, which is majority owned by France’s EDF, said it plans a premium listing with a free...

ubitricity installs its first lamppost chargers in Dublin

Updated: October 12, 2021

ubitricity, a member of the Shell Group, and Fingal County Council have partnered to test new charging options for motorists in Fingal. As part of a joint pilot scheme, ubitricity has retrofitted two lampposts in Malahide village with electric vehicle (EV) charging...

Volvo begins production of C40 Recharge

Updated: October 11, 2021

Volvo has started production of the C40 Recharge at its plant in Ghent, Belgium. Importantly, it is the first Volvo model to be offered exclusively with electric drive. Introduced in March 2021, the C40 Recharge is marketed by Volvo as a standalone model,...

BP pulse picks LEVC to electrify fleet

Updated: October 11, 2021

LEVC has agreed to supply 30 new VN5 electric vans to bp pulse, for use by the EV charging network’s electricians when installing charge points across the UK. The range-extended electric van uses the same platform and powertrain as the popular TX5...

Wireless EV charging trials start in Marlow

Updated: October 18, 2021

A project testing the effectiveness of wireless EV charging has kicked-off in Marlow, with Char.gy induction pads installed into the road surface for a new e-car club. Involving Char.gy, hiyacar, Milton Keynes Council, Buckinghamshire Council, the Open University, IPT Technology, and the...