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Wilmott Dixon to install workplace charging across all its sites

Updated: June 18, 2021

Property developer Willmott Dixon has announced it will roll out electric vehicle (EV) charge points across all its sites and offices. The company said it has teamed up with Rolec to install charging devices at more than 100 locations in England and...

GM to increase e-mobility investments in batteries and cars

Updated: June 17, 2021

General Motors wants to increase its investments in electric and automated driving vehicles again by 2025 – from a previously planned 27 billion to 35 billion US dollars, according to a media report. Meanwhile, GM offshoot Cruise has presented the first nearly 100...

Britishvolt signs MoU for electric car battery supply with ENTEK

Updated: June 16, 2021

Battery production company Britishvolt has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the manufacturer ENTEK. The MoU calls for a roadmap to examine the use of ENTEK’s separators in Britishvolt’s batteries. It also looks into potential investment in facilities for ENTEK’s...

Polestar and SK consider EV development alliance

Updated: June 15, 2021

Electric car manufacturer Polestar is exploring a wide-ranging alliance with South Korean conglomerate SK to advance the development of electric cars. The possible collaboration also includes a potential supply of SK batteries for upcoming Polestar vehicles. According to Polestar, the two companies...

Royal Mail to add 3,000 electric transporters to its fleet

Updated: June 14, 2021

Royal Mail has announced plans to add around 3,000 electric vehicles to its fleet, increasing the number of its electric vehicles in the UK tenfold to around 3,300. Procurement is due to start in October. The introduction of the vans will initially...

Wallbox goes public with Kensington Capital Partners

Updated: June 11, 2021

Charging infrastructure provider Wallbox plans to merge with exchange shell Kensington Capital Partners for the purpose of going public. The joint company, valued at around $1.5 billion, is to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WBX....

Zap-Map includes Apple CarPlay as part of new app release

Updated: June 10, 2021

Zap-Map, the UK’s leading electric vehicle mapping service, is today launching a new subscription service for EV drivers, which provides enhanced features and includes in-car support on Apple CarPlay, with Android Auto to follow. With over 500,000 plug-in cars on UK roads...

Ecotricity sells the Electric Highway to GRIDSERVE

Updated: June 9, 2021

Green energy company Ecotricity has today confirmed the sale of the Electric Highway – the world’s first national charging network for electric cars – to GRIDSERVE. Established in 2011, the Electric Highway played a key role in kickstarting the country’s electric vehicle...

Engineering specialist IAV develops easy-to-recycle car battery

Updated: June 8, 2021

Engineering specialist IAV has developed a battery concept that is said to be significantly easier to recycle than existing battery systems and to have a considerably better CO2 balance. According to the developer, batteries constructed using the IAV method can be dismantled...

There are officially over a quarter of a million BEVs on UK roads

Updated: June 7, 2021

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has released figures detailing new car registrations in May 2021. Among other positive figures for electric vehicles, there are now officially over a quarter of a million (260,000) battery-electric vehicles on UK roads. Although the...

ABB to completely electrify 10,000-strong fleet by 2030

Updated: June 4, 2021

Global technology group ABB has announced that it will completely electrify its fleet of more than 10,000 vehicles by 2030. The company’s climate protection goals also include using only renewable energy, as well as establishing energy efficiency targets and energy management systems....

Citroën delivers new ë-Dispatch vans to clean up Leeds

Updated: June 3, 2021

Citroën is cleaning up in Leeds. The manufacturer has delivered an order of nine new Citroën ë-Dispatch vans on behalf of one of its clients. The fleet of vehicles, supplied by Citroën retailer Yeomans in Exeter, will be put to use for...