Charging & infrastructure - Page 16

British Gas parent company Centrica and Ryze deal to include looking at switching some of its fleet to hydrogen.

Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Ealing is set to receive a boost with the installation of new on-street chargers.

Pod Point has signed a three-year deal with Pendragon Vehicle Management (PVM) to become its preferred EV home charge point supplier.

Trafford Council has connected the first tranche of a planned new 100 new electric vehicle (EV) charging bays.

Kevin Welstead, EV sector director at SSE Energy Solutions, looks at the role of community charging hubs in speeding up the roll out of EV infrastructure.

Fleet operators and company car drivers could save around £600 per year on charging costs by using smart public charging, a trial has shown.

The average cost of using a public charge point has risen 19% in the last quarter, according to new data published by Mina.

Lithium-ion batteries used in vehicles lose capacity over time. We look at why this happens, what it means for fleets and how can they minimise its effect.

Workplace charging for electric vehicles (EVs) is not available to more than half (52%) of drivers, a survey suggests.

Latest from the fleet industry, including Select Car Leasing's expanded EV division and a BMW dealership investing in the fastest UK charger.

Fleets have been assured that their needs will be key to the roll-out of public electric vehicle (EV) charge points, funded through a new Government scheme.

Barnet Council has started work to install 500 new electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the borough.

Fastned and MFG EV Power – two ultra-rapid charging networks – have secured joint first place in Zap-Map’s annual public charging network satisfaction rankings.

JustCharge, the community electric vehicle (EV) charging network from JustPark, has gone live with a new partnership with Zap-Map.

Licence Check launches new fleet management solution and SSE Energy Solutions agrees a deal with electric vehicle (EV) fleet fuel card company Paua.

Tesco will start charging electric vehicle (EV) drivers to use its supermarket charge points at all stores from Tuesday, November 1.

Gridserve installs a 360kW charger, capable of adding 100 miles to an electric vehicle (EV) in less than five minutes, at its Braintree Electric Forecourt.

North Northamptonshire Council is planning to install up to 80 new on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging points for use from early next year.

Electric vehicle (EV) drivers have seen average charging costs increase by 14% since June, new data from Zap-Map suggests.

Osprey Charging has announced that it is cutting the cost of charging an electric vehicle (EV) on its network two months after hiking its rates by 50%.

After having the largest increase in the previous quarter, the North-East saw its number of charge points fall by 1.1%, a decrease of 13 devices.

Evios has acquired the electric vehicle (EV) home charging business Andersen EV for an undisclosed sum.

Using telematics and bespoke advice, Street Fleet hopes to accelerate electrification by helping businesses understand which vehicles can electrify most easily.

However, a number of local authorities have no plans to install any public charge points in the next 12 months.

Drivers waiting to charge their electric vehicle (EV) in car parks risk being inadvertently fined, according to the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP).

ChargeSafe aims to help drive electric vehicle (EV) adoption and end the ‘charge point monopoly’.

Initial partnership with Oxford and M7 to deliver ultra-rapid charging at retail sites.

Manufacturers have been accused of exploiting EV transition to maximise profits and reneging on contract agreements at the last minute by fleet decision-makers.

The Government will end the energy price cap in March, 18-months earlier than planned, leaving EV drivers uncertain over home-charging costs.

BSI has launched a new accessibility standard for electric vehicle (EV) charging bays, to cater for the needs of all users, including disabled and older people.

Pod Point has struck a preferred supplier partnership with property investment company, Custodian REIT, which will deliver new charging hubs across the country.

Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Plugsurfing to provide its customers with enhanced access to public electric vehicle (EV) chargers across Europe.

The ‘pavement tax’ is the result of EV drivers paying four times the rate of VAT (20%) to charge publicly than charging at home (5%), says FairCharge.

An increasing number of electric vehicle (EV) drivers are utilising ultra-rapid chargers for en route charging, according to analysis by Zap-Map and TLT.

The Government is being urged to introduce minimum personal safety standards at electric vehicle (EV) charge points to protect women and vulnerable users.

A postcode lottery in charge points could hamper the ability of SMEs to adopt electric vehicles (EVs), according to Zurich.

New regulations which remove the cost burden on businesses for local substation upgrades were top of the agenda at the September Fleet News at 10 webinar.

Inadequate support from central and local government is threatening to put the brakes on the UK’s zero emission transition, new research suggests.

Europcar Mobility Group UK has launched a new electric vehicle (EV) rental solution and Co Charger and Paua partner to expand its network.

A 63-point checklist will include quality, safety and accessibility to produce a score out of five.