Charging & infrastructure - Page 20

The April edition of Fleet News is packed with exclusive interviews, best practice and insight, and a 25-page guide to electric vehicles (EVs).

The first phase of the roll-out will see up to an additional 4,000 charge points at sites in Germany and the UK over the next 24 months.

The founder and former CEO of Chargemaster, David Martell, has launched a mass market home charger, the Evios One.

Paua has established a network of 10,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints for fleets to access with centralised billing.

BP Pulse has become the first electric vehicle (EV) charging provider in the UK to achieve certification to the BSI Kitemark for Electric Vehicle Charging.

ZipCharge has launched its GoHub EV charging infrastructure which it says will be three times cheaper and faster to install than fixed on-street chargers.

Direct Line Group’s fleet insurance specialist, Churchill Expert, has partnered with Char.gy to provide insurance for its fleet of electric vehicles (EVs).

The new charging hub hosts 36 electric vehicle (EV) chargers, including 22 high-power chargers with up to 350kW of power.

The vast majority of EV drivers use the UK’s public charge points, with 40% using public chargers at least once a week, new data from Zap-Map suggests.

The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX has covered more than 1,000 km (620 miles) in everyday traffic on a single battery charge.

The UK has been ranked the third best country in Europe for EV driving, but a shortage of charge points is threatening adoption rates, new research suggests.

Andrew Lawson joins EO Charging as director of fleet and Gary Parker joins as head of public sector and bid management.

Venson wants the Government to double its charge point ambitions from 300,000 chargers to at least 600,000 by 2030.

GreenFlux has signed a roaming agreement with Osprey Charging Network, opening the UK rapid-charging network to nearly 90,000 EV drivers.

The latest news from the fleet industry, including Mina launching a Fleet Approved hardware certification scheme and MotoNovo creates a new women's network.

Allstar Business Solutions has announced a new partnership with Allego Holding, a pan-European electric vehicle (EV) charging network.

Gridserve has replaced all the legacy chargers in its Electric Highway network, enabling contactless payment and fast charging at all sites.

FOI requests revealing the scale of the challenge come as the Government says it wants to make it mandatory for councils to produce EV transition strategies

There were more than 400 new rapid and ultra-rapid chargers added to UK network in first quarter of the year, according to new figures from Zap-Map.

The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has announced an initial line-up of speakers for its first-ever annual conference.

Smart charging business Electric Miles has secured investment in its platform that promises to save electric vehicle (EV) drivers up to 40% off their electricity costs.

Moto and Gridserve are installing 24 rapid chargers across three motorway service stations.

Allstar has launched Homecharge, a new payment solution for fleet operators that require employees to charge their business vehicles at home.

The UK will need between 253,000 and 661,000 extra EV charge points by 2035 to meet the phase out of ICE vehicles, new research suggests.

Government rules out cutting VAT on electricity to 5% for public charge points to match the rates homeowners pay.

The education sector will play a major part in the UK’s roll-out of EV chargers, with up to 50,000 points expected to be installed at schools, colleges and universities.

Flowbird Smart City UK has completed a local authority electric vehicle (EV) charge point pilot project for Wokingham Borough Council.

The growing network of free charge points for electric vehicles (EVs) at Tesco stores has now expanded to 500 locations.

Government EV charging infrastructure plan welcomed by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP), but says the challenge will be matching roll-out to demand.

The Government will spend £1.6 billion to build a network of 300,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers by 2030.

Allstar Business Solutions is enabling customers to search, plan and pay for EV charging on the road through its partnership with Zap-Map.

Egg has launched a new subscription-based charging offer for drivers of electric vehicles (EVs), which provides a home charger for a fixed monthly fee.

SMMT says that the UK needs binding targets on charge point provision, attractive fiscal incentives and a reliable, accessible and affordable user experience.

The latest news from the fleet industry, including InstaVolt partnering with Select Car Leasing and FuelGenie and Fuelmate renew its partnership.

An electric vehicle (EV) home charger installer code will help ensure high quality installations for homeowners after the EVHS scheme closes on March 31.

The UK’s nine Metro Mayors are being accused of not using available funds to support the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Members of the Climate Group’s global initiative EV100 have committed to adopting 5.5 million electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030.

Paul Holland, MD of UK Fuel at Allstar Business Solutions, looks at the challenges of electrifying your fleet.

New research indicates that affordable and easy-to-access EV charge points will need to be installed on virtually every residential street across the UK.

Tanya Sinclair, policy director UK, Ireland and Nordics at ChargePoint, looks at the need for improving access to electric vehicles and charging stations.