Charging & infrastructure - Page 37

Electric vehicle car club, E-Car Club, will have soon quadrupled its fleet in less than a year, while also reducing costs by leasing from Alphabet.

With the number of plug-in cars and vans in the UK now surpassing 25,000, companies are increasingly likely to experience an uplift in employees asking to plug in when they reach their place of work.

More than 25,000 plug-in car and plug-in van grant claims have been submitted since the scheme began in 2010.

The Energy Saving Trust (EST) has launched a free online advice service called the Plug-in Vehicle tool for organisations investigating ultra-low emission vehicles.

Public sector organisations are increasingly re-examining their grey fleet vehicles and investigating alternative approaches to travel, according to new research from Alphabet.

Users of electric vehicles in the UK will soon be able to to recharge their vehicles in Europe, thanks to an agreement between two of the largest networks of publicly-accessible charge points.

Pod Point has launched a crowdfunding campaign to boost its EV charging network.

Martin Wedge, managing director of OVL Group discusses the highly-charged subject of alternative fuel.

Alphabet is boosting its AlphaElectric scheme by partnering with EDF Energy.

Sales of electric vehicles are on the rise, with more than 5,000 Government plug-in grants handed out in the last quarter alone.

Rolec Services is to offer free 32amp (7.2kW) electric vehicle charging points to domestic customers.

Registrations of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) that receive the Government’s plug-in car grant are this year set to double 2013’s figure.

A partnership of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) manufacturers have joined forces through the European Union's TEN-T programme to create a multi-standard and inter-operable charging network through the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Siemens will be highlighting recent contract successes in the electric vehicle rapid charging market at Cenex's LCV2014 event.

Energy Saving Trust and Transport for London (TfL) have announced a new initiative to identify potential locations for electric vehicle infrastructure in the capital.

Tesla has opened new supercharger locations in London and Birmingham, part of a rapid network expansion that it says will soon allow UK Model S owners to drive anywhere in the country and charge for free, for life.

Electric vehicles could become commonplace on Government fleets and in London through initiatives aimed at driving their early adoption and improving air quality in the capital.

The Office for Low Emission vehicles has changed their home charging point grant scheme, reducing the level of funding available - causing British Gas to withdraw their free charge point offer.

A Government survey has illustrated the uphill battle that manufacturers face in trying to convince drivers to switch to electric vehicles.

Venson Automotive Solutions is playing a key role in helping up to 80 businesses across South Yorkshire get on the road to switching from petrol and diesel power to electric vehicles, in a unique plan by Sheffield City Council.

Additional support for plug-in car drivers to recharge their vehicles at home has been announced by Transport Minister Baroness Kramer.

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is to make its patent library open source, in a move to encourage development and competition within the EV sector.

Renault is sponsoring the Pod Point tour, as its Zoe supermini drives 2,000 miles around the UK in 17 days.

Project will assess the demands of recharging EVs on power network

The head of the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has hit back at electric vehicle (EV) sceptics with suggestions that public opinion on the technology is shifting.

Chargemaster is launching a new smartphone app to revolutionise the way drivers charge their electric vehicles.

Chargemaster, a leading provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, has acquired Charging Solutions, which supplies a complete range of charge points, associated electric vehicle charging products and services.

One of the largest Electric Vehicle projects funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles has been awarded to Siemens UK.

Improved charging infrastructure is the number one factor that would persuade more fleets to add electric vehicles (EVs) to their choice lists, trumping financial incentives such as the Government plug-in car grant scheme, according to recent research.

Alphabet has launched a unique electric vehicle (EV) charge card that enables drivers to top-up their vehicles at more than 85% of the UK’s public charging points.

Fleet Evolution has launched a salary sacrifice package for employees choosing an electric car.

Private hire chauffeur operator Thriev has launched a fleet of 20 zero-emission, fully-electric BYD e6 cars in London.

The Government has allocated more than £9 million to boost the number of electric vehicle charging points as part of its Go Ultra Low campaign.

Nissan has announced 1,000 CHAdeMO quick chargers have now been installed in Europe with the commissioning of the charger at the Roadchef Clacket Lane Services in Surrey.

Fleetdrive Electric has teamed up with Tesla Motors to offer fleets the opportunity to take a test drive of the new Tesla Model S electric car.

Blog by Jonathan Woodthorpe, head of e-mobility at npower

Commercial’s 'green' drive day has been heralded a success in the company’s journey to make travel more environmentally responsible.

The Government is pinning its hopes on fleets being able to help drive the plug-in car and van market.

Sustainable MotoExpo due to take place on Saturday and Sunday, September 28 and 29, at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, Hampshire, has been postponed and provisionally rescheduled to April 5and 6, 2014.

he UK’s first all-electric carbon-zero corporate taxi service hits UK roads this autumn.