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Gas supplier Calor has added a FUSO eCanter to its fleet for use delivering bottled butane and propane to customers in central London.

Greater Manchester is asking Government for a £98 million ‘clean commercial vehicle fund’ after announcing its clean air zone will be delayed until 2022.

Engenie has appointed a new chief technology officer (CTO), James Wehner, who is set to ‘revolutionise’ the electric vehicle (EV) charging experience.

Almost a third of fleet managers are not aware of the revised benefit-in-kind (BIK) rates for electric vehicles (EVs), according to a new study from Go Ultra Low.

Nissan dealers are now able to supply a larger version of the electric e-NV200 van, built by Bevan Group business En-Veco.

Kia is making a significant shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) with a new electrification strategy that includes the launch of an all-new model in Europe next year.

Average new lease car emissions dropped to 113g/km at the end of 2019, following a surge in electric vehicle (EV) registrations.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has confirmed the fully electric eTransporter is priced from £42,060, excluding VAT and Government incentives.

The Government expects up to 6,000 additional rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers will be required across the UK’s motorways and major A roads by 2035.

Peugeot has confirmed the range and payload details of the new e-Expert electric van, which goes on sale later this year.

Electric vehicle (EV) drivers in Milton Keynes can now apply to trial domestic smart chargers, vehicle to grid (V2G) chargers and home battery storage, with the option to keep the equipment at the end of the project.

Citroen has confirmed the new e-Dispatch electric van will be available in the UK in the second half of 2020.

Pod Point is expanding the total number of Homecharge and Commercial customers for whom it can install, by adopting a case-specific approach to installations.

The Government figures reveal that there are 111,000 fewer diesel cars on the roads.

Lotus is partnering with Centrica to develop a new model for electric vehicle ownership that “fully integrates future mobility and energy”.

The Government has doubled the funding available for on-street residential charge points to encourage greener forms of travel as lockdown restrictions are lifted.

Skoda’s new electric vehicle (EV) – the Enyaq iV – will come in three battery sizes offering up to 310 miles (500km) zero emission range.

The 0% benefit-in-kind tax rate for battery electric vehicles makes the staff benefit a valuable tool, say experts

Organisations can use their company car choice lists as a tool to increase uptake of electric vehicles

The plug-in hybrid 3008 immediately becomes the most tax-efficient model in the range

Engaging with businesses and effective communication are among the key drivers to increase electric vehicle uptake, a pioneering project in Nottingham has found.

Hitachi Capital (UK) and Gridserve have entered a partnership which aims to create the infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles.

AA survey suggests that drivers want blue signs that indicate an electric vehicle charge point location turned green to make them more prominent.

One-fifth (21%) of electric vehicle drivers using the public and manufacturer-owned chargepoint infrastructure have experienced issues with the network.

Vauxhall has revealed its first electric van, the Vivaro-e, which will be available to order from June.

Electric cars are driven 26% more miles in their first three years on the road than petrol models, research from the RAC Foundation has found.

The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has announced James McGeachie as its new technical and programme director.

Ninety-eight per cent of fleets are planning to introduce electric vehicles, Geotab’s Fleet 2020 report has found.

Oxford City Council has taken delivery of its first six electric vehicles as part of its Energy Superhub Oxford project.

Jaguar Land Rover general manager, fleet and business Andrew Jago expects strong demand from fleets for the company’s new plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Chargepoint supplier Pod Point is to top-up the drop in the OLEV workplace charging scheme grants to cut the costs of installing infrastructure for companies.

The GeniePoint Network will be free to use for all key workers during the COVID-19 crisis, Engie has announced.

Tonik Energy has selected Fortum Charge and Drive cloud-based EV network management system, Charge Drive Management Cloud (CDMC).

Honda’s battery recycling partner SNAM is looking at new ways to re-use discarded hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Raft of equipment as standard is good for the Soul.

The allure of zero BIK is likely to make eligible drivers sit up and take notice of the EQC and its rivals.

Lead times for new electric vehicles (EVs) have fallen dramatically with the majority of new electric vehicles now available within 12 weeks.

The electric vehicle revolution is firmly underway. New car registrations are rising just as quickly as sales of petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles are falling.

By Tanya Sinclair, policy director for the UK and Ireland at ChargePoint

By Deborah Saunby, sales and marketing director at Selenity