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Siemens has launched a new DC rapid electric vehicle charger, which can charge a vehicle from zero to 80% in less than 60 minutes.

Vehicle rental company Hertz has introduced the Nissan Leaf electric car to its fleet at its main London locations.

A flurry of announcements aimed at improving air quality and promoting ultra-low emission vehicles have been made by the Government and the mayor of London.

Rental provider Europcar has committed to moving its fleet to 5% electric vehicles by 2020

Vehicle data provider Glass's is 'upbeat' on the future of Nissan EV's, after the company released battery reliability data last week.

Motorcycles and scooters will join cars, vans, trucks and buses in the Government’s drive for greener vehicles, Business Minister Matthew Hancock has announced.

Millbrook joins consortium to deliver UK's first range-extended fleet vehicles

Residents and stakeholders took a range of electric cars on test at A2Dominion’s launch event of its Partnership with Fleetdrive Electric at the UK’s first ever eco-town in NW Bicester.

Five years and more than 35,000 European sales since the launch of the Leaf, data released by Nissan shows that 99.99 percent of its battery units remain fit for purpose.

A fleet of 30 pure-electric Nissan Leafs has been launched in the city of Dundee.

Electric vehicle (EV) residual value forecasts are moving closer to traditional diesel cars as the used car market becomes more accustomed to the technology, says Glass's.

Martin Brown, MD of Fleet Alliance, looks at the Government's input to the EV network.

Scores of plug-in cars and vans will join the Government’s fleet as part of its commitment to green transport.

The Government’s Go Ultra Low campaign, which is pushing for British motorists to drive ultra-low emission vehicles, has been given a boost with the launch of Electric Car Hire.

E-Car Club has quadrupled its fleet from 15 to 60 vehicles in less than a year, while also reducing costs, with the help of Alphabet.

Chargemaster is offering UK companies a simple package to get a 7kW charge point installed by its nationwide team of qualified expert technicians for £995 (plus VAT).

A new fleet of 100% electric Nissan Leaf taxis has gone into service in Blackpool.

A wave of charge points to support the growing popularity of plug-in vehicles will be installed across the UK after the Government set out £32 million of infrastructure support up to 2020.

Sure Group and South Liverpool Homes (SLH) have teamed up to launch their first electric vehicle, which will be used for gas servicing in South Liverpool.

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.

The Government has launched a £10 million prize for UK innovation in battery design for the next generation of ultra-low emission vehicles.

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.

Alphabet has launched ‘Charge before you buy’ with EDF Energy to enable customers to explore whether electric vehicles fit their fleet.

Certain models of the Renault Zoe EV are to benefit from a percentage change to the plug-in car grant.

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

Nissan has become the first manufacturer to apply glow-in-the-dark car paint to showcase how its all-electric Leaf is helping more people to convert to solar energy at home.

Scottish businesses that implemented transport recommendations from the Energy Saving Trust saved nearly £850,000 and 1,400 tonnes of CO2 last financial year.

Tesla has opens its twentieth Supercharger station in the UK, continuing the rapid expansion of the fast-charging network to enable long-distance travel in Tesla’s all-electric vehicles.

Toyota is testing new technology that could make hybrids and other vehicles with electric powertrains even more efficient.

Alphabet has surpassed the 1,000 vehicle milestone for electric vehicle (EV) orders.

Aylesbury Vale District Council will save an estimated £100,000 a year after introducing a car sharing and rental programme following an in-depth analysis of its grey fleet spend and usage.

The all-electric Nissan Leaf has smashed its own sales record with a 33% increase in European sales in 2014 over the previous year, taking more than a quarter of the electric car market with 14,658 sales.

More than 200 plug-in vehicles are expected to be added to public sector fleets as the next phase of the ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV) scheme begins.

Car and van leasing provider Fleetdrive Electric has extended its product range to include an electric vehicle flexi-lease.

European owners of the Nissan Leaf travel more than 50 percent further per year (10,307 miles) than the European average for a traditional internal combustion-powered vehicle (6,721 miles).

West Middlesex University Hospital has taken on an electric Nissan Leaf through the AlphaElectric scheme, cutting taxi fares by 40%.

Automotive Leasing, the public sector division of LeasePlan, has partnered with the Energy Saving Trust (EST) Scotland to encourage drivers to consider electric vehicles in a UK wide project.

Siemens is supplying and installing two electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging networks in South Tyneside and Dorset in early 2015.

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

Vehicle funding and fleet management provider Fleet Alliance has embarked on a new programme of green initiatives aimed at cutting carbon emissions on its clients’ fleets.