• ev.energy unveils new flexible charging solution

    • 6 March 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Leading electric vehicle (EV) smart charging software specialist evenergy has launched its new shared EV charging solution for apartments, workplaces and fleets The solution provides a range of benefits designed to boost accessibility and streamline EV charging globally Lukas Lukoschek, product manager at [...]
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  • EVs drive new car market growth

    • 7 February 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK new car market grew for the sixth month in a row in January, with 131,994 units representing the best start to the year since Covid-19 struck According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the surge was driven by electrified vehicles with one in five new vehicles registered including a [...]
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  • Charging infrastructure developing too slowly

    • 26 January 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The number of installed public devices has increased by 8,680 since January 2022, according to figures released by the government This represents an increase of 31% increase Meanwhile, the number of rapid charging devices increased by 34%, with an additional 1,731 public devices installed Mark Newberry, [...]
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  • Energy crisis impacting EV sales

    • 25 January 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The ongoing energy and cost-of-living crisis is impacting buyers’ decision to consider an electric vehicle as their next car This is according to a year’s research carried out by What Car, which analysed more than 40,000 responses It found that interest in new EVs was high between March and late July, but [...]
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  • Nilsson joins Volta Trucks board

    • 23 January 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volta Trucks has appointed Claes Nilsson to its board of directors He joins the board of the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider following an extensive career in commercial vehicles with AB Volvo, where he held the position of president of Volvo Trucks Prior to this he was [...]
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  • Industry gears up for EV Ready debut

    • 19 January 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    EV Ready will open its doors at Brighton Racecourse for independent garage owners and technicians eager to draw upon the EV expertise of the automotive aftermarket’s biggest brands and respected experts during the trade event on Wednesday 25 January from 5pm An EV Ready Quiz will give visitors the chance to win [...]
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  • Britishvolt goes into administration

    • 18 January 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK electric vehicle battery manufacturer Britishvolt has gone into administration The company was being established in Northumbria to meet the growing demand for batteries as EVs become more commonplace on UK roads It’s proposed £38bn factory in Blyth was part of a long-term vision to boost UK manufacturing [...]
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  • Nearly half a million EVs to join UK roads in 2023

    • 13 January 2023
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    An estimated 448,000 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be registered in the UK in 2023, according to DriveElectric The EV leasing company says this is a significant increase from the 267,203 BEVs registered in the UK in 2022, and represents a 249% market share It has based this forecast on a number of [...]
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  • Tevva secures European approval for electric truck

    • 12 January 2023
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    British electric vehicle manufacturer Tevva has announced that it will begin producing its 75 tonne battery-electric truck in volume after securing European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) It becomes the first British company to receive the approval and is now expecting to sell upwards of 1,000 [...]
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  • DK Engineering signs exclusive deal with McMurtry Automotive

    • 6 January 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    DK Engineering has signed a new commercial relationship with McMurtry Automotive to act as its UK exclusive agent McMurtry is working towards creating the world’s greatest small electric cars for road and track use and is planning to launch its Spéirling model into the UK market James Cottingham said: “At [...]
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