Together with Sheffield City Council, electric vehicle (EV) charging provider Franklin Energy has installed 18 new rapid chargers across Sheffield. The chargers have been installed in seven locations around the city after a successful bid from Sheffiel…
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bp pulse pledges £2m to improve legacy charging infrastructure
bp pulse is pledging to radically improve the reliability of the UK’s legacy public charging infrastructure. It intends to do so by working with local authorities to upgrade and replace charge points across the country – meaning EV drivers will be able…
ŠKODA retailers open order books for new all-electric Enyaq iV
ŠKODA will officially open order books for the all-new Enyaq iV, the brand’s first purpose-built battery electric vehicle on 10th March 2021. Based on the Volkswagen Group’s modular electrification toolkit (MEB), the highly-awaited all-electric SUV is …
Volkswagen aims for 70% EV sales in Europe by 2030
Volkswagen has presented its ‘Accelerate’ strategy to speed up its electric plans. The company also mentioned more concrete model plans although, in the case of the electric compact car, it has been sparing in detail. Volkswagen’s target is to increase…
SWARCO to operate ChargePlace Scotland
SWARCO eVolt has been named the preferred bidder to operate the ChargePlace Scotland network. The contract to run Scotland’s public electric vehicle (EV) charging network is estimated to be worth up to £1.2 million and will be expected to run for a…
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February plug-in sales grow by nearly 50% despite overall sales falling
New figures released today by the SMMT for February 2021 show that electric vehicle (EV) sales have enjoyed another great month. Overall, 13% of all new UK car sales in February had a plug – up from 5.7% in February 2020. Despite…
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Boost for EV drivers as InstaVolt opens M6 rapid charging hub
Drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) have received a major boost with the opening of one of the largest public rapid charger hubs on one of the UK’s busiest motorways. InstaVolt – which owns, installs and maintains rapid electric vehicle charging units a…
Volvo presents the new, pure-electric C40 Recharge
Volvo has unveiled the new C40 Recharge, the latest manifestation of the company’s commitment to a zero-emission future. The second purely electric car in its current portfolio, the C40 Recharge is the first to be offered exclusively with electric driv…
Honda e named City Car of the Year
The Honda e has claimed the City Car of the Year title in the 2021 UK Car of the Year Awards. It is also part of the 11-car shortlist for the overall UK Car of the Year title, to be announced on…
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Volvo rolls out first ever OTA software update on XC40 Recharge
Volvo Cars is rolling out its first ever over-the-air (OTA) software update on the XC40 Recharge, which went on sale in the UK last year and is the company’s first fully electric car. The Swedish firm’s first pure-electric model is based on…
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