Solihull Council has partnered with SWARCO Smart Charging, a supplier of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, to help expand the borough’s growing EV charging network. In the most recent wave of expansion, 23 SWARCO charge points have been install…
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InstaVolt pledges to install 10,000 new rapid chargers by 2030
EV charge point network InstaVolt has announced that it is expanding its product offering and pledging to install 10,000 InstaVolt chargers by 2030. The network has experienced record month-on-month growth since lockdown restrictions eased earlier in t…
Halewood gets into the spirit of electric with Kia
Halewood Artisanal Spirits PLC has taken delivery of 25 Kia e-Niro from Bolton Kia to help transition its fleet to electric power. The company is one of the UK’s leading independent distillers, producing an award-winning range of spirits. Still family-…
Wallbox presents Hypernova ultra-rapid charging column
Wallbox Chargers, a charging technology company from Spain, has presented its first ultra-rapid charging column for public use. Named Hypernova, the high-power charging device can deliver up to 350 kW and expands the manufacturer’s DC product portfolio…
The UK has over 25,000 EV charging devices: Where are they?
There are now more than 25,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging devices across the UK according to the Zap-Map database – 25,632 at the time of writing, to be precise. It’s a significant milestone. What’s more, you can find these devices acro…
Works begin on new Britishvolt Northumberland plant
Preliminary work has begun on Britishvolt’s battery cell factory in Northumberland. The construction of the production facility itself is due to begin in late autumn or early winter this year. Planning permission for the cell factory was granted unanim…
Volkswagen caters for small BEV segment with ID. Life
Volkswagen is speeding up its transformation to electric mobility with its ACCELERATE strategy, and will launch an ID. family model for the small car segment. The ID. LIFE concept car, which was presented at the International Motor Show IAA MOBILITY 20…
Plug-in sales hit 15% market share in 2021 year-to-date
New figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have today been released, detailing new car registrations in August. At a time of year when absolute numbers tend to be lower, August 2021 was a good month in terms of market share….
Sono Motors designing bidirectional AC charger
Sono Motors claims to be working on a bidirectional AC wall box and is currently running a survey for customers to vote for their favourite design. The German company expects the home charger launch to coincide with Sono Motors’ Sion solar car…
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Shell aims for 50,000 ubitricity charge points in the UK by 2025
Shell is aiming to install 50,000 ubitricity charging points in the UK by 2025. The multinational, which acquired charging infrastructure specialist ubitricity earlier this year, says it will assume part of the costs for the new charging points. At pre…