The National Health Service (NHS) has ordered 500 Nissan Leafs through its offshoot NHS Fleet Solutions. The electric cars will be made available to healthcare staff and other public sector employees as part of a leasing program via deferred compensati…
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Government publishes Transport Decarbonisation Plan
With just months to go until major climate summit COP26, the UK government has published its Transport Decarbonisation Plan, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced today. The plan provides a ‘greenprint’ to cut emissions from seas and skies, roads …
Rivian to launch in Europe in 2022
The US start-up Rivian, which is backed by Amazon and Ford among others, wants to sell its electric vehicles in Europe from the beginning of 2022, confirming this in an email to a potential European customer. The email was reported in the Rivian…
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Coventry to expand charging infrastructure
Coventry City Council has announced plans to install 400 new vehicle charging points and a new bus charging facility by 2025. In a drive to make its bus services emission-free, the Council is aiming to have 290 electric buses on the road…
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Westfield London partners with EV car hire service UFODRIVE
Sustainable car hire service UFODRIVE and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), have launched a new three-year partnership to provide 24/7 contactless, fully electric, sustainable car hire for customers at Westfield London. The partnership is the first time…
Wales to get rapid charging in rural locations
Following a recent tender process, Transport for Wales (TfW) has appointed SWARCO UK Ltd to commence delivery of a rapid charging network, which will be part-funded by the Welsh Government. Electric vehicles (EV) have a key role to play in decarbonisin…
RAC launches new electric car leasing service
The RAC has launched a new leasing service to make switching to a brand-new electric vehicle (EV) easier and more affordable. The new service was inspired, in part, by an RAC Report, which found that more than three-quarters (78%) of drivers believed t…
Tesla Model 3 is June bestseller while BEVs top 10% market share
Today’s latest figures from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), detailing new car registrations in June 2021, have a story to tell. The main protagonist is Tesla’s Model 3, which broke into the top ten bestselling cars in…
Nissan unveils image of new electric crossover
Japanese carmaker Nissan has revealed teaser images of a new all-electric crossover model based on the CMF electric vehicle platform from the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance. It appears that the model will be built at the carmaker’s plant in S…
GRIDSERVE reveals plans for the Electric Highway
GRIDSERVE has revealed its plans to transform electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the UK, and has officially launched the GRIDSERVE Electric Highway. This will entail a UK-wide network of more than 50 high power ‘Electric Hubs’ with 6-12 x…