General Motors has produced the first examples of its BrightDrop EV600 electric delivery vehicle. The EV600 is the young brand’s first electric delivery van, and was announced in January this year. The first deliveries to major customer FedEx were anno…
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Tesla to produce 300,000th vehicle at Giga Shanghai
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai will apparently produce its 300,000th electric car this year. The upcoming annual general meeting of the Californian electric car manufacturer is also to take place at a new production facility under construction in Texa…
Free Now offering EVs as default option in the UK
Ride-hailing service Free Now has started to offer electric cars as the default first option for customers in the UK, ahead of petrol or diesel vehicles. Free Now is aiming for 100% of its trips to be zero-emission by 2030, across all key…
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Milton Keynes to expand public EV charging network
As part of Milton Keynes Council’s commitment to a carbon negative future, it has been working with Connected Kerb and Ringway to secure the largest grant offered to date from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV). Going forward, electric vehicl…
Epic Zero Carbon World road trip demonstrates battery longevity
Last weekend, members and supporters of Zero Carbon World, a charity promoting decarbonisation projects, drove an original 11-year-old Tesla Roadster from Land’s End to John O’Groats in order to demonstrate the longevity of older electric cars. The aim…
Hermes UK orders 168 Mercedes-Benz eSprinters
The British business unit of parcel service provider Hermes has ordered 168 Mercedes-Benz eSprinters. The order is being handled by the Mercedes dealer Intercounty Truck & Van, and the electric vans will go into operation before the end of the year…
GRIDSERVE Electric Highway has joined the Zap-Map live data network
Zap-Map, the UK’s leading electric vehicle (EV) mapping service, and GRIDSERVE, a pioneer in sustainable energy solutions, are delighted to announce that the GRIDSERVE Electric Highway is now part of Zap-Map’s live data network. The recently completed…
Clean Motion reveals solar-powered delivery EV
Swedish electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Clean Motion has unveiled a small electric delivery vehicle with a solar roof, the Re:volt. It is the company’s second EV after the Zbee electric tricycle, which was presented in 2012. The new van for the las…
All new TfL buses to be zero-emission vehicles
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that from now on all new buses ordered by Transport for London (TfL) will be zero-emission vehicles. Going forward, only battery-electric and hydrogen buses will be procured and the purchase of new diesel and hy…
Osprey announces £75 million rollout of rapid EV charging hubs
Rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging network Osprey Charging has today announced its ambition to make charging anxiety a thing of the past, by installing over 150 high-powered EV charging hubs across the UK by 2025. A total of 1,500 150-175KW rapid cha…
