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Shell swoops to acquire UK's largest electric vehicle charging network Ubitricity
Shell swoops to acquire UK's largest electric vehicle charging network Ubitricity

Acquisition would see Shell add Ubitricity's 2,700 on-street EV charge points in the UK to its broader network of forecourt and motorway service station charging infrastructure

  • Transport
  • 25 January 2021
'A great vote of confidence': Nissan confirms plan to expand UK electric vehicle manufacturing
'A great vote of confidence': Nissan confirms plan to expand UK electric vehicle manufacturing

BBC reports Nissan has concluded Brexit deal has secured long term future for Sunderland factory

  • Automotive
  • 22 January 2021
Road freight heading for the green fast lane, new report suggests
Road freight heading for the green fast lane, new report suggests

A new report outlines a roadmap for the decarbonisation of road freight through the “critical” next decade

  • Transport
  • 21 January 2021
Electric vehicle sales accelerated through 2020 - but cost remains a roadblock, RAC analysis finds
Electric vehicle sales accelerated through 2020 - but cost remains a roadblock, RAC analysis finds

EV uptake continues to accelerate but price, access to infrastructure and driving range continue to deter many drivers, new analysis from RAC has found

  • Transport
  • 21 January 2021
'Important milestone': StoreDot touts EV batteries able to fully charge in five minutes
'Important milestone': StoreDot touts EV batteries able to fully charge in five minutes

Israeli start-up reveals firm is on 'cusp of achieving a revolution in the EV charging experience' with its fast-charging battery cells

  • Automotive
  • 19 January 2021
Vauxhall faces mass action lawsuit over alleged emissions test 'cheating'
Vauxhall faces mass action lawsuit over alleged emissions test 'cheating'

Up to 600,000 cars sold to UK drivers over a 10-year period may have been installed with defeat devices, according to law firm fronting mass claim

  • Automotive
  • 19 January 2021
A fossil fuel demand peak is fast approaching, but will it come soon enough?
A fossil fuel demand peak is fast approaching, but will it come soon enough?

A new report from McKinsey predicts global fossil fuel demand 'will never return to its pre-pandemic growth curve', but warns the world is still on track to badly miss its climate goals

  • Energy
  • 14 January 2021
BYD and ADL to expand UK electric bus manufacturing operations
BYD and ADL to expand UK electric bus manufacturing operations

Firms announce plans to transfer assembly of chassis of electric buses from China to UK, citing need to meet growing demand of zero emission buses

  • Automotive
  • 14 January 2021
TSB banks on new roadmap to deliver net zero operational emissions by 2030
TSB banks on new roadmap to deliver net zero operational emissions by 2030

10-year plan sets out how high profile bank intends to slash emissions generated by company cars, buildings, and boilers

  • Management
  • 13 January 2021
Study: Fleet electrification primed to soar as heavier-duty EVs come online
Study: Fleet electrification primed to soar as heavier-duty EVs come online

Study published this week by US charging network ChargePoint predicts growing range of specialist commercial vehicles will turbocharge corporates' shift away from fossil fuels

  • Automotive
  • 13 January 2021
Coventry and Oxford vie for £50m to help deliver all-electric bus city vision
Coventry and Oxford vie for £50m to help deliver all-electric bus city vision

Up to 500 buses could be replaced with all-electric versions as part of government competition

  • Automotive
  • 07 January 2021
UK electric vehicle market enjoys 'best ever year' in 2020
UK electric vehicle market enjoys 'best ever year' in 2020

Electric vehicle market goes from strength to strength even despite Covid-19 pandemic, with UK sales making up more than one in ten new car registrations in 2020

  • Automotive
  • 06 January 2021
Formula 1 gears up for '100 per cent sustainable' fuel in 2030 net zero drive
Formula 1 gears up for '100 per cent sustainable' fuel in 2030 net zero drive

Motorsport governing body FIA unveils plans for F1 cars to use greener fuel in next five years, as it sets sights on becoming net zero carbon by 2030

  • Automotive
  • 18 December 2020
AGCO talks up electric tractors, agribots and regenerative agriculture
AGCO talks up electric tractors, agribots and regenerative agriculture

The US agricultural technology giant is preparing a range of new cleantech innovations that promise to curb the carbon footprint of food production

  • Technology
  • 18 December 2020
Good Energy to launch 'time-of-use' energy tariff for electric vehicle drivers
Good Energy to launch 'time-of-use' energy tariff for electric vehicle drivers

Green energy supplier claims its new tariff will offer a longer off-peak charging window than others on the UK market

  • Energy
  • 18 December 2020
'Historic milestone': Battery pack prices fall under critical $100/kWh mark for first time
'Historic milestone': Battery pack prices fall under critical $100/kWh mark for first time

Update from BloombergNEF reveals battery pack prices have plummeted from $1,100 per kWh in 2010 to $137 per kWh in 2020, powered by soaring EV sales, cheaper materials, and manufacturing and tech innovation

  • Automotive
  • 17 December 2020
Is it time for a tougher tax on SUV gas-guzzlers?
Is it time for a tougher tax on SUV gas-guzzlers?

New UK Energy Research Centre report argues 2030 ban on new internal combustion engine cars needs to be supported by bolder policy measures throughout the 2020s

  • Automotive
  • 15 December 2020
Electric vehicle manufacturers invited to apply to Automotive Transformation Fund
Electric vehicle manufacturers invited to apply to Automotive Transformation Fund

Advanced Propulsion Centre says funding is available to support feasibility studies across green auto industry supply chain

  • Automotive
  • 15 December 2020
NextEra jumps into fleet electrification
NextEra jumps into fleet electrification

US energy giant acquires electric vehicle fleet software specialist eIQ Mobility

  • Automotive
  • 11 December 2020
BritishVolt picks site of Blyth Power Station for UK's first 'gigafactory'
BritishVolt picks site of Blyth Power Station for UK's first 'gigafactory'

£2.6bn scheme represents largest industrial investment England’s North East in more than three decades and will generate 8,000 local jobs, BritishVolt said.

  • Automotive
  • 11 December 2020
Co-op eyes all-electric home delivery fleet by 2025
Co-op eyes all-electric home delivery fleet by 2025

Retailer makes new electric fleet pledge, as food delivery platform JustEat announces several hundred of its couriers are to be offered e-mopeds and e-bikes under new worker model

  • Automotive
  • 11 December 2020
Why government action is vital to help Volvo Cars become part of the solution to climate change
Why government action is vital to help Volvo Cars become part of the solution to climate change

Strong, clear climate policies across power, transport and heavy industry, would help to support businesses to achieve climate goals, argues Volvo Car's Anders Kärrberg

  • Automotive
  • 09 December 2020
Driving with the brakes on: Fewer than one in five transport companies have credible climate plans
Driving with the brakes on: Fewer than one in five transport companies have credible climate plans

Transition Pathway Initiative warns of widespread stranded asset risk as transport sector struggles to fall into line with Paris Agreement goals

  • Transport
  • 09 December 2020
Ride-sharing app Bolt launches EV transition fund
Ride-sharing app Bolt launches EV transition fund

Uber rival aims to convert one per cent of its 50,000 drivers to EVs in the first six months of next year and roll out 30 new charge points in drivers’ neighbourhoods

  • Automotive
  • 09 December 2020
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