All aboard: First Bus to open depot EV charge points to the public

Stuart Stone
clock • 2 min read
Credit: First Bus
Image:

Credit: First Bus

UK's largest bus operator opens public charging hub for cars and vans at Summercourt depot in Cornwall

The UK's first bus depot to offer charging infrastructure for electric cars and vans has opened to the public at First Bus' Summercourt site in Cornwall. The company said the new Summercourt charging...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Stuart Stone
Author spotlight

Stuart Stone

View profile
More from Stuart Stone

'We have to face up to the changing climate': Andy Burnham voices dismay at 'utterly devastating' wildfires

How Greggs baked data, flexibility, and 'eco-shops' into its climate strategy

More on Automotive

ZEV Mandate: Government proposes potential changes to electric car and van sales targets
Automotive

ZEV Mandate: Government proposes potential changes to electric car and van sales targets

Views are being sought on a menu of options for reforming the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate, which controversially include weakening 2030 EV sales targets for carmakers

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 14 August 2026 • 7 min read
'Electric shock': How fossil fuel market volatility could accelerate global EV adoption faster than expected
Automotive

'Electric shock': How fossil fuel market volatility could accelerate global EV adoption faster than expected

Wood Mackenzie report identifies 'electric shock' scenario which could jump start global EV markets through perfect storm of geopolitical drivers and technological advancements

Amber Rolt
clock 13 August 2026 • 4 min read
Analysis: Weakening EV sales targets could cost UK drivers £3bn a year by 2030
Automotive

Analysis: Weakening EV sales targets could cost UK drivers £3bn a year by 2030

Weakening the Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate would also lead to higher UK oil imports and greenhouse gas emissions, according to Carbon Brief analysis

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 13 August 2026 • 4 min read