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Liberty Charge kicks off national EV infrastructure rollout
Liberty Charge kicks off national EV infrastructure rollout

First project from Zouk Capital and Liberty Global backed venture sees 20 on street charge points installed across the London borough of Waltham Forest

  • Infrastructure
  • 13 April 2021
Business leaders call for VAT tax break for 'green' products
Business leaders call for VAT tax break for 'green' products

Bosses of Arrival, Ecotricity, and Bulb are among more than 30 business leaders to urge government to take step to make low carbon products and solutions more affordable for consumers

  • Taxation
  • 12 April 2021
'Tipping point': Study reveals electric trucks are 'very close' to challenging diesel vehicles
'Tipping point': Study reveals electric trucks are 'very close' to challenging diesel vehicles

Fast charging networks 'the linchpin’ in drive to decarbonise heavy transportation industry, according to study

  • Haulage
  • 09 April 2021
Octopus Electric Vehicles launches salary sacrifice EV leasing scheme for businesses
Octopus Electric Vehicles launches salary sacrifice EV leasing scheme for businesses

Participants can save almost £14,500 through the scheme, which offers EV models from Tesla and Jaguar among others, Octopus Electric Vehicles claims

  • Taxation
  • 07 April 2021
Polestar targets 'world's first' offset-free carbon neutral electric car by 2030
Polestar targets 'world's first' offset-free carbon neutral electric car by 2030

The Swedish EV innovator revealed the goal in its first annual review, at which it also revealed plans to publish the full carbon footprint of its latest Polestar 2 vehicle

  • Automotive
  • 07 April 2021
Electric and hybrid vehicle sales reach new UK market share record
Electric and hybrid vehicle sales reach new UK market share record

Sales of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles achieved combined 14 per cent market share in March, SMMT figures show

  • Automotive
  • 06 April 2021
Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net zero cities
Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net zero cities

Research led by the University of Oxford's Christian Brand shows people who walk or cycle have lower carbon footprints from daily travel

  • Transport
  • 06 April 2021
From ZEBRA to Faraday: Government promises bus and battery funding boost
From ZEBRA to Faraday: Government promises bus and battery funding boost

New funding announced for zero emission buses and green automotive R&D

  • Automotive
  • 30 March 2021
Uber Green: EV-only service goes live in London
Uber Green: EV-only service goes live in London

Uber has launched a dedicated EV service in London, dubbed Uber Green, which it aims to have live across 60 European cities before the end of the year

  • Transport
  • 29 March 2021
'Wholesale transformation': Could net zero mission deliver 1.7 million UK green jobs by 2030?
'Wholesale transformation': Could net zero mission deliver 1.7 million UK green jobs by 2030?

Net zero transition promises major jobs boost but poses risks for high carbon regions in the Midlands, North, and Scotland, according to a wide-ranging new analysis

  • Risk
  • 26 March 2021
'We want to make the bus cool': Inside Arrival, the $13bn British electric vehicle start-up
'We want to make the bus cool': Inside Arrival, the $13bn British electric vehicle start-up

Arrival’s president and chief strategy officer Avinash Rugoobur sits down with BusinessGreen to expand on the newly listed company's ambitious plans and its pioneering new approach to EV production

  • Technology
  • 26 March 2021
'Green and red together': Labour steps up critique of a government 'asleep at the wheel' of the green recovery
'Green and red together': Labour steps up critique of a government 'asleep at the wheel' of the green recovery

Ed Miliband is to unveil sweeping plans for an electric vehicle revolution, as opposition accuses government of delivering a badly 'underpowered' green industrial strategy

  • Automotive
  • 25 March 2021
Tesco launches 'climate manifesto' promising sweeping action to accelerate net zero transition
Tesco launches 'climate manifesto' promising sweeping action to accelerate net zero transition

Priorities include cutting energy emissions and supporting the transition to electric transport, as Tesco aims for net zero emissions by 2035

  • Supplier
  • 25 March 2021
'Time to Transform': WBCSD report plots course towards prosperous, sustainable future
'Time to Transform': WBCSD report plots course towards prosperous, sustainable future

The report outlines actions that businesses can take across nine key areas, including energy, transport and mobility, and products and materials

  • Management
  • 25 March 2021
'Forceful and accelerated': Top investor body predicts global climate policy response
'Forceful and accelerated': Top investor body predicts global climate policy response

Principles for Responsible Investment analysed policy trends to formulate detailed predictions on the likely extent of government intervention in key sectors of the economy as the net zero transition progresses

  • Policy
  • 17 March 2021
VW reveals plans for six new battery factories across Europe by 2030
VW reveals plans for six new battery factories across Europe by 2030

The race to secure vehicle battery supplies is heating up, as the world's biggest car firms prepare to go electric

  • Transport
  • 16 March 2021
New consumer EV association launches as forecourt operators accelerate charger roll out
New consumer EV association launches as forecourt operators accelerate charger roll out

The Electric Vehicle Association is open to anyone currently driving or intending to drive an EV, with membership costing £20 a year

  • Transport
  • 16 March 2021
Ecotricity and GRIDSERVE team up in bid to turbocharge Electric Highway
Ecotricity and GRIDSERVE team up in bid to turbocharge Electric Highway

Deal will see GRIDSERVE take a 25 per cent stake in Ecotricity's national charging network

  • Automotive
  • 12 March 2021
Government confirms 2030 fossil fuel car sales ban as it touts new £20m EV funding package
Government confirms 2030 fossil fuel car sales ban as it touts new £20m EV funding package

More than £90m to support floating offshore wind, energy storage, and biomass has also been confirmed following last week's Budget

  • Automotive
  • 10 March 2021
Octopus Energy snaps up Configurable in boost for customised energy tariffs
Octopus Energy snaps up Configurable in boost for customised energy tariffs

New functionality aims to give energy giant the capacity to offer 'super-intelligent' energy tariffs, as rival Bulb debuts new EV charging app

  • Energy
  • 09 March 2021
Biffa to help Manchester bin air pollution with electric refuse vehicle fleet
Biffa to help Manchester bin air pollution with electric refuse vehicle fleet

Waste management firm has partnered with Manchester City Council to roll out 27 zero emission electric waste trucks, which are taking to the streets of the city this week

  • Waste
  • 09 March 2021
Octopus extends reach of Electric Juice Network with Ionity tie-up
Octopus extends reach of Electric Juice Network with Ionity tie-up

Energy giant signs charging network operator Ionity up to fast expanding network, as latest sales figures underscore growing popularity of EVs

  • Automotive
  • 04 March 2021
New study warns plug-in hybrids are struggling to deliver promised emissions savings
New study warns plug-in hybrids are struggling to deliver promised emissions savings

Analysis from Which? finds that in real world driving conditions leading plug-in hybrids burn through much more fuel than advertised

  • Automotive
  • 02 March 2021
'Simply no comparison': Fossil fuel cars produce 300 times more waste than EVs, study finds
'Simply no comparison': Fossil fuel cars produce 300 times more waste than EVs, study finds

Challenges caused by EV battery production 'pale in comparison' to environmental toll of fossil fuel vehicles, Transport & Environment study finds

  • Automotive
  • 01 March 2021
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