EV Charging

A new national charging map will be revealed later this year, showing where new infrastructure is most desperately needed for van operators.

Google has launched two new search features based on the International Energy Agency’s data, analysis, and guidance. The first feature is a fuel cost calculator that provides users with an estimate of an electric or traditional vehicle’s yearly cost of ownership based on its energy consumption. The tool, which appears alongside organic search results when […]

Cenex and Zapmap have joined forces to help councils access information on EV chargepoints. Cenex’s National EV Insight and Support (NEVIS) service was launched one year ago, and nearly 300 organisations have registered to access independent, up-to-date information about electric vehicles and EV infrastructure (EVI). This includes more than 220 local authorities who can now […]

Manchester City Council says it is ‘gearing up’ to begin a search for a charge point operator to supply, install and manage up to 200 connectors over the next two years.

Ulster University and East Border Region have announced the appointment of EasyGo to install and operate 24 rapid EV chargers around the Belfast region

The Geospatial Commission has published a report to support local authorities to make decisions about where to install electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints in their areas.

Zest has announced a new EV charging partnership with West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (WYFRS). The first two charge points are running at its Leeds station, with work also underway at Bradford, in a partnership that will provide further charge points at multiple sites to serve WYFRS’s growing fleet of electric vehicles. WYFRS is […]

UK public electric vehicle (EV) charging needs a major reboot if it’s going to be ‘fit for our EV future’, according to a new report from SMS plc. The Powering up public EV charging: it’s time to plug in the gaps whitepaper shares the results of the research, which polled 1,000 EV drivers and found that […]

Vauxhall has set up the Electric Streets of Britain programme, teaming up with charge point operators, to support those who don’t have off-street parking available for charging an EV. The project was launched to address the findings of an investigation that reveals more than 70% of UK councils currently do not have a published strategy […]

The new car market grew 28.3% in July with 143,921 new vehicles registered, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Electric vehicles accounted for more than a third (35.4% of the market). Hybrid (HEV) volumes grew, although their overall market share fell to 11.3%. Plug-in hybrid (PHEV) registrations […]

Ireland is to invest €15 million from the EU Just Transition Fund to support the roll-out of publicly accessible, fast charge point infrastructure at community facilities. The EUJTF (EU Just Transition Fund) Community Facilities Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Scheme will fund EV charging at public facilities including community centres, public libraries, health centres, and recreational […]

BT Group has announced that its start-up team – Etc. – will, over the next two years, conduct technical and commercial pilots to convert or upgrade its street cabinets for electric vehicle charging units. The pilots will provide insight into the viability to scale EV charging to more locations across its estate.  The cabinets are […]