Rapid charging cash a little slow to arrive07/12/2023 The transport secretary has launched a £70m pilot scheme to power up motorway service areas to for ultra-rapid electric vehicle charge points. |
Surrey CC begins roll-out of 10,000 EV chargers24/03/2023 Electric vehicle owners in Surrey will have access to 10,000 public EV chargers as the county council announces the largest deployment of charge points by a UK local authority. |
Councils face statutory duty on EV infrastructure05/10/2021 The Government is considering imposing a statutory duty on local authorities to plan and deliver for electric vehicle infrastructure. |
Transport Scotland looks to more commercial future for EV charging21/07/2021 Transport Scotland and the Scottish Futures Trust have published a new report on expanding its public electric vehicle charging infrastructure, calling for a more commercial landscape with greater private sector input. |
Car manufacturers call for more Govt support in EV market21/10/2020 The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders has called on government to do more for the electric vehicle market, warning that Britain could lose unit allocations without strong consumer demand. |
Government outlines plan for SRN rapid chargepoint network15/05/2020 Central Government has outlined its vision for creating an extensive public charging infrastructure across the strategic road network (SRN). |
Wolverhampton moves in right direction with charging roll-out06/01/2020 The City of Wolverhampton Council has announced a second phase of BP Chargemasters to be installed by the summer. |
Lidl announces £25m EV charger roll-out to store car parks28/10/2019 Supermarket chain Lidl has announced £25m plans to roll out rapid vehicle chargers to more than 300 stores in Britain over the next three years. |
DfT allocates £37m to EV innovation winners09/07/2019 The Department for Transport has allocated £37m to 12 projects designed to help transform electric chargepoint infrastructure. |
Highways England announces £2.8m electric vehicle deal06/03/2019 Highways England has awarded two contracts worth a total a £2.8m to install 50 electric vehicle charging points across the country over the next nine months. |
'Road to Zero' plan could see charge points in new homes and street lights09/07/2018 New housing and commercial buildings and all new street lights could have charging points installed in them under an aspirational £450m government plan to boost ultra low emission vehicles. |
BP charges into EV market with POLAR expedition28/06/2018 BP has agreed to purchase Chargemaster, the UK’s largest electric vehicle charging company. |
New kid on the EV block announces £1.6bn plans24/05/2018 A new entrant to the electric vehicle charging market has announced plans for a £1.6bn investment programme to build rapid charging facilities across the country. |
DfT reluctant to issue EV charging guidance24/05/2018 Senior figures in local highways have urged the Government to produce new guidance for electric vehicle charging facilities but the Department for Transport (DfT) appears to be reluctant. |
‘Globally unique’ electrified road breaks new ground17/04/2018 A new electrified road in Sweden has just opened, which its creators say is the first road of its kind to allow both commercial and passenger vehicles to be recharged while driving. |
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