Free vehicle-to-grid chargers: Businesses sought for EV trial
Businesses with electric vehicle fleets are sought for a London vehicle-to-grid trial.
Firms within the M25 with compatible vehicles (Nissan Leaf, Nissan e-NV200 or Mitsubishi...
Mitie: Getting hold of electric vehicles a major challenge
Mitie has ambitious plans to convert its fleet to electric vehicles. But getting hold of the vehicles is no mean feat.
Mitie plans to switch...
SES Water starts electric van trial with eye on vehicle-to-grid
SES Water has decarbonised its power consumption, the next challenge is its transport emissions. The firm is trialling 10 electric vans with a view...
‘EV charging will be like Wifi: People will go elsewhere if you don’t have...
The tipping point is coming, say electric vehicle (EV) charging point companies, fossil majors and would-be disruptors building charging networks.
“Within five years, EV charging...
Vehicle-to-grid: Are we nearly there yet?
In its most recent Future Energy Scenarios, National Grid predicts up to 11m EVs on UK roads by 2030, and as many as 36m...
EVs: How UPS is driving down emissions
UPS outlines what it has learned from deploying electric vans in central London – and why smart charging could be key to electrifying transport....
Free report: EVs, smart charging and vehicle-to-grid
Businesses surveyed by The Energyst have significant appetite for electric vehicle (EV) chargers.
Our latest report details their deployment plans, whether they have sufficient power...
Oxford goes large on hybrid storage, EVs and heat pumps
Oxford City Council has received government funding to build what it terms a ‘Superhub’ - a massive lithium ion-flow storage hybrid that underpins a...
Superchargers: Why the chicken crossed the road
Electric vehicles and charging infrastructure is the chicken and egg of our times. Without the charging infrastructure, range anxiety persists, dampening uptake. Without the...
WPD outlines EV numbers it can handle, costs and payments for flex
Western Power Distribution's EV strategy details what its network can handle, costs of connections and upgrades - and some interesting plans to pay customers...
EVs: Car parks sought for solar and storage vehicle-to-grid trial
An InnovateUK-funded project to demonstrate how electric vehicles could play a role in stabilising the UK power system seeks six trial sites.
The project will...
Jaguar Land Rover installs 166 smart EV chargers
Jaguar Land Rover has installed 166 electric vehicle chargers at its Gaydon engineering centre.
The company is using 7kW smart charging stations from Shell-owned NewMotion....
EVs, smart charging, V2G: Free conference, 9 April
Public and private sector organisations considering deploying electric vehicles (EV) charging infrastructure and/or switching fleets to battery-powered cars are invited to The Energyst's EV...
Decarbonising transport: Devolve money and power to local authorities
Decarbonising transport requires an integrated, multi modal approach, with more freight shifted to rail and government taking palpable action to sort out public transport....
EVs: Good Energy buys Zap-Map stake
Good Energy has taken a 12.9 per cent stake in Zap-Map with an option to buy the company in two years.
The move is strategic,...
EVs: Honda to electrify European models and launch energy management business
Honda has announced plans to ensure its entire range of European models are electrified by 2025, though it will still make hybrids.
It also plans...
Legal & General acquires stake in EV charging firm Pod Point
Legal & General has acquired a 13 per cent stake in electric vehicle charge point operator Pod Point.
The EV charging firm recently struck a...
Business energy supplier Yü gets into EV infrastructure
Yü Energy aims to sell electric vehicle chargers as well as energy to business customers.
The company said it will bundle installation, electricity supply and...
EV charging companies must collaborate to avoid walled gardens
Electric vehicle charging companies must develop common systems to avoid EV drivers having to juggle multiple apps and to enable electric vehicles to help...
Nottingham to tender for battery and 40 vehicle-to-grid chargers
Nottingham City Council will launch tenders for battery storage and bi-directional electric vehicle chargers in the next few weeks.
The authority is one of four...