EV

Schneider Electric has partnered with Stagecoach to provide the critical electrical infrastructure and software to electrify its bus fleet and deliver greener public transport options. The firm’s EcoStruxure for eMobility solution – including ultra-rapid EV charging points, electrical distribution infrastructure,…

Fleetmaxx Solutions has announced a strategic partnership to provide We Care Logistics customers with access to Fleetmaxx’s discount fuel and EV charge cards. As part of the agreement, couriers can save up to 10p per litre on diesel, with options…

Skoda and vehicle conversion company Strongs have developed a new fully electric 4×4 utility vehicle for National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) The collaboration has resulted in Skoda’s Enyaq being converted into a light commercial vehicle with all-terrain capability, adapted to…

Flexible Power Systems (FPS) has received £2.7 million in funding to speed up commercialisation of its EV and charger management platform for commercial vehicle fleets. Originally developed for the John Lewis Partnership but expanded to address the needs of all…

Michelin Connected Fleet has signed a four-year partnership with Scottish Water to help boost the performance of the utility’s 2,000-strong mixed fleet and accelerate the firm’s move to EVs and zero emission alternatives. The plan for the water and wastewater…

First Bus is set to build a new EV charging hub at its depot on the A30 in Cornwall – making more van-suitable chargers available on the strategic road network in the South West. The site will include eight pay-as-you-go…

Home furnishing retailer IKEA has committed £4.5 million to build chargepoints in one of the UK’s largest private EV infrastructure projects for last mile fleets. The company will install some 196 chargepoints at its stores across the UK, including 53…

BP Pulse has opened its fastest, most powerful and largest EV charging hub to date in North Northamptonshire. The new hub in Kettering, built by The EV Network, has an installed capacity of three megawatts (MW) and features ten 300kW…

Construction equipment and services provider Speedy is adding another 150 new electric vans to its fleet under an £8.25 million investment. The UK firm has ordered 100 x 4.25-tonne single-chassis cab Ford E-Transit models, as well as 50 x 3.5…

Waitrose is to become the first supermarket in the UK to pilot electric vans equipped with wireless charging technology. As part of the trial scheme which will begin in the New Year, Waitrose will deliver groceries from its St Katharine’s…