EV

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…

Volvo Trucks has developed a unique acoustic alert for its latest electric trucks. From 1 July , all new electric vehicles in the UK will be required to emit an audible sound when travelling at speeds below 12mph. UK legislation…

Last week CCF has launched the UK’s first 27-tonne curtainside all-electric truck. After three years’ development, the vehicle has been manufactured and supplied through Electra and is fitted with 287kWh batteries that provide a range of up to 120 miles…

A report published by Webfleet Solutions shows that UK light commercial fleets are more suited for EV conversion than anywhere else in Europe. It claims that 70% of light commercial vehicles and business cars in the UK could be replaced…