When London’s Source East network of slow chargers was sold to Bolloré, many saw it as the demise of London’s electric vehicle network and for several key reasons. The first was Bolloré were understandably hoping to mimic their Parisian success with a new London based AutoLib – a hugely successful electric car sharing service.
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Nissan and Ecotricity are campaigning to the UK government to introduce official road signage to highlight the location of the many thousands of standard and rapid EV charging points across the UK.
There are more than 9,000 EV charging points across the nation yet no official signage to help motorists find these often obscurely positioned charge points. The locations of charge points has largely been a lottery in…
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Ecotricity has announced some alterations to its Electric Highway that are worthy of mention. In an open email from Dale Vince, Founder and CEO, the next stage of improvements to the currently free service are being made. The first change is the helpline which will now operate in normal working hours, between 8.30am and 5.30pm,
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New communities being built in and around Beijing will be required to install charge points for at least 18% of their parking units, according to a new government plan aimed at enhancing infrastructure and therefore adoption of electric powered vehicles. The plan, catchily titled, Enforcement Rules for Power-Charging Facilities for New-Energy Passenger Cars in Beijing
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Volkswagen America have partnered with Bosch to supply their electricity charging needs as the new e-Golf hits dealerships before the year end. The e-Golf is the first zero-tailpipe emissions vehicle to be sold in the US market, ahead of the e-up! city car which has been available for several months in Europe already. Although the
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Beringea, the growth capital investor that manages the ProVen Venture Capital Trusts, has invested £3 million in Chargemaster, one of the UK’s leading providers of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The investment will be used to strengthen Chargemaster’s position in the UK market and fund further expansion into the European EV charging market. The investment
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Chargemaster has installed its 10,000th public and commercial unit, marking a significant milestone in the company’s five year history. The charging point has been installed on behalf of Leicester City Council as part of a group of new units at the Enderby and Meynells Gorse Park and Ride sites through the Plugged in Midlands electric
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We’re very excited to announce that our all new magazine, dedicated to hybrid and electric vehicles, is almost upon us. After a successful year online to build both our reputation and knowledge, we are at the stage where we are ready to launch our first magazine. Available in both digital and print on demand formats,
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Renault is poised to spark yet more interest in zero-tailpipe-emission transport as its ZOE supermini drives an arduous 2,000 miles around the UK in just 17 days. Organised by leading charging infrastructure provider, POD Point, ‘Charging around the UK’ (CATUK) sees Renault as the main sponsor of a new UK charging tour. Kicking off on
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Globally, Tesla now have 100 Supercharger stations, capable of recharging Model S vehicles in around 20 minutes to 80% from zero. The Superchargers are strategically located to allow for long journeys to be completed by Tesla owners, the aim being that no Model S owner lives further away from a Supercharger station than the range
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