BMW i continues to forge ahead with the introduction of customer-friendly electromobility services in the UK, forming a partnership with Schneider Electric. The partnership sees Schneider Electric become, not only the manufacturer of the BMW i Wallbox, but also the recommended installer. This collaboration will allow Schneider Electric to work closely with the BMW i […]
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Renault and some important institutions* in France have setup GIREVE SAS which, in French stands for, Groupement pour l’Itinérance des Recharges Électriques de Véhicules which roughly translates to Group for Roaming Electric Vehicle Recharging. Interestingly enough, the word GIREVE sounds like, “Je reve” which in French means “I dream“. GIREVE’s remit is to facilitate the use of
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Four Siemens electric vehicle charging units have been installed at Rockingham motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire, allowing for up to eight vehicles to be plugged in at any one time. The Siemens charging points output 22kw/h at 32amp and are Type 2 (mode 3) fast/rapid chargers in line with what Siemens provided to Corby council for the Electric
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Electric vehicle (EV) drivers using the UK’s motorway system can now access 13 more rapid chargers at Welcome Break service stations. Installed at Welcome Break sites across the country, the 13 rapid chargers represent the latest phase of work completed by Nissan and Ecotricity to expand the rapid charging network on the UK’s motorways. Taking
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With the additional funding announcement by the government for increased infrastructure in electric charging points across the UK which we posted yesterday, Renault have released a press statement in support of the scheme. Renault’s latest electric vehicle, the ZOE supermini, has gone on sale recently in the UK with its owners already enjoying the benefit
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At the same time as it continues to bring advanced, low emission plug-in hybrid vehicles to the marketplace, Toyota knows their success will rely on customers having easy access to safe and convenient recharging points. To help make this happen, it has joined forces with fellow manufacturers in Japan to promote the installation of chargers
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Hospitals, stations and streets across the UK will see a wave of new chargepoints for electric cars, thanks to government funding. In February the government announced an extra £37 million to offset the cost of installing infrastructure for recharging electric vehicles. Business Minister Michael Fallon and Transport Minister Norman Baker announced the winning bids for the
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Launched in July 2013, the free Charge Your Car (CYC) app is a world-first in app technology using emerging state-of-the-art charge point management, mapping and mobile payment technologies to allow users to find charge points, plan a route, start and stop a session and, uniquely, pay for a charge at all app-ready charge points across
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As the UK looks to electric vehicles (EVs) as a way of reducing the emission of harmful gasses, the North East has led the way in developing an infrastructure to support the widespread uptake of the technology. Set up in 2010 as one of the first Plugged in Places programmes funded by the Office for
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BMW i Ventures has announced a strategic investment into Chargemaster Plc, the UK’s leading provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. In addition to this investment, Chargemaster and BMW i have entered into a wide ranging cooperation agreement whereby Chargemaster will provide a range of E-mobility services. Both parties will carry out joint electric vehicle (EV)
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