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First Ammonia Semi-Truck Competes with EV Fleets

Amogy, a pioneer of emission-free, energy-dense ammonia power solutions, has announced the successful testing of the first-ever ammonia-powered,...

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Hydrogen Vehicles – EV Killers?

A new study from Juniper Research has found the number of hydrogen vehicles in service globally will exceed one million in 2027, from just over...

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UK Leads in the Future of Post-EV Technology

The UK’s Transportation and Storage sector is now the eighth-fastest growing sector in the country and the second-ranked sector for...

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EV Demand Drives Progress

The growing versatility of EV fleets and the imminent introduction of airborne variants are pushing infrastructure and technology to new limits. The...

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Energy Transitions – Battery Energy Storage Systems

Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy, answers some of the questions he is asked most often about the implication of installing EV chargers. In...

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Mitie Hits EV Target Ahead of Schedule

Mitie, the UK’s leading facilities management company, has accelerated past its target to convert 30 per cent of its fleet to zero-emission...

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Grants Support EV for Manchester Clean Air Zone

With the Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone launching in May 2022, the shift to clean taxis and other vehicles such as vans is being supported by a...

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UK's First E-Bike Lease Scheme Launches at COP26

The UK’s first product that enables employers to offer leased, zero-emission E-Bikes to their staff has been unveiled at COP26. Initially...

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Why is Dundee A Model EV City?

Dundee City Council in Scotland features one of the most electric-powered fleets in the UK, and has encouraged businesses and individuals to switch to...

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Record Order for Volvo Electric Trucks

Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 Volvo FM Electric trucks from DFDS, Northern Europe's largest shipping and logistics company. The...

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Office Buildings Will Require EV Charging Points by Law

The government is proposing that every new non-residential building must have one electric vehicle charge point for one in five spaces. Existing...

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ISS Confirms Net-Zero Commitment

ISS UK & Ireland has announced its new net-zero strategy – to reach net-zero for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 and identify and...

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Virtus Energy Partners With Double Parking Systems

Virtus Energy has announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Double Parking Systems, to provide more convenient...

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EV Revolution – Battery Waste Left Behind?

The electric vehicle market is growing at such a rate that we must consider the after-life of their batteries, warn experts. In the race to...

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What Technologies are Essential for the Fight Against Climate Change?

April 22 marks Earth Day, a worldwide event that aims to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement. Could technology play a key role...

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Cleanology Launches All-Electric London Fleet

Following a deal signed with Nissan last autumn, UK cleaning and FM firm Cleanology has taken delivery of its brand new all-electric London...

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Volvo Group VC Invests in EV Charging Software with Driivz

Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has invested in Driivz Ltd., a leading global EV charging software company which has developed a platform for managing...

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EV Charging at Business Premises Safely

As the 2030 deadline for the sale of petrol and diesel cars grows closer, Michael Kenyon MIET, Technical Lead at Bureau Veritas, explores the...

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Mitie Launches First Electric Gritting Service

Mitie Landscapes has launched the UK’s first zero-emission gritting service for commercial use, using an electric gritter and sustainable white...

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Biden’s EV Revolution – US Electric Truck Market Set for Growth

Just days into his presidency, Biden announced the intention to replace the federal government’s fleet of combustion engine vehicles with...

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Carlsberg Takes Delivery of Electric Truck Fleet from Renault

After signing a contract with the Carlsberg Group, Renault Trucks has delivered a D Wide Z.E. 26 ton truck, the first vehicle of an order for twenty...

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Recycling Technology for Lithium Could Help in Drive Towards EVs

A new and efficient way to recycle lithium from rechargeable batteries may help to meet the upcoming surge in demand for electric vehicles and battery...

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Ban on Diesel and Petrol Cars Brought Forward to 2030

2030 will see a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel non-hybrid cars, as part of a ten-point plan to tackle climate change. Originally intended...

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Mitie Achieves EV Fleet Transition Ahead of Schedule

Mitie has passed its target of switching 20 per cent of its cars and small vans to electric. The company has delivered its 750th electric vehicle...

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Mitie Shares Plan Zero Fleet Transition Service

Businesses wanting to make their fleets fully electric are being offered a transition service to support their approach. FM and professional...

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Electric Vehicle Charging Simplified With Recyclable Universal Solution

Newly launched, these 100% recyclable blocks claim to reduce disruption during the installation of electric car charging stations. They are also...

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Mitie Commits To Plan Zero

Simon King, Mitie's new Director of Sustainability, is behind the company's “Plan Zero” commitment to reach zero carbon by 2025...

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Europcar Partners With Mercedes-Benz To Help Businesses Put Electric Van Technology To The Test

The mobility specialist is set to work with commercial vehicle users to trial the Mercedes-Benz eVito Europcar Mobility Group UK has joined...

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On The Road Again - SMR Service Keeps Vehicles Moving

Europcar has released the first data on how a bespoke Service, Maintenance and Repair service is supporting its Europcar Van customers. The...

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University Challenge - A Starter for Five

The University of Oxford has awarded Emcor UK a multi-million pound facilities management contract on a five year deal with the possibility of a two...

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The Great Western Revival

Revive is a new council owned public charging network serving EV drivers in Bristol, Bath and North-East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and North...

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Vans Not Being Fitted With Proposed 2022 Safety Features

What Car? Vans' research has revealed that 88% of all new vans fail to meet any of the proposed European safety standards. Just one-in-10 new...

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Bristol Rovers To Find New Spark At Airport

Bristol Airport has switched on the power for electric vehicle drivers with the installation of a ten-bay charging zone, along with the capability to...

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Electric Dreams Nearer To Reality

Donald Trump's favourite mayor, London's Sadiq Khan, has set out plans for a major expansion of London’s electric vehicle charging...

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Engie Gets The Green Light On ChargePoint Purchase

Engie has bought the UK electric vehicle public charging network provider ChargePoint Services. The acquisition will establish Engie as a major...

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Jumping RAC Flash - Patrols Get EV Rescue Charger

In readiness for the electric vehicle boom, the RAC has developed the first lightweight mobile electric vehicle charger capable of giving stranded...

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Rygge Rigged With High Powered Charging

The opening of the one-hundredth High Powered Charging (HPC) site in Rygge, Norway, represents a significant milestone in the development of...

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Optimise Prime - Transforming the Grid To Accommodate EVs

Optimise Prime is a UK Power Networks project aimed at understanding the charging patterns of fleet electric vehicles and their impact on...

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Buildings, Heating And Cars Can Play Major Role In Emissions Zero

The UK can end its contribution to global warming within 30 years by setting ambitious new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050,...

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Electric Vehicles To Make Road Charges Rise

The popularity of electric vehicles could lead to nationwide road tolls for all drivers totalling £700 a year, according to financial...

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All Electric Dust Carts Hit The City Of London

Plans for the UK's first fully electric refuse fleet have been revealed as Veolia has signed a new tech-driven City of London waste...

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Screwing Down The Carbon Footprint

Manufacturer Rapierstar (which produces screws and fixings) has reduced the environmental impact of its operations at its Star Business Park HQ,...

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Power To The People - Volkswagen To Become Electric Supplier

The Volkswagen Group is establishing a company for energy offerings and charging solutions - and aiming to be a global dominator in 'sustainable...

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Hit The Road Jack Make Sure You Come Back

ENGIE is to provide a rapid EV charging network to help improve electric vehicle uptake in West Yorkshire and Mitie will be helping Aldi and Matalan...

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Taxi Tax - Hailing Apps Launch Green Levies

Gett, the black taxi app will offer customers the ability to exclusively order the new TX Electric taxi in London. Meanwhile Uber is to add a 15p a...

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Green Grant Slash Drives LEV Dash But No Plug-ins Are A Problem

Motorists are snapping up low-emission vehicles (LEVs) before grants are cut and Parliamentary Committee has slammed the Government's commitment...

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Severn Bridge - Rhad Ac Am Ddim Doll - Toll Free From December

Tolls on the Severn Crossings will be abolished on Monday 17th December, just in time for the festive getaway, the government announced on Tuesday...

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ULEZ Vous? GreenZone Gets EVs Going Well In Time...Will You?

Commercial cleaning company GreenZone Cleaning & Support Services, has invested in four EV charging pods outside their head office in West London...

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Electri-Cities - UK’s Most EV Ready Cities & Towns Revealed

Poole, in Dorset is the most electric car-friendly town in the UK, while London, not surprisingly, is the least friendly, according to research...

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Wake-up And Smell The Coffee - Starbucks Takes LEED

Starbucks has just opened the first-of-its-kind drive-thru in Yeading with new sustainable design features. The brand new store is LEED...

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Abbey Road

Under the stewardship of MD Abbey Petkar, Magenta Security Services has introduced electric vehicle charging points at their offices in Hounslow. The...

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Pod Points - Super Cool & Superdry

Global clothing brand Superdry has invested in nine Pod Point electric vehicle charge points for its Cheltenham headquarters after seeing rapid growth...

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Making EV Accessible - BP Agrees Chargemaster Charge

June 28 saw BP enter into an agreement to purchase Chargemaster, the UK’s largest electric vehicle charging company. Chargemaster operates...

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Better Than Electric? Taking The Hydrogen High Road

Police and taxis will run on hydrogen in London - and the Met is trialing hydrogen scooters (can't wait for Pizza Hut to do the same). Amey has...

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Introducing Hydrogen For The Internal Combustion Engine

New hydrogen additive technology has been claimed to slash engine emissions by up to 80% and increases fuel efficiency by up to 20%. Fitted within...

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Taking A Leaf Out Of The Sustainable Vehicle Book

Sowga, a ThisWeekinFM Partner, are now the owners of four zero emission electric cars - all of them are the new Nissan Leaf. A Sowga...

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Hydrogen Drops In On Beaconsfield

Shell Beaconsfield on the M40 will be the first site in the UK to bring hydrogen under the same canopy as petrol and diesel, providing drivers with a...

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Biofuels - 15 Year Target To Double Their Use

Tough new biofuel targets came into force on April 15 which will double the use of renewable fuels in the UK transport sector within 15 years,...

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Delivering On Off Grid Electric Vehicles

The Smart Electric Urban Logistics project has provided power to over 170 new electric delivery vehicles in the London area. Off Grid Energy has...

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Clamping Down On Rogue Carpark Charging

Finally there has been a boost for drivers but not for carpark owners as the government backs a clamp down on rogue parking firms. Government is to...

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Electric Vehicles Boosted By Household Waste

LondonEnergy has taken delivery of two new BMW i3 electric cars and powers them from their own waste plant. The company has installed four charging...

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Electric Awards Go Hiper and Jag

November 1 saw the Royal Automobile Club announce that the recipients of the Dewar Trophy and Simms Medal for 2017 are Jaguar and the HiperCar...

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Driverless Car Testing On M40 Corridor

Climate Change and Industry Minister Claire Perry has said a new co-ordination hub for connected autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies will be...

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Leaning on the Lamp Post for Great Electrification of London

A total of 25 boroughs, each receiving up to £300,000, will install up to 1,500 standard-speed on-street charging points in residential areas...

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Zoom-Zoom Boom-Boom

The Mazda Motor Corporation has announced (week ending Aug 11 its vision for technology development that looks ahead to the year 2030. Under the...

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Battle Bus - Biofuels Don't Need Infrastructure Change

Buses in the Helsinki region and most of machinery and trucks used by the City of Helsinki are switching to waste and residue based biofuels. Helsinki...

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Air Action Due - Diesel and Petrol Banned?

The government, in the form of Environment Minister Michael Gove, confirmed on Wednesday 26 that it will end the sale of all new...

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Electric Spells End to ICE Age

Volvo Cars, the Chinese car firm, has announced that every Volvo it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars...

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Heading Down Electric Avenues

Engie has announced its commitment to begin switching to an electric vehicle (EV) fleet to improve air quality and help meet its decarbonisation...

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Taxis Head Down Electric Avenue

The Business Secretary Greg Clark and Transport Minister John Hayes were at the official opening of a new electric taxi factory on March 22 that will...

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Driving the Air Quality and Congestion Argument

Former racing driver and Confused.com motoring Editor Amanda Stretton says she has a solution for the impact cars have on air quality. She...

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Notify Me When Parking Space is Free

Apps that notify motorists of congestion and available parking spaces and real time journey information for visually impaired passengers, are just...

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More Automated Vehicles = Less Congestion

Driverless cars could significantly reduce delays according to a new study by the Department for Transport. The project used computer software to...

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Government Fleets Head Up the Electric Avenue

Recognising the importance of reducing carbon emission in the transportation sector, eight major nations – Canada, China, France, Japan, Norway,...

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We Love ULEVs (Ultra Low Emission Vehicles)

A record number of new ultra low emissions vehicles are appearing on Britain's roads according to figures published by the Department of...

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Parking Chargers on the Increase

The operator of the largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network in the UK, Chargemaster, has taken responsibility for operating and maintaining all...

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Getting Plugged into the Electric World

The uptake of plug-in cars has reached a record high in the UK with more than 115 electric cars registered every day during the first quarter of 2016....

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Get On-board the Magic, Magnetic Route Masters Bus

A fleet of eight electric buses will run on the Number 7 route that is 25km long and runs between the Milton Keynes suburbs of Wolverton and...

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