Community car share scheme launched

THE Southwest’s leading shared mobility organisation, Co Cars, launched its electric car club in Bude on Friday, November 12. This has been thanks to Community Infrastructure Levy funding from Cornwall Council and the support of Bude-Stratton Town Council, Bude Coastal Community Team CIC, and the local community. This is the first on demand shared electric car scheme of its kind in Cornwall.   The two electric Renault Zoe cars with dual charging points are located at the

An extra stop at Sedgemoor (Image: T. Larkum)

National Highways to invest £11m in energy storage for rapid motorway EV charging

Around 20 energy storage systems (ESSs) are to be deployed at service stations where the grid supply isn’t enough for rapid charging infrastructure, the government has said. National Highways is to make an £11 million investment into ESSs, with the intention of alleviating range anxiety through the provision of more rapid chargers.   The ESSs