British Gas has launched Green Drive Nov 2020, a new smart time-of-use tariff for electric vehicle users. It offers cheaper electricity for seven hours, between 12.30am and 7.30am, for users to charge their car. Electric vehicle drivers use up to 80% more electricity if they charge at home, according to British Gas. They can benefit
A £25m battery storage facility which could bring fast chargers for electric vehicles to the city has been given the go-ahead. Pivot Power, along with the National Grid, applied to South Norfolk Council for a 49.9MW battery facility next to a substation on Ipwich Road at Dunston. It will be one of the first 45
Third-party CCS fast charging available to all Tesla Model 3 owners with adaptors coming for Model S and Model X owners European Tesla Model 3s will come with a CCS (Combined Charging System) fast charging compatible port when they arrive in the early part of 2019. That means that, as well as using Tesla’s own
Utilities, automakers and big oil companies will drive the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, according to a new report by EY, which warns that despite market uncertainty, investment needs to be made or “it’s highly likely they’ll be late to the party”. ‘Driving the electric vehicle revolution’, released as part of the consultancy’s Renewable
ScottishPower has launched an ‘end-to-end’ electric vehicle deal alongside a car retailer to offer drivers an EV of their choice with an installation of a home charger, powered with green electricity. Following last month’s announcement that the company had sold its gas and hydro assets to be 100% powered by wind, the company has continued
EDF Energy is to offer its business customers vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers, as well as using them on its own sites, after partnering with charger supplier and technology developer Nuvve. The supplier is expecting the partnership to result in up to 1,500 installations of V2G chargers, while hoping to unlock 15MW of additional energy storage capacity
Dutch fast electric vehicle charging provider Fastned has set its sights on the UK as one of four markets to be targeted following an €11 million (~£9.6 million) fund raising. The company issued bonds last month offering 6% interest per annum over five years to be paid quarterly in arrears. The proceeds are now to
Southwark Council is launching a network of 50 lamppost electric vehicle charge points after partnering with char.gy to deliver installations in two areas of the borough. Two chargers are already live, with plans to roll out the rest of the network across Borough & Bankside and Dulwich by the end of January. Char.gy designs and
Tesco and VW plan free electric car charging points
Free charging for electric cars will be available for customers at some Tesco stores from next year. Tesco, in partnership with Volkswagen, plans to install almost 2,500 charging bays at up to 600 stores by 2020. A standard 7kW charger will be available for free, but drivers will have to pay for a faster service.
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