Up to 180 vehicles can be charged at any one time in as little as 15 minutes at the just-opened Gigahub The UK’s largest electric vehicle charging hub has opened at Birmingham’s NEC conference centre with the power to charge up to 180 vehicles at a time in as little as 15 minutes. The multimillion-pound
Fast charging stations that allow for longer journeys are being added in regions beyond London Charging companies are plugging the gaps in the UK’s high-speed charger network, with hundreds added this year outside London in a shift that will help end the “range anxiety” that holds back some would-be electric car buyers. The capital and the south-east
Despite being an EV convert, fearmongering made me anxious before my holiday. But the summer road trip reaffirmed my faith When my son suggested a road trip this summer around the UK and Ireland, I wasn’t sure. He wanted to go from our home in Brighton to Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin, Dingle on Ireland’s west
One electric vehicle was sold every 60 seconds in July after carmakers cut prices to attract cash-strapped drivers, industry data shows. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed an 88pc year-on-year increase in the sale of battery-powered vehicles last month, as deliveries hit 23,000. This comes after manufacturers, such as Elon Musk’s
UK public charging network InstaVolt has announced plans for London’s largest ultra rapid charging hub in Brentford. The site, at Syon Park, is close to the A4 and M4, will provide rapid charging for people travelling into and out of the West of London. InstaVolt is aiming to install 10,000 rapid chargers by 2030. InstaVolt
Electric Vehicle (EV) chargepoint mapping service Zapmap has published mid-year statistics showing that the rate of chargepoint installations has increased 82% since the first half of 2022. Cornwall Insight recently published a report suggesting that the rate of increase in chargepoints had reached 70% over the past year, but now Zapmap says deployment of chargers is taking
Motorists are currently forced to use multiple smartphone apps or membership cards to access different charging networks. Electric car drivers will only need one app to pay for public chargepoints operated by different companies, under legislation laid in Parliament. Motorists are currently forced to use multiple smartphone apps or membership cards to access different charging
The AA has revealed that off-peak slow kerbside electric vehicle (EV) charging in residential streets has dropped more than 10% in the past month to 33p/kWh. According to the May 2023 AA EV Recharge Report, peak slow charging has also dropped by more than a quarter from 72p to 53p. A reduction in the cost of kerbside
And imagine if EV charging eventually follows the gas station model. The news that rocked the electric transportation world earlier this month — General Motors’ deal to give its drivers access to the Tesla Supercharger network — is no doubt a big turning point for EVs in the U.S. It followed an identical deal in May between Ford
Osprey Charging has opened the “South West’s largest [electric vehicle] EV charging hub” consisting of 16 ultra-rapid chargepoints. The EV charging hub is located on the A38 Devon Expressway at Salmon’s Leap in Buckfastleigh and designed to support EVs of all types. Each charger is capable of providing 300kW charging for vehicles able to accept
