The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) confirmed that, whilst UK new car registrations have fallen -2.4% in 2019 to 2.3mn units, registrations of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) rose by +144% to 37,850 units, overtaking plug-in hybrids and breaking previous records. Published on Monday 6 January, combined Alternatively Fuelled…
Announced on Thursday 21 November, Western Power Distribution (WPD), ElectraLink and IBM have launched a Virtual Monitoring (VM) Data project. Funded through WPD’s Network Innovation Allowance, it is the first time in the UK that virtual asset monitoring, using customer data, has been attempted on an electricity network and will…
Vattenfall and Honda signed a Letter of Intent to introduce home charging solutions and flexible energy contracts specifically tailored for electric vehicle (EV) owners in Europe. Announced in October, Vattenfall will oversee the installation of the Honda Power Charger through preferred contractors in the UK and Germany. Customers will be…
Latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), published on Tuesday 5 November, has indicated continued popularity of electric vehicles. Sales of hybrid electric vehicles increased by 28.9% from the same time last year, with battery electric vehicle registrations almost tripling at 151.8%. Plug-in hybrid vehicles fell…
Gnewt has confirmed plans to trial Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology as part of V2G demonstrator project E-Flex, led by Cisco. Revealed on Wednesday 23 October, the company will explore how the technology will look to accelerate its 70-strong fleet, as well as the commercial opportunity it presents through smarter electricity use…
Smarter Grid Solutions has welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) consultation for EV charging. In a blog dated Wednesday 23 October, Senior Consultant Dr Laura Kane and Executive Director Dr Graham Ault stated that the expectation of coordinated, smart charging on all EV charging will set the course for better…
Zenobe Energy has partnered with bus company Abellio in a project which will bring 34 electric buses to areas across south London by March 2020. Announced on Thursday 22 August, Zenobe Energy will own and operate the batteries on the bus, run and maintain the charging infrastructure in the depot,…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Electric Vehicles (EVs) has elected Labour MP Matt Western as its new chair. The Renewable Energy Association (REA), which is Secretariat for the APPG on EVs, made the announcement on Monday 22 July. Western has over 25 years of experience in the automotive industry…
On Wednesday 24 October PwC released a report examining emerging business models for electric vehicle (EV) charging operators in the UK. The report identified four models across the market: “the portfolio player” whereby a company operates across multiple charging segments, such as home, work and destination charging; “the specialist” where…
The UK’s new car market fell 20.5% in September but new hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) sales were up 3.9% during the month, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Released on Thursday 4 October, the data showed that diesel sales declined by…