Cargo bikes save over 80 percent more carbon per km than electric vans

Cargo bikes save over 80 percent more carbon per km than electric vans

Cargo bikes save an average of 95 percent and 82 percent more carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per kilometre than diesel vans and electric vans respectively, according to findings from Zedify, the UK’s... continue

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3 May 2024EVolution News
InstaVolt cracks down on cable cutting

InstaVolt cracks down on cable cutting

Rapid charging network InstaVolt is cracking down on crime following a spate of cable cutting incidents that has left chargers unusable. InstaVolt has... continue

3 May 2024EVolution News
£1.8m fund boosts innovation to decarbonise freight

£1.8m fund boosts innovation to decarbonise freight

Businesses are being invited to bid for a share of £1.8m to make freight cleaner, more sustainable and more efficient. The Department for Transport has launched the third year of the £7m... continue

2 May 2024EVolution News
Motorists put faith in councils to provide on-street charging

Motorists put faith in councils to provide on-street charging

Research by Vauxhall has highlighted the growing reliance drivers are placing on their local councils to increase on-street charging provision for electric vehicle (EV) drivers. Vauxhall revealed that 75% of motorists are depending on local... continue

2 May 2024EVolution News
Public charging infrastructure has risen by 49% over past year

Public charging infrastructure has risen by 49% over past year

The number of public electric vehicle chargepoints in the UK has grown by 49% over the past year, says the Department for Transport. There are now 59,670 public electric vehicle charging devices installed in the UK. Compared to 1 April 2023, the... continue

1 May 2024EVolution News
Tesla Supercharger team disbanded

Tesla Supercharger team disbanded

Tesla has axed its Supercharger division, which operates over 50,000 Superchargers globally, the company says. The end of the... continue

1 May 2024EVolution News
Daily Mail corrects story about electric vehicles causing potholes

Daily Mail corrects story about electric vehicles causing potholes

Mark Moran

The Daily Mail has been forced to correct an inaccurate and... continue

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29 Apr 2024EVolution News
Coventry University pioneers electric vehicle charging on the move

Coventry University pioneers electric vehicle charging on the move

Mark Moran

Coventry University is helping to create technology to charge... continue

26 Apr 2024EVolution News
First Bus opens electric charging to the public

First Bus opens electric charging to the public

Mark Moran

The UK’s first bus depot to offer consumer electric vehicle (EV) charging is now open to the public, at First Bus’ new... continue

26 Apr 2024EVolution News
Motability Operations supports Cenex’s NEVIS service in Scotland

Motability Operations supports Cenex’s NEVIS service in Scotland

Mark Moran

Motability Operations is sponsoring access to Cenex’s... continue

26 Apr 2024EVolution News
SWARCO Smart Charging rebrands as Evolt Charging

SWARCO Smart Charging rebrands as Evolt Charging

SWARCO Smart Charging is formally rebranding its systems and service business to Evolt Charging to reflect its heritage in a name that launched its EV charging business more than 14 years... continue

25 Apr 2024EVolution Products & Services
UK car production fell in March

UK car production fell in March

UK car production declined in March, down -27.1% year on year to 59,467 units, according to the latest figures published by... continue

25 Apr 2024EVolution News
UK sees best first quarter for commercial vehicle production since 2008

UK sees best first quarter for commercial vehicle production since 2008

UK commercial vehicle output rose by 27.4% in the first quarter of 2024, the best Q1 performance since 2008, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Some 32,626 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches left factory lines, up 18.6%... continue

25 Apr 2024EVolution News
Parker moves on after quarter of century at ITP

Parker moves on after quarter of century at ITP

Jon Parker is leaving ITP after 25 years. Parker, who was Director of Transport Planning, said his career highlights include “significant, pioneering behaviour change research... continue

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Scottish Government slows down net zero targets

Scottish Government slows down net zero targets

Deniz Huseyin

The Scottish Government has dropped its target to reduce emissions by 75% by 2030, with Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan conceding the... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
Sunak not championing net zero, says CCC chief

Sunak not championing net zero, says CCC chief

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is failing to prioritise climate change after his speech at last year’s Conservative party conference appeared to backtrack on the Government’s... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
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What is Uber’s multi-modal plan?

Peter Stonham

Uber has been increasingly promoting partnerships with public transport operators to expand its offer beyond the original private hire car service. It launched a major promotion of its offer of train information and to book rail journeys in the UK last autumn (see LTT881, 28 Nov 2023), offers coach... continue

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Blink Charging UK delivers charging hub for Evri

Blink Charging UK delivers charging hub for Evri

Mark Moran

Parcel delivery company Evri has created an EV Charging Hubs at its sorting centre in Rugby. The charging site is the first step in a larger... continue

24 Apr 2024EVolution News
London cabbies and InstaVolt fight against VAT on public charging

London cabbies and InstaVolt fight against VAT on public charging

Mark Moran

Black cab drivers in London are calling for more support from... continue

24 Apr 2024EVolution News

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