From petrol station to an oasis for EVs

From petrol station to an oasis for EVs

Mark Moran

Public EV charging network Be.EV is set to open its new Charging Oasis in Manchester. What was a derelict petrol station for over 15 years is now home to an ultra-rapid charging hub with twelve 300kW ultra-rapid charging bays. The plot in Failsworth is one of the first projects of its kind to... continue

16 Jun 2025EVolution News

Diverse group of transport professionals recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

Figures representing the wide range of talent working across the transport sector were recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Jenny Hamilton, Lead Sponsor at Transport for London (TfL), received an MBE for her work master-planning some of the capital’s busiest and most complex Tube... continue

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25 Jun 2025Local Transport Today People

DfT launches GPS-tracked contactless rail ticket trials

Peter Stonham

Pay-as-you-go rail ticketing trials will take place later this year across Yorkshire and the East Midlands the Dft has announced Volunteers are being sought to use GPS-based technology to track their train journeys, ensuring they pay the best fare for the journey they take. Dft says digital... continue

25 Jun 2025Local Transport Today News
25 Jun 2025Local Transport Today News

New advisory board to offer guidance to winners of TRIG competition

Deniz Huseyin

Connected Places Catapult has appointed 24 professionals from a range of disciplines to a new Advisory Board for the Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG) programme. The board has been tasked with shaping the TRIG programme by providing strategic guidance, sector insights and industry... continue

25 Jun 2025Local Transport Today News
25 Jun 2025Local Transport Today News
Government scraps £950m Rapid Charging Fund

Government scraps £950m Rapid Charging Fund

Mark Moran

The Labour government has scrapped a £950m fund set up by the previous administration to support the roll-out of rapid... continue

23 Jun 2025EVolution News
Reading renews on-street parking payment machines

Reading renews on-street parking payment machines

Mark Moran

New parking payment machines are being installed across Reading as part of an upgrade of on-street parking facilities. While it offers the RingGo... continue

20 Jun 2025Parking Review Products & Services
VREO offers solar-powered ANPR for rural and coastal car parks

VREO offers solar-powered ANPR for rural and coastal car parks

Mark Moran

VREO Innovations, a developer of camera-based parking... continue

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20 Jun 2025Parking Review Products & Services
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18 Jun 2025Parking Review News
UK is leading EV market in Europe

UK is leading EV market in Europe

Mark Moran

The UK is now the leading electric vehicle market in Europe, says energy and commodity analyst... continue

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18 Jun 2025EVolution Features
Brighton & Hove selects Believ to supply rapid chargepoints

Brighton & Hove selects Believ to supply rapid chargepoints

Mark Moran

Brighton & Hove City Council has chosen chargepoint... continue

18 Jun 2025EVolution News
MFG expands its London EV Power Charging network

MFG expands its London EV Power Charging network

Mark Moran

Independent forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is accelerating the expansion of its London electric vehicle charging network in response... continue

18 Jun 2025EVolution News
Mayor of London will pedestrianise Oxford Street

Mayor of London will pedestrianise Oxford Street

Mark Moran

The long debated idea of pedestrianising Oxford Street in London’s West End seems set to go ahead. In February 2025, the Mayor of London... continue

17 Jun 2025Parking Review News
DPD invests £330m in seven UK distribution centres

DPD invests £330m in seven UK distribution centres

Mark Moran

Parcel delivery company DPD is to invest £330m building seven distribution centres in the next two years. Each location will be optimised in terms of transport links to ensure the most... continue

16 Jun 2025EVolution News
Landor LINKS receives Carbon Literacy Award

Landor LINKS receives Carbon Literacy Award

Juliana O'Rourke

In March 2025, Landor LINKS was proud to announce that it has been accredited as a Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation,... continue

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16 Jun 2025Local Transport Today News
ChargePoint Navigator supports local authority funding bids

ChargePoint Navigator supports local authority funding bids

Mark Moran

Local authorities can now use an online tool to help them... continue

16 Jun 2025EVolution Products & Services
Government promises over 100,000 more EV chargepoints

Government promises over 100,000 more EV chargepoints

Mark Moran

The government has set out its ambition to roll out... continue

13 Jun 2025EVolution News
Self-driving taxi service to be in operation on London’s streets by next spring

Self-driving taxi service to be in operation on London’s streets by next spring

Deniz Huseyin

A trial of driverless taxis is due to start in London next spring after the... continue

13 Jun 2025Local Transport Today News
AV industry could add £42bn to UK economy by 2035, says Alexander

AV industry could add £42bn to UK economy by 2035, says Alexander

Deniz Huseyin

Nearly 40,000 jobs could be created, roads could be safer, and... continue

13 Jun 2025Local Transport Today News
13 Jun 2025Local Transport Today News

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