Competition watchdog warns of ‘postcode lottery’ for electric vehicle charging
The UK competition watchdog has published a review into electric vehicle charging, warning some parts of the country are at risk of being “left behind”.
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SSE flicks electric switch with drive to get new EV van fleet on the road
Energy giant SSE has begun its shift from diesel and petrol to electric vans with the launch of a new fleet of low carbon vehicles.
The race is on to power up EV infrastructure
Accelerating the ban on carbon-emitting cars demonstrates the UK’s commitment to tackling climate change – now the hard work creating a national charging network begins, says Maria Connolly, partner and head of clean energy at UK law firm TLT.
Flying electric cars will be transport of the future, scientists claim
Flying cars similar to those depicted in The Jetsons cartoon could be the future for longer journeys, a study has found.
£16.7m for green buses and electric vehicle charging points
Almost £17 million is to be spent on 1,500 new electric charge points for vehicles and more than 100 green buses, the First Minister has said.
Centrica makes multi-million pound investment in Israeli EV start-up
British Gas owner Centrica has made a multi-million pound investment in an Israeli start-up which develops software for electric vehicle charging.
EV Energy emerges from bankruptcy as Harvest Oil & Gas
Houston's EV Energy Partners emerged from bankruptcy this week and changed its name to Harvest Oil & Gas Corp.
Scottish state-owned energy company benefits set out in new report
A new state-owned energy company could help boost the economy and alleviate fuel poverty, new analysis shows.
The breakneck rise of China’s colossus of electric-car batteries
The next global powerhouse in the auto industry comes from a small city in a tea-growing province of southeast China, where an unheralded maker of electric-vehicle batteries is planning a $1.3 billion factory with enough capacity to surpass the output of Tesla and dwarf the suppliers for battery-powered cars GM, Nissan and Audi.
Energy Voice’s top stories: Police launch investigation into death of offshore worker
Energy Voice has gone back through its archives to take a look at some of the top stories from 2016.
EV acquires Epidote Limited
EV has acquired Epidote Limited taking full ownership of the company and its staff.
EV Insights: What to expect from the Autumn Statement
As Chancellor George Osborne prepares to give his first Autumn Statement in the first Conservative Government for more than a decade, Energy Voice looks back on how the industry has been supported.
In case you missed them, Energy Voice’s Friday Five
Each week Energy Voice pulls together the Friday Five. Click below to see the site’s most read and engaged with copy of the week.
EV named in top 100 fastest growth companies
Well diagnosis specialist EV has been named as one of the UK’s fastest growing private technology companies.