Electric Vehicles

Latest

CBI urges government to ‘build back better’

The Confederation of British Industry has made investment in the green economy one of its three asks of the government in forming an economic recovery plan. An open letter from the business body’s director-general Dame Caroline Fairbairn urged Boris Johnson to invest in EV charging networks and roll out a nationwide energy efficiency drive.

5 years ago

Flexibility trial sees ‘energy brain’ tested in UK homes

5 years ago

UKPN challenges data geeks to predict EV charging hotspots

5 years ago

EV charge point market set for 30% growth despite Covid

The UK electric vehicle (EV) charge point market is set for an almost 30 per cent annual growth despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, new research has found. Delta-EE said the virus is expected to result in a 30 per cent decrease in EV sales this year, however.

5 years ago

Ovo pledges all-electric fleet by 2030

5 years ago

Centrica: Banning diesel and petrol cars from 2030 would ‘send a signal’

Centrica has become the latest industry giant to throw its weight behind bringing forward the planned ban on sales of new internal combustion engine cars and vans to 2030.

5 years ago

Time of use tariffs generating unprecedented interest in energy

5 years ago

SSE urges government to target net-zero power sector by 2040

SSE has submitted a five-point action plan to the government, aimed at putting the net-zero journey at the heart of the post-pandemic economic recovery. In it, the company says that setting a new target for decarbonising the power sector by 2040 could be the cornerstone of any green recovery.

5 years ago

Blueprint for rapid EV charging network unveiled

The government has set a target that every motorway service area in England will have six high-powered electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints by 2023. A new policy paper released by the Department for Transport sets a goal of 2,500 rapid chargepoints across England’s motorways and major A roads by 2030 and 6,000 by 2035.

5 years ago

Centrica and WPD set out bold EV plans

Carl Bayliss, vice president of Centrica Innovations, talks to Utility Week about the company’s joint strategy with Lotus to “redefine the customer relationship with cars”. Meanwhile, Western Power Distribution has updated its Electric Vehicle strategy, including new charging solutions for domestic customers and easier connection processes for charge point operators.

5 years ago

Time for less talk and more action on decarbonisation

Network leaders must stop overanalysing and start getting on with the job of decarbonisation says Western Power Distribution’s, DSO systems manager, Roger Hey.

5 years ago

Energy disputes in a decentralised network

Richard Power, of law firm Clyde & Co, looks at how the energy transition and its three pillars of digitisation, decentralisation and dispute resolution will significantly impact the types of legal dispute which arise, and potentially deny access to justice.

5 years ago

Hitachi to loan ‘tens of millions’ for Gridserve’s Electric Forecourt dreams

5 years ago

#AskUsAnything webinar: Energy networks

This #AskUsAnything webinar - now available to view on demand - focussed on how energy networks have fared during the pandemic and what the new normal will look like for them. A panel of experts, including UK Power Networks chief executive Basil Scarsella, Electricity North West chief executive Peter Emery and the ENA's Ross Easton, gave their thoughts on questions posed by Utility Week members.

Date: 01/05/2020 11:00 am

Keeping Us Connected: SPEN drives support in the community

Our Keeping Us Connected campaign is showcasing how the utilities sector is responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Here we take a look at how Scottish Power Energy Networks is supporting some of its most vulnerable customers, as well as keeping young children occupied during lockdown.

5 years ago

Decarbonisation across energy and transport is possible today

By 2040 there could be 36 million electric vehicles on Britain’s roads, leading to inevitable challenges for the network. Jan Anderson, of Wärtsilä, discusses the role energy storage has to play in this transition.

5 years ago

SSEN to develop portable charging device for EVs

5 years ago

What we can already learn from the Covid-19 crisis

With the pandemic highlighting how events in one country can have huge effects globally, we need to be more aware of the consequences of our actions on the rest of the world and feed this into our smart climate change policy, according to EUA chief executive, Mike Foster

5 years ago

A bridge to a sustainable future

When we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, we must ensure that any investment in infrastructure to kick-start the economy does not end up accelerating climate change but offers a more sustainable path to recovery. Susan Darcy of Sustainability First discusses.

5 years ago

Power to the people: Reinventing the grid

6 years ago