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Geotab, a global market leader in connected transportation solutions, has released new data indicating that electric vehicle (EV) batteries will now last 20 years or more. David Savage, vice president for the UK and Ireland at Geotab, said: “With these higher levels of sustained health, batteries in the latest EV models will comfortably outlast the usable…

The Government is to buy the Electricity System Operator (ESO) from National Grid after striking a deal worth £630 million. It will pave the way for the ESO – the operation which oversees balancing supply and demand in the UK’s electricity grid – to be taken into public hands. The move is part of the launch of the new National Energy…

The executive vice president of SAIC, MG’s parent company, stated that the automaker will begin introducing solid state battery (SSB) technology into its line-up as early as next year. Speaking at the Chengdu motor show last week, Yu Jingmin discussed a new solid state battery technology that has been developed in-house and is planned to…

The UK’s renewable energy auction has secured around 131 new green infrastructure projects, marking a significant turnaround from last year’s failed auction.

Whether your residents realise it or not yet, they’ll soon be asking for EV charging facilities. We’re here to ensure you’re prepared ahead of the curve.

Installing EV charging at your properties offers many benefits: convenience, availability, affordability, reliability, itemised billing, and significant environmental benefits, especially in enclosed areas like basements and underground car parks. These benefits drive our commitment at A3A Energy.

While the benefits are clear, there are emerging pressures that mean early action could make all the difference.

Electric vehicles are ‘batteries on wheels’ that can put energy back into the National Grid when solar panels and windfarms do not provide much power. There are so many moving parts in the energy transition that it will be unclear exactly how countries including the UK will avoid blackouts. Fiona Howarth, chief executive of Octopus…

An electric car battery developed by UK start-up Nyobolt has successfully charged from 10% to 80% in four minutes and 37 seconds in its first live demonstration.

Volkswagen has revealed plans to invest up to $5bn (£3.9bn) in Tesla rival Rivian as the German car giant makes a last gasp attempt to revive its flagging electric vehicle strategy.  The world’s biggest carmaker will hand Rivian, which develops so-called “electric adventure vehicles”, an initial $1bn. The pair will set up a joint venture that…

The owner of the Jeep, Fiat and Vauxhall brands has said it will not take a defensive stance in the battle for electric car sales, amid signs of an escalating trade war in the market between Europe and China. Stellantis’s chief executive, Carlos Tavares, has criticised the EU tariffs on imported Chinese cars announced on Wednesday and said the…

Buoyant electric car sales are a must if we’re to hit our climate targets. But EV sales in the West are down and if governments want them to recover it may have to be at the expense of their own economies.