Veolia completes ‘pioneering’ RCV vehicle-to-grid trial
15/01/2024 The batteries in two bin lorries powered 110 households for more than two hours in a ‘pioneering’ application of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. |
Hertfordshire to introduce first electric buses
20/12/2023 Hertfordshire County Council and bus operator Uno have agreed a deal to phase out part of their diesel fleet and introduce 27 new electric buses. |
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Report reveals emissions cuts of Lunaz upcycled EVs
17/11/2023 An upcycled electric vehicle produced by the clean technology firm Lunaz saves 344 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions compared to a new diesel equivalent, according to a new study. |
Islington completes £5.7m electrification project
03/11/2023 Islington Council has completed works that it says will eventually support the electrification of its entire vehicle fleet. |
Grid capacity and the EV journey
22/09/2023 Rob Bailey, APSE Principal Advisor, looks at how local grid capacity will impact local authority fleet electrification. |
Westminster unveils ‘trailblazing’ fleet electrification
20/07/2023 Westminster City Council and Veolia are rolling out the UK’s largest electric refuse collection fleet, with vehicles powered by the waste they collect. |
Supporting local authority plans for EV charging
07/07/2023 Automotive trade association, the BVRLA, has launched a campaign that will support more local authorities in developing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure strategies. |
Believ chosen as sole supplier of EV charging facilities to SGL project
07/07/2023 Charge point operator Believ has been chosen by London’s Cross River Partnership (CRP) as the sole supplier of EV charging facilities to the Defra-funded Smarter Green Logistics (SGL) project. |
Wrexham becomes first Welsh council to trial CTS eRCV
31/05/2023 Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) has taken delivery of an all-electric refuse collection vehicle (eRCV) to assess how it performs against that of a conventional diesel engine, whilst collecting waste from households across the Borough over the coming weeks. |
Leeds EV charging hub receives ‘overwhelming’ approval
31/05/2023 Plans for a new electric vehicle (EV) charging hub near Leeds have been submitted to the city council following ‘overwhelming’ public approval. |
Nottingham launches vehicle-to-grid demonstrator project
21/03/2023 Nottingham City Council has launched a UK-first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) demonstrator project to show how technology can be used to improve energy demands during fleet electrification. |
Brighton & Hove depot ‘transformed’ with over £390k boost
17/02/2023 Electric vehicle charging capabilities at Brighton & Hove City Council’s Hollingdean depot have been ‘transformed’ by a £392,000 investment from the Carbon Neutral Fund, according to the council. |
North Northamptonshire proposes 80 new charge points
28/10/2022 North Northamptonshire Council is proposing to install on-street electric vehicle charging points at 21 new sites across the region. |
Government needs ‘cohesive strategy’ to help councils with EV roll-out
03/08/2022 Only 14% of local authorities in the UK have a dedicated resource for implementing a new electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, EV charging experts warn. |
Council vehicle technicians complete new EV maintenance scheme
02/08/2022 Vehicle technicians employed by City of Wolverhampton Council are among the first in the UK to complete a new scheme training them for electric vehicle maintenance. |
Women in engineering
23/06/2022 To mark International Women in Engineering Day, Terri Logan, electric vehicle charging project engineer for public charge point operator Liberty Charge, spoke to LAPV about prejudice in education, being the only woman on her engineering degree, why diversity is important, and why she finds electric vehicle charging engineering so fascinating. |
The unique challenges to electrifying the coach sector
09/06/2022 Steven Meersman, co-founder and director of Zenobe, looks at the challenges to electrifying the coach sector – and how to overcome them. |
Bath council installs 30 new charge points
09/06/2022 Drivers in Bath can use 30 new electric charging points following the expansion of the Revive vehicle charging network across Bath and North East Somerset. |
Solar system supports council's fleet electrification journey
08/04/2022 Bassetlaw District Council is one step closer to being able to transition its fleet to electric vehicles (EV) thanks to the installation of its new charging points. |
Energy storage can future proof EV charging against grid constraints, Connected Energy says
23/03/2022 Storage solutions can help fleet managers avoid the costly impact of grid limitations, Connected Energy says as grid capacity challenges top the bill at a CENEX and Welsh local authorities meeting. |
ODS partners with Webfleet Solutions
01/03/2022 Urban infrastructure maintenance providers Oxford Direct Services (ODS) has teamed up with telematics specialist Webfleet Solutions to support a trailblazing fleet electrification project for Oxford City Council. |
Record levels of lithium discovered in Cornwall
12/08/2021 The energy company Geothermal Engineering Ltd (GEL) yesterday announced that it had discovered record levels of lithium in its geothermal waters. |
Kick starting Oxford’s EV revolution
29/07/2021 Oxford City Council’s capital programme project manager Tina Mould and Oxford Direct Services’ (ODS) transport manager Owain Pearce explain how the council and ODS are working together to decarbonise transport across the city. |
Reading council submits expression of interest for electric buses
12/07/2021 Reading Borough Council has submitted an official expression of interest to the Government’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Area fund (ZEBRA) to roll out electric buses across Reading. |
Hereford set to introduce a fleet of electric buses
08/06/2021 The Government has announced the latest round of towns deals, which will see 26 towns across England share over £600m. |
Kent’s hard-to-reach communities given access to EV infrastructure
20/05/2021 Electric vehicle (EV) charging specialist, Connected Kerb, is working with Kent County Council on a project that will provide a blueprint for local authorities looking to provide EV infrastructure to hard-to-reach communities. |
Refuse Vehicle Solutions invest in second site to meet demand for EV conversions
13/05/2021 The Gloucestershire-based firm’s new premises are dedicated entirely to the production of environmentally-friendly, zero-emission vehicles for the refuse industry – and, for the first time, other sectors, too. |
Westminster first UK council to install 1,000 EV charge points
28/04/2021 Westminster City Council is the first local authority in the UK to install more than 1,000 electric vehicle charge points. |
Green Lithium secures over £600,000 for UK’s first large-scale lithium refinery
22/04/2021 The mineral processing company Green Lithium has secured a £631,000 grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre's (APC) Automotive Transformation Fund Feasibility Studies (ATF FS2) to support its plan to build Europe's first large-scale lithium refinery in the UK. |
Scotland’s model EV city
19/04/2021 Dundee City Council is a trail blazer when it comes to EV adoption. How have they done it? LAPV reports. |
Dundee gets Scotland’s first eCollects and orders more
16/04/2021 After taking delivery of the first two eCollects in Scotland earlier this year, Dundee City Council has ordered four more of the eRCVs. |
Liberty Charge to install charging points across Waltham Forest
13/04/2021 Liberty Charge, the joint venture created by Liberty Global and Zouk Capital to rollout on-street electric vehicle charging points in the UK, has today announced the successful completion of its first UK installation in the London borough of Waltham Forest. |
AFP launches EV transition training course
18/02/2021 A new training course designed to help businesses transition to electric vehicles has been launched by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP). |
Tesla revealed as UK’s top ranking electric vehicle network
05/01/2021 Tesla has retained its top spot as the country’s most appreciated EV charging provider, according to a new survey. |
Whitepaper published to drive electrification
17/12/2020 The driver training provider DriveTech has launched a new whitepaper to help fleets transition to electrification. |
Spending Review: Fleet welcomes EV investment
26/11/2020 The fleet and leasing industry welcomed the Chancellor’s commitment to zero emission road transport in yesterday’s Spending Review. |
Data sharing between fleets and councils important for EV uptake, study says
16/11/2020 A new study has called for enhanced data sharing between fleets and local authorities in order to ensure the uptake of electric vehicles becomes a widespread reality. |
The egg is hatching: The UK must improve its EV charging infrastructure
16/11/2020 Thus far 2020 has been a great year for electric vehicle (EV) sales. In April and May Tesla’s Model 3 was the best-selling model of car in the UK, whilst October figures show that despite an overall decrease in new car registrations of 1.6% year on year, sales in EVs increased dramatically across the board. |
Scottish councils ‘outstrip’ English counterparts when it comes to EV funding
05/11/2020 Local authorities in Scotland and Wales are receiving much more funding per capita to spend on electric vehicle charging than councils in England, a new report has revealed. |
SP Energy Networks to run ‘major trial’ of electric vehicle charging solution
04/11/2020 SP Energy Networks is seeking participants to take part in a major trial of an electric vehicle (EV) charging solution across Cheshire, Merseyside, North Shropshire, and North and Mid-Wales. |
Teletrac Navman launches new AI tool to help switch to electric vehicles
21/10/2020 Teletrac Navman has launched a new web-based tool to help fleet operators switch to electric vehicles. |
Smarter Grid Solutions zero carbon energy management platform goes live in Thames Valley
26/08/2020 The first phase of a project being delivered by Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS), the Glasgow-based energy software specialist, and involving technology giants O2 and Siemens, has gone live. |
Britishvolt appoints new Project Director for Britain’s first battery gigaplant
13/08/2020 Battery technology specialists Britishvolt has announced the appointment of Ray Macera as Project Director for the construction and implementation of Britain’s first battery gigaplant. |
Birmingham council to roll out rapid charging network for electric vehicles
10/08/2020 Birmingham City Council has announced it will start the roll-out of 100% renewable energy electric vehicle charge points across the city from Autumn 2020. |
Taunton confirmed as site for DC Share project trial
30/07/2020 Taunton, Somerset, has been confirmed as the site for a trial of new DC technology which could help deliver an estimated 217,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers in urban spaces. |
Manufacturer announces collaboration to build UK’s first large-scale battery gigaplant
29/07/2020 The manufacturer Britishvolt today announced a collaboration with the Italian design house Pininfarina to build the UK’s first large-scale battery gigaplant at a former RAF base in Bro Tathan, Wales. |
Cardiff council pilots the rollout of rapid EV chargers
28/07/2020 Cardiff City Council has joined forces with Engenie to rollout a rapid EV charging network across the city. LAPV reports. |
e-Highways could ‘almost completely decarbonise UK road freight’, study says
27/07/2020 The UK could dramatically reduce carbon dioxide emissions from road freight by installing overhead charging cables for electric lorries on e-Highways, a new white paper says. |
