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Certas Energy to power The Great British Farm Fest with HVO
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (263+ words) UK fuel distributor Certas Energy will power The Great British Farm Fest using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), it has announced. The move will cut'life-cycle'GHG emissions by up to 90% compared to standard diesel, it said, with an expected delivery of 20, 000 litres…...
XPENG completes 1000km journey in under 9 hours
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (373+ words) The new XPENG G6 SUV has completed a 1, 000 km (621 miles) journey in just under eight and a half hours, including charging stops." The achievement makes the vehicle one of the first production EVs to break the ten-hour barrier, surpassing a previous…...
The King's Speech introduces Energy Independence Bill
5+ day, 53+ min ago (392+ words) The UK Government plans to introduce an Energy Independence Bill to "scale-up homegrown renewable energy and protect living standards for the long-term. The Bill, outlined in The King's Speech, will be introduced as the government "believe that energy independence must…...
Public charging network grows by 13%
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (405+ words) There are 116, 052 publicly available electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the UK, up 13% year-on-year by the end of 2025, according to Zapmap and the Green Finance Institute (GFI)s utilisation report. The report assessed how the public network responded to the more…...
"Victory for environment" in diesel and electric van regulatory alignment
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (287+ words) Formal changes to the rules governing the operation of goods vehicles have been signed into law marking a significant step forward for the UK's transition to zero'emission vehicles, according to business group Logistics UK." The new regulations will come into…...
Volvo Trucks invests in decarbonisation
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (246+ words) Volvo Trucks has announced a suite of new products as part of a multi-billion investment into the decarbonisation of heavy goods vehicles and transport. Products include a new heavy-duty model with a range of up to 700 km on one charge,…...
Used BEVs grow by 32% in first quarter of 2026
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (370+ words) Transactions of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) grew by 32. 0% to 86, 943 units, as nearly one in 23 buyers (4. 3%) made the switch, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The figures, which are up from around one in 30 for…...
Driivz partners with Duracell E-Charge
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (272+ words) Driivz has partnered with Duracell E-Charge to power up its ultra-fast EV charging network across the UK. The software supplier will use its platform to remove common points of friction by providing robust session data, accurate billing and transparent settlements,…...
European electric vehicle transition "locked in" despite possible weakening of 2035 target
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (383+ words) Europe's e-mobility industry has committed nearly "200 billion to electric vehicles, batteries, and charging infrastructure, "locking in" the transition, new analysis reveals. The news from New Automotive comes as EU politicians debate further weakening the bloc's 2035 zero-emission car target. It shows…...
New Schneider Electric charging solution for UK
1+ week, 3+ day ago (13+ words) Energy technology firm Schneider Electric is'bringing'its charging solution Schneider'Star Charge'Fast 720'to the UK.'...