EV battery growth forcing fossil fuel giants to rethink product roadmaps
Global battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales rose 13% annually in 2024 to reach 10.4 million, accounting for 14% of new personal vehicle sales worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) – a stat that analysts say is forcing fossil fuel incumbents to urgently diversify revenue streams. As many regions leverage state support to accelerate the adoption […]
Digital Product Passports ‘will transform’ EV battery industry by enabling supply chain traceability
Over 5 million BEVs will be sold with a Battery Digital Passport in Western Europe in 2027, where global manufacturers will have to start creating battery Life-Cycle Assessments (LCAs) by 2025. LCAs provide the critical information needed to generate Battery Passports. That’s according to ABI Research, which says amid a growing demand for sustainable choices, […]
SSE Energy Solutions to build first electric HGV charging hub
SSE Energy Solutions will build its first fully electric charging hub for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) at Tyseley Energy Park in Birmingham in the West Midlands. The hub, located near the busy A45 in the east of the city, will accommodate up to four electric HGVs at a time and house powerful 360 kW chargers […]
Why now is the time to transition your business to EVs
By Nicola Mahmood, Business Development Director, Equans EV Solutions As businesses across the UK look to play their part to support the governments net zero target of 2050 (1), EV adoption naturally becomes part of the conversation. That said, the first question often asked by businesses isn’t ‘should we invest in EV’, ‘but rather ‘when […]
Fortescue brings EV powertrain and battery production to Oxfordshire
Fortescue is ‘significantly’ expanding its battery and electric powertrain and battery production operations in the UK via an additional facility in Oxfordshire that will create more than 120 jobs. The expansion is part of Fortescue’s aim to grow its British presence through the recent integration of British manufacturers WAE (formerly Williams Advanced Engineering). “With Fortescue’s […]
IKEA commits £4.5m to EV fleet charging as part of Net Zero drive
IKEA UK has made a £4.5million investment in a nationwide electric charging infrastructure, which will provide charging points for electric delivery vehicles across the country to enable more emissions-free deliveries. The new infrastructure will source energy entirely through renewable sources. The retailer aims to reach 100% zero emissions deliveries to customers by 2025. By summer […]
Energy innovations driving big changes in automotive design
Energy innovations, technological advances, societal tastes, environmental concerns, and changing emission regulations are prompting the automotive industry to change the way vehicles are designed and built. Against the backdrop, automakers are gearing up to improve fuel efficiency, control car emissions, offer greater safety benefits, higher customer differentiation, and minimize costs and supply chain risk, says […]
The necessity of building a sustainable fleet and optimising investment
By André Dias, CTO and Founder, Daloop At the beginning of this year, data suggested that 2021 saw a 4.5% drop in fleet and business new car registrations. And yet, despite this overall fall, last year recorded historic Electric Vehicle (EV) uptake within fleets and businesses, with more registrations in 2021 than in the previous […]
Connecting EV batteries to national grid ‘key to solving the energy crisis’
To solve the energy crisis and green the grid, we need to massively ramp up battery storage to help power the national and international grid; the successful trials of ‘Vehicle to Grid’ technology proves that electric vehicles (EVs) could do just that. That’s the view of Aidan McClean (pictured), CEO of UFODRIVE and author of […]
Veolia uses hydrotreated vegetable oil for first renewable fleet
Broadland District Council’s latest contract for all waste collection services including residual, recycling and food waste and for street cleaning with Veolia will see the FM specialist utilise a renewably-fuelled fleet for the first time. The 10 year contract that started in April 2022 has an option for an extension of up to a further […]