Infrastructure
Motor Fuel Group rolling out 360 ultra-rapid EV chargers
Motor Fuel Group is rolling out an extra 360 ultra-rapid chargers across its UK network this year, putting it closer to completing its £400m electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure by 2030. The latest part of the project will cost the forecourt giant £50m, with...
Driivz chosen by Circle K to power EV charging growth in Europe and North America
Smart EV charging and energy management software platform, Driivz, has announced that Circle K has migrated its network of more than 600 public EV charging stations in Europe and North America onto the Driivz platform. The Driivz solution includes integrated software...
Greater Lynchburg Transit Company selects Equans, Masabi and Transit App to deliver Transit Technology Upgrade
Greater Lynchburg Transit Company (GLTC) has announced that it has chosen Equans, Masabi, and the Transit app to deliver solutions modernising its services. GLTC said this will deliver improved affordability and accessibility. GLTC serves a population of 80,846 in an...
Conduent Transportation to implement speed and red-light camera program in Cyprus
Conduent Transportation has implemented a speed and red-light camera program to improve traffic safety on the island nation of Cyprus. This program was launched following a successful pilot project. It aims to demonstrate the continued expansion of Conduent...
PolReigo signs framework agreements for 200 electric trains
Polregio has signed framework agreements with four rolling stock manufacturers for the supply of up to 200 electric trains. The new trains will be ordered in two versions: one will be a shorter 2- car train that will have a maximum of 60 pcs and 130 seats, while the...
Beam introduces Pedestrian Shield technology
Beam has announced that it has begun integration of its path detection technology, Pedestrian Shield, onto several of its Auckland e-scooter fleet. Initially, 200 e-scooters will be fitted with the technology, which will be powered by Drover AI’s PathPilot product. ...
Will your next car be electric?
There is no doubt that consumer demand for electric vehicles has soared, with many also planning to make the transition to reduce their carbon footprint. Heycar reported that 1.61 million new cars were registered and of those, 16.6% were electric vehicles and 6.3%...
bp Pulse launches Europe’s first public charging corridor for electric trucks
Bp pulse has announced Europe’s first public charging corridor for electric trucks. The corridor has been built along a major logistics route in Germany. The EV charging corridor has been built along the Rhine-Alpine corridor which is one of Europe’s busiest road...
Liverpool set to have one of UK’s largest EV charging network
It has been announced that Liverpool is set to have one of the UK’s largest electric vehicle charging networks as the city’s capacity is set to treble. It is set to install a network of 300 on-street electric vehicle charge points with the locations to be chosen by...
Outrider announces $73 million in funding for autonomous trucks
Outrider, a U.S self-driving truck firm, has announced that it has raised $73 million in funding to scale up its autonomous trucks operating in distribution yards for customers in e-commerce, manufacturing and other industries. The Series C round includes funding...
Kia announces EV Charging credit scheme
Kia has announced that its customers will be able to collect credit for free electric vehicle charging as part of a new rewards scheme set up in partnership with &Charge. &Charge will allow users to collect EV charging credits when shopping at several UK...
Shell to buy electric vehicle charging network, Volta, for $169 million
Shell will be acquiring electric vehicle charging network Volta through a full cash purchase of all its common stock. The transaction is worth $169 million and is set to close in the first half of 2023. Back in 2019, Greenlots was acquired by Royal Dutch Shell which...
Polestar and Candela parter on the C-8 ‘powered by Polestar’ to share battery and charging technology
As a result of a partnership between Polestar and Candela, the new Candela C-8 ‘powered by Polestar’ is the first product of the partnership. The two Swedish premium mobility brands reached an agreement in August 2022 for Polestar to supply batteries and technology to...
Government introduces plan for smart electric vehicle charging
The government has announced that electric vehicle consumers are set to benefit from lower energy bills and cheaper motoring due to a “landmark" plan to unlock the potential of smart electric vehicle charging. The Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan published...
Leviton launches electric vehicle charging technology
Leviton has announced the launch of EV Series Charging Stations with My Leviton app compatibility which will be available in Q1 2023. The new series is said to include 32-, 48 and 80 Amp Level 2 charging stations that can power any electric vehicle in North America....
Delta Airlines plans to offer free Wi-Fi in partnership with T-Mobile
Delta airlines has announced that it will be the first major U.S airline to offer free Wi-Fi on board in partnership with T-Mobile, debuting a vision for cross-journey personalisation for Delta SkyMiles Members with Delta Sync, and introducing The Delta Sustainable...
Mercedes to create its own network of high-powered EV chargers
Mercedes has announced that it will be creating its own network of high-power EV chargers, with 10,000 set to be installed by the end of the decade. The first 400 hubs are set to arrive in North America this year, which will have more than 2,500 electric chargers....
BT announces £5 million deal to scale UK drone industry
BT has announced that it has entered into a £5 million deal with startup Altitude Angel with the aim of scaling the UK drone industry and support the development of the UK’s drone superhighway. This is set to be the largest and longest network of its kind in the...
Amazon Web Services, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom partner to create the Overture Maps Foundation
Amazon Web Services, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom have come together as founding members to form the Overture Maps Foundation. This is an open-data project that aims to build “reliable, easy-to-use and interoperable open map data”. The new project is being established...
ABB E-mobility unveils new Terra Home charging solution
ABB E-mobility has unveiled its new Terra Home charging solution at CES 2023, a tech event held in Las Vegas. The Terra Home is set to go on sale later this year. The company has said that this will usher in the “next generation of consumer choice for residential EV...
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