Loughborough starts solar-canopy EV charging hub with battery storage
Work has started on a £200,000 solar-canopy, battery-storage and EV charging project at Southfield Road Extension Car Park in Loughborough, with completion expected in…
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Tameside approves £600 cross-pavement EV charging trial as live guidance lags
Tameside Council has approved a cross-pavement EV charging policy for residents without off-street parking, with an initial trial of approximately 150 installations expected to…
German BEV share reaches 32.4% in August as registrations jump 75%
Battery-electric vehicles accounted for 32.4% of new passenger-car registrations in Germany in August 2026, with 68,930 BEVs registered during the month, according to VDA…
EU public charging capacity reaches 41.6 GW as power grows faster than station count
Public EV charging capacity across the European Union reached 41.6 GW in June 2026, up 29% year on year, according to the latest quarterly…
Alpitronic demonstrates 1 MW HYC1000 as AMG draws over 600 kW
Alpitronic has publicly demonstrated its HYC1000 distributed DC charging system at the intercharge network conference in Berlin, with a new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe…
Oxfordshire approves first 11 sites in 1,500-charger rollout
Oxfordshire County Council has approved the first 11 on-street sites in its countywide EV charging programme, moving the scheme from operator appointments and site…
ev.energy launches scheme paying drivers for flexible EV charging
ev.energy has launched Charge & Earn in Great Britain, a programme that pays eligible EV drivers when their charging can provide flexibility to electricity…
Rightcharge raises £500,000 to expand fleet charging payments across Europe
UK fleet charging payments business Rightcharge has raised £500,000 from existing investors as it expands its home-charging reimbursement and charging-payment services across Europe.
Somerset resets £3.78m LEVI rollout after charging market changes
Somerset Council is preparing to restart procurement for its £3.78 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) programme after reviewing the original delivery model following…
France reaches record August BEV share as European markets diverge
Battery-electric cars reached a record 38% share of new passenger-car registrations in France in August, while individual EV brands continued to show sharply different…
Wallbox Pulsar Max UK chargers subject to overheating safety action
Certain Wallbox Pulsar Max EV chargers sold in the UK are subject to a product safety modification programme after a manufacturing defect was identified…
IONITY signs Irish power agreement covering 48 ultra-fast chargepoints
IONITY has signed a corporate power purchase agreement with Irish energy supplier Pinergy covering its network of 48 ultra-fast charging points across seven locations…