EVs including cars and vans will also be subject to the £15-a-day congestion charge paid by other drivers from Christmas Day, 2025.
Alton Towers boosts green credentials with EV chargers
The ev charging facilities come courtesy of a deal between RAW Charging and Merlin Entertainments, Alton Towers’ operator.
Buying an EV will save drivers £7,000 over petrol alternatives
The report compared the upfront price of seven common EVs and their running costs, against their petrol counterparts.
Scottish EV business gets £10m funding boost
FOR EV has received a £10m follow-up investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank, totalling the bank’s investment in FOR EV at £22m.
Council installs pop-up mini solar car park to charge EV fleet
Surrey County Council (SCC) has become the second council in the UK to install a pop-up solar car park in order to charge its EV fleet.
Nissan teams up with Ecobat to give EV batteries second life
Nissan has teamed up with the world’s largest battery recycler for an initiative to see how used EV batteries can be given a second life.
Virgin Media O2 cuts carbon emissions by 23% year-on-year
Virgin Media O2 reduced its scope 1 and scope 2 carbon emissions by 23% per cent last year- the equivalent energy usage of 14,883 UK homes.
Village Hotels sets out new ESG and sustainability strategy
UK hotel chain Village Hotels has published a new ESG and sustainability strategy, splitting the framework across three pillars: environment, people and community.
Jaguar Land Rover uses old EV batteries for new energy storage system
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has developed a battery energy storage system (BESS) using old EV batteries, big enough to power the average UK household for a month.
Nissan to slash EV costs by 30% to compete with Chinese rivals
Nissan has laid out bold plans to boost EV sales, with plans for electric vehicles to account for 40% of overall sales by 2026 and 50% by 2030.