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electrive.com | Ciaran Daly |Ciaran Daly
Opel has announced that it is creating a production series version of its unusual Mokka GSE e-rally car. The company has said it didn't want the driving experience limited to motorsports professionals. It’s based on the Opel Mokka GSE Rally, a rather bold-looking electric rally car which debuted at the ELE Rally in the Netherlands last month.
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1 week ago | 
electrive.com | Ciaran Daly |Ciaran Daly
Kia has just unveiled the UK pricing for its 2026 EV9 GT and EV6 GT electric SUVs. Order books are also now open to UK customers. As we’ve covered previously, this reg year will see the EV6 GT benefit from a range of performance and design tweaks. It will feature the larger 84kWh battery pack, a range of up to 279 miles WLTP, AWD, plus increased horsepower and torque of 641hp and 770Nm respectively.
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1 week ago | 
electrive.com | Ciaran Daly |Ciaran Daly
Spanning 1260 square meters, the new charging hub features 47 charging points. 15 of these are classed as ‘ultra-fast’; which here refers to seven 350kW chargers and eight 240kW. The Madrid authorities state that all of these can charge 80-per cent battery capacity in under 15 minutes or provide 200km of range in five minutes of connection. There’s a further ten 60kW fast chargers and 22 ‘semi-fast’ chargers with 22kW of power.
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1 week ago | 
electrive.com | Ciaran Daly |Ciaran Daly
The new E-WAY buses are 9.5-meters long and 2.33-meters wide, and are designed for ‘maximum maneuverability’ on the narrow streets of Malaga. Like other E-WAY buses, they feature a modular NMC battery system which has been adapted to the passenger capacity and charging needs of the bus service. In terms of passengers, the Malaga buses will carry up to 55 passengers with 16 of those being seated, as well as accessible spaces for those with reduced mobility.
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electrive.com | Ciaran Daly |Ciaran Daly
Ireland’s Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, announced earlier this month that €7.9 million euros worth of funding will be provided in grants towards charging infrastructure. The new chargers will be operational by the end of 2025. O’Brien said: “We’re taking real, practical steps to make electric vehicles work for everyone. With more chargers, more choice, and more support, we hope even more people will feel confident making the switch to electric.
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1 week ago | 
electrive.com | Ciaran Daly |Ciaran Daly
Zenobē (a UK EV fleet and battery storage provider) and the City of Brampton will essentially lead a group of commercial partners (including vehicle OEMs) from the UK and Canada through the first phase of a planned 10-year electrification initiative. Brampton is Greater Toronto’s largest suburb and the new electric fleet is expected to support existing routes and a passenger base of around 40 million annual people.
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electrive.com | Ciaran Daly |Ciaran Daly
The takeover follows a challenging year for Pod Point, which said it faced a “difficult market backdrop” at the start of year. The firm, which operates more than 250,000 charge points across the UK, said it had struggled to make a profit in the face of disappointing EV adoption rates and an increase in competition.
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electrive.com | Ciaran Daly |Ciaran Daly
Each company in the partnership currently operates its own Plug & Charge network of varying sizes. In practice, what this means is they work with charge point operators (CPOs) and eMobility Service Providers (EMPs) to integrate streamlined charging into their charging networks in line with the ISO 15118.02 standard. The end result: EV drivers can plug their vehicles in, start charging immediately, and get billed automatically when they’re done without needing a payment card or RFID key.
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1 week ago | 
electrive.com | Ciaran Daly |Ciaran Daly
The UK’s Future of Roads Minister, Lilian Greenwood, has said that more than 100,000 charge points are being installed using government funding from the £381m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund. She said that these are all geared towards overnight charging for drivers who lack their own off-street parking, meaning the majority of them will be AC charging only.
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electrive.com | Ciaran Daly |Ciaran Daly
The funds will go towards more than doubling the brand’s current fleet of electric vans as well as installing charging infrastructure to support their deployment. The company states that by September this year, 21 of its stores will have fully electric home delivery fleets as a result – with these vehicles expected to make more than 1 million deliveries over the subsequent year. There’s no word exactly on which electric vans will be purchased yet.
