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1 week ago | 
theenergyst.com | Roger Brown
Humax has launched its MX7 V2G-ready charger in the UK, designed for both home and commercial EV charging. The 7kW charger enables users to benefit from vehicle-to-grid functionality, as well as multiple energy-saving and cost-optimising features. They will be available as socket-type and tethered models from June 2025.
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1 week ago | 
theenergyst.com | Roger Brown
National Highways has placed a new order with Toyota for a fleet of fully electric vans and cars to support its decarbonisation programme. The 18 new Proace vans and a further 40 bZ4X cars, follows on from the 50 bZ4X electric SUVs delivered to National Highways in 2024. Toyota’s supply of battery electric vehicles is contributing to National Highways’ commitment to make its corporate emissions net zero by 2030.
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1 week ago | 
theenergyst.com | Roger Brown
Urban Fox has secured a contract with Newport City Council to install 120 lamp post EV chargers in the area, with some streets featuring multiple units. Instead of building new infrastructure, the chargers will be installed directly onto existing streetlamps to maximise pavement space, improve accessibility and maintain the character of the residential streets. Urban Fox is a partnership between Balfour Beatty Investments and Urban Electric Networks.
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2 weeks ago | 
theenergyst.com | Roger Brown
First Bus is investing £70m in another 160 zero-emission buses in the West of England, on its journey to become a 100% zero-emission fleet by 2035. In total, 27 of the 160 vehicles will be repowered diesel buses, and each one will reduce carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) by 75 tonnes a year compared to the existing diesel fleet.
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2 weeks ago | 
theenergyst.com | Roger Brown
First Bus has ordered 24 new Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner double-decker electric buses for its routes 1 and 2 in Aberdeen, servicing the Robert Gordon University. The £12.7 million investment has also brought 12 electric repowers to Aberdeen – traditional internal combustion engine buses converted to electric. This arrival of the electric fleet makes the proportion of zero-emission vehicles in First Bus’s Aberdeen fleet one of the highest in the UK.
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2 weeks ago | 
theenergyst.com | Roger Brown
Suffolk County Council, in partnership with operator Believ, has announced it is to roll-out 6,000 new public EV chargepoints across the county. Beginning in Summer 2025, thousands will be installed on residential streets – the majority being bollard-style units at the kerbside, suitable for long-stay or overnight charging. Drivers will be able to benefit from an overnight off-peak tariff, and a dedicated resident’s tariff which features discounted charging at all times.
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2 weeks ago | 
theenergyst.com | Roger Brown
MAN has launched a series of e-Truck road trials in partnership with DPD, using its eTGX tractor unit, which has a range of up to 800km and an ultra-fast charging capacity of up to 750kW. Based at DPD’s Hinckley Hub 4, the eTGX will undergo a comprehensive induction and driver training program before hitting the road for real-world operational testing, towing a standard trailer on a dedicated DPD route.
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2 weeks ago | 
theenergyst.com | Roger Brown
Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) is to install more than 6,000 EV street chargers in the UK’s biggest on-street charging project so far. The council has partnered with Char.gy for the £130m project, which is expected to mark the start of a transformative phase for on-street charging infrastructure in England.
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2 weeks ago | 
theenergyst.com | Roger Brown
Fastned and Places for London have secured planning permission for a new EV charging hub at the Hatton Cross station car park, following approval by the London Borough of Hillingdon. This is the first of an initial five hubs planned by the public/private joint venture between Fastned and Places for London – the property-owning arm of Transport for London – to improve access to charging infrastructure for EV drivers.
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3 weeks ago | 
theenergyst.com | Roger Brown
Chinese manufacturer Xpeng has opened its first UK dealerships in Nottingham and Southampton to coincide with the introduction of the firm’s G6 battery-electric SUV. Built on Xpeng’s smart electric platform architecture (SEPA) 2.0, the G6 delivers 286 PS with a range of up to 354 miles (WLTP). Also, the 800V high-voltage architecture enables the G6 to recharge from 10% to 80% in less than 20 minutes, using a 280kW charger.
