Environment and energy

EV chargers almost as profitable as fuel pumps, says BP

EV charging has been seen as a loss leader in the past, but the tide is beginning to turn

18 January 2022
EV chargers almost as profitable as fuel pumps, says BP
Putney (12)
MFG's EV hub in Putney, London
Environment and energy

Independent petrol forecourt group to spend £50m on charge points

Motor Fuel Group commits to installing 350 new ultra-rapid 150kW EV chargers in 2022

10 January 2022
Independent petrol forecourt group to spend £50m on charge points
Environment and energy

Petrol drivers 'overcharged by £156 million' in December

Unleaded fuel cost 147.47p per litre but the RAC says prices should have been closer to 135p per litre “had retailers played fair”

6 January 2022
Petrol drivers 'overcharged by £156 million' in December
Environment and energy

Volkswagen commits to diesel for next decade

VW diesel engines can run on paraffinic fuel to slash emissions by up to 95%

14 December 2021
Volkswagen commits to diesel for next decade
Technology

Ive Indigo is UK-developed recyclable hydrogen van

Ive claims the van is capable of up to 372 miles of range with a 1500kg payload, while being fully recyclable

14 December 2021
Ive Indigo is UK-developed recyclable hydrogen van
Electric cars

Gridserve starts construction of two new EV forecourts

Initial forecourts will be built at Norwich and Gatwick Airport, while 11 locations gain EV charging hubs

9 December 2021
Gridserve starts construction of two new EV forecourts
Environment and energy

Mercedes-Benz agrees deal to speed solid-state battery development

German car giant invests in solid-state specialists Factorial Energy

30 November 2021
Mercedes-Benz agrees deal to speed solid-state battery development
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida and COO Ashwani Gupta
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida and COO Ashwani Gupta unveiled Ambition 2030 plan
Environment and energy

Nissan to launch 15 new EVs by 2030, solid state batteries by 2028

Nissan details ambitious transformation plan, which focuses on sustainability and connectivity

29 November 2021
Nissan to launch 15 new EVs by 2030, solid state batteries by 2028
Environment and energy

UK EV charging firms raise prices as energy crisis bites

Cost of charging an electric vehicle increases in line with rising energy wholesale costs

25 November 2021
UK EV charging firms raise prices as energy crisis bites
Environment and energy

Autocar Business Live: a webinar on e-fuels

Watch the live interview on 25 November with senior executives from the industry, including Zero Petroleum’s Paddy Lowe, Mazda's Christian Schultze and Steve Sapsford from SCE

24 November 2021
Autocar Business Live: a webinar on e-fuels

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