EV Charging
Andersen EV and Octopus offer six months free home charging with new charger
Andersen EV offers six months of free charging through Intelligent Octopus Go for new charger customers, worth around £234 in electricity savings.
EV Charging
UK government raises EV charger grants to £500 in final year of funding
UK EV charger grants rise to £500 from April 2026 for renters, flats and businesses. Final year of funding before scheme closes. Here's who qualifies.
Electric Trucks
Gridserve opens UK's first public electric truck charging hubs on motorways
Gridserve has opened the UK's first public charging hubs for electric HGVs at Extra Baldock and Moto Exeter. The sites form part of the Electric Freightway programme backed by £62.7 million in government funding. Five more locations follow later this year.
Electric Trucks
First electric truck crosses the Channel Tunnel on 1,700km UK to Germany run
A DAF XF Electric carried 12 tonnes of freight from the East Midlands to Haiger, Germany and back, charging at megawatt-speed in the UK and topping up at public hubs in France and Belgium. LeShuttle Freight says all eHGVs can use the tunnel later this year.
Hydrogen News
Germany's planned truck charging network would need 22 hours of daily use by 2040
A new study commissioned by the German Hydrogen Association finds that electrifying all long-haul trucks would require 8GW of midday charging power - far exceeding planned infrastructure capacity. It argues hydrogen could ease grid pressure.
UK News
Budget: Chancellor sets out 3p-per-mile EV tax from 2028
The UK government will charge electric-car drivers 3p per mile from 2028 under a new eVED system. Here’s how the mileage charge works, who pays, what changes for drivers and why the Treasury says the reform is needed.
EV Charging
£10m fund targets grid-constrained EV charging sites on England’s major roads
The UK has launched a £10m competition for off-grid and low-grid EV charging tech to support ultra-rapid chargers on motorways and A-roads. Here’s what it means for the network.
EV Charging
BMW and MINI introduce centralised charging and billing solution for small fleets
BMW and MINI have introduced a centralised EV charging and billing service for small fleets, offering automatic reimbursement, a single invoice and app integration across Europe.