Electric Trucks
Danish vehicle logistics firm Dansk Auto Logik says it is running a fully electric car transporter based on the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 on a 380km cross-border route between Denmark and northern Germany.
Electric Trucks
Octopus Energy and CATL have formed a joint venture called Swaptopus to build battery-swapping hubs for electric lorries across Europe, with the first UK sites expected in 2027.
EV Charging
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 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 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
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
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
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
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 have introduced a centralised EV charging and billing service for small fleets, offering automatic reimbursement, a single invoice and app integration across Europe.