Carrie Hampel

In the United Kingdom, Moto Hospitality has opened its new "ultra-rapid" charging hub with charging bays with capacities of up to 400kW at its Exeter charging site. This launch significantly expands the existing electric car and truck charging infrastructure at the service station, which is now reported to be the largest electric vehicle charging hub in the country.

The cost gap between those able to charge an electric vehicle at home and those who cannot will grow even wider after the UK Government announced a cut to VAT

General Motors is reconsidering its plan to relaunch Cadillac in the UK, citing uncertainty in a "rapidly evolving" marketplace. Competition from European and Chinese brands poses potential headwinds for the US company.

State governments from Canada, the USA and Mexico along the North American West Coast have launched an initiative to collaborate on an intra-continental truck charging and hydrogen refuelling (ZEV - zero-emission vehicle) corridor. Megawatt chargers and hydrogen filling stations are planned across the 2,222-km route spanning three countries to form the British Columbia to Baja California ZEV Corridor (BC2BC).

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a 30-year lease with Yusen Terminals, securing the longtime Port of Los Angeles marine terminal operator through 2056. This has paved the way for Yusen Terminals to make a $200 million investment in zero-emission cargo-handling Equipment.

In the US state of Oregon, the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program has reopened for eligible vehicles bought or leased through to 4 November 2026. According to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, this round of funding is expected to run out by then and will therefore suspend the program again by the 5 November.

An aluminium battery housing solution for commercial electric vehicles has been developed by Novelis and Maxion Structural Components. The product was

In the first eight months of this year, purely electric car uptake reached 25.6 per cent while the month of August saw a 29.8 per cent share of newly registered cars. While both figures represent a record high, the SMMT warns this is still significantly below the 33 per cent headline mandate target. Electric vans also enjoyed greater uptake though similarly a long way off targets.

Bus operators in Leicester can now apply for up to £5m in grant funding available to subsidise the purchase of additional electric buses and charging

The UK's EV charging payment platform Paua has announced a strategic partnership with Norwegian AC EV charging manufacturer Zaptec to provide fleet operators