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VW plans to cut around 2,000 jobs while delaying the (already delayed) new software architecture due to be used in upcoming Porsche and Audi EVs. New driving law changes come at a 'crucial point' for electric car owners dealing with 'challenges'  bp boosts EV charging network with $100 million order of Tesla ultra-fast chargers. DUDLEY Council is to install 37 new on-street electric vehicle charging points across the borough starting later this year.  Britain’s carmakers deliver best September since 2020 but action needed to protect EV exports. Ford Cuts EV Investment After Losing $3 ..read more

This week we chatted to Leire Ruiz Estebanez- International Project Management Officer at GreenSync - https://greensync.com/ To discuss all about the latest phase of the AAR project and what is going to be achieved!  The Automatic Asset Registration (AAR) provides an opportunity to digitalise the energy system. AAR was initially conceived by the Energy Data Taskforce and the Energy Digitalisation Taskforce who called for ‘the coordination of Asset Registration’ of Low Carbon technologies.    The 2021 Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan and Energy Digitalisation Strategy outlined ..read more

The Government decides to delay the introduction of its ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and vans by five years. New Lexus brand boss plans big EV overhaul, benchmarking Tesla. Toyota bets on new technology and old-school thinking. Allstar has launched its new electric vehicle (EV) payment solution, Chargepass, with the founder and former CEO of Mina, Ashley Tate, taking the helm. Kia Corp.’s latest electric vehicle is the tiny Ray, with seating for just one person in its smallest configuration, and it has a price in South Korea to match.  Scientists invent sol ..read more

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced that applications are now open for the Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator. BMW are set to announce a multi-million-pound investment in their Oxford MINI plant. A public inquiry into the building of a solar farm the size of more than 88 football pitches on green belt land has begun. Orsted has unveiled its first solar project in the UK. Octopus doubles cash splash for solar customers. A solar farm the size of around 50 football pitches near Billericay has been given the green light.  The UK’s climate tech sector ..read more

Car industry executives have called for incentives for private electric car buyers to be reintroduced ahead of the start of the zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) mandate in 2024. A new electric vehicle charging hub – big enough to charge 180 cars simultaneously – has been opened by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in Birmingham. Stellantis's factory in Ellesmere Port is the UK's only dedicated manufacturing plant for the vehicles. An electric vehicle charging site that can cater for 180 cars simultaneously opens on Thursday. EV broken? Finding a technician to fix it may take a while. Skoda says that it w ..read more

Colorado will give you $6K for your old gas-guzzler starting this week If you or someone you know qualifies for every possible program, let us know at environment@cpr.org tado° launched tado° Smart Charging, for home charging stations.  India is one of the fastest-growing electric vehicle markets in the world. Elon Musk's Tesla is under investigation over a secret Tesla Autopilot option called 'Elon Mode'  Google to begin selling maps data to companies building solar products. Solar panels worth about £10,500 were stolen from an energy farm, police said.  UrbanVolt, secures a €2 ..read more

Volvo has teased a new pure-electric MPV called the EM90. It’ll be unveiled on 12 November 2023. Japanese car group Nissan will launch 27 electrified vehicles globally by 2030, including 19 battery-electric models. 2025 Kia EV5 Revealed As Family-Friendly Compact SUV. Volkswagen opened pre-orders for its flagship ID.7 electric sedan on Thursday for European customers.  Santander Consumer Finance has extended its partnership with MG Motor to provide dealers with a benefits scheme for customers. China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), claimed last week that it had develo ..read more

This week we spoke to Founder and MD Sri Hollema of Mat Zero. The mission at Mat Zero is to provide safe and sustainable heating to refugees and disaster relief zones. Keeping the user and the environment at the heart of everything. Mat Zero’s sitting mat can be heated to 37-40°C, providing warmth for the entire family. It can be unrolled onto any floor surface to provide warmth from the ground up. Its insulated layers make it energy efficient and comfortable for the user. Powered by Mat Zero energy hub, but has the design flexibility to be plugged directly into alternative power supplies, s ..read more

Sales of second-hand electric vehicles (EV) rose by more than 80% in the three months to June. Used EV values could collapse due to fleet 'dumping' The all-electric Volkswagen ID. Buzz minibus has been a success story for the European automaker, helping VW overtake Tesla in the EV sales war in Germany in the first seven months of the year. Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast said it expects to start trading on the Nasdaq as soon as next week. Rivian rules out price cuts in response to EV rivals. BMW i7 Protection: an armoured sanctuary of an EV. Great Yarmouth's MP has cut a ribbon to la ..read more