Firms should take advantage of the government’s Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS), to prevent low electric vehicle take up under their company car schemes or salary sacrifice. The advice comes from Volkswagen Financial Services Fleet (VWFS), after…
The Traton Group, Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group have officially launched the formation of their joint venture for an HGV electric charging infrastructure in Europe. The new joint venture (JV) has appointed Anja van Niersen as chief exe…
The Government’s plug-in car grant scheme has been axed with the funding refocused towards extending plug-in grants for new electric vans and trucks and supporting the roll out of the public chargepoint network. The move, announced with immediat…
Haulage operators planning to install an electric charging infrastructure should learn from serious mistakes made by some bus operators who failed to make them future-proof when switching to electric in 2016. The warning comes from Keith Watson,…
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is calling on national governments to ensure that the top 10% truck stop locations within their countries are equipped with suitable electric chargers by 2027, at the latest. Research com…
A small boost to the Government’s £950m Rapid Charging Fund (RCF) could deliver enough capacity for on-route HGV charging and hydrogen refuelling at all motorway service areas (MSAs) in England, according to an analysis by National Grid. The RCF…