Geotab Inc. (“Geotab”), a global market leader in connected transportation solutions, has found that two-thirds of vehicles (cars and vans) operated by private and public sector organisations in the UK are ready to go electric — contrary to increasing industry and media pessimism around electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Continue reading
StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles, is today announcing that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Flex|N|Gate, a leading global automotive component manufacturer. Continue reading
FORTUNE’s 2023 Change the World list is being led this year by a group of companies that are leading the EV revolution – converting cars and trucks from internal combustion to electricity – in one of the world’s most important net-zero missions. The four companies leading the push to convert the world’s most car-happy nation to electric vehicles, all in the #1 spot are: Tesla, General Motors, South Korea’s SK On which develops batteries for EV cars, and ChargePoint, operators of a network of 240,000 charging locations across the U.S.. Continue reading
Electric vehicle markets are growing globally – in total IDTechEx’s latest master electric vehicle report “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042” finds 35.7 million electric vehicles (EV) were sold in 2021 and predicts this will rise to over 74 million by 2030. Continue reading
While Norway, the Netherlands and Germany are leading the race on electrification and infrastructure provision with a planned ratio of 3 EVs per public charge point, many European countries are lagging behind. In contrast, there are currently 22 EVs per public charge point in Ireland, and 27.2 EVs per public charge point in the UK. Increasing the number of grid-tied chargers is often a difficult, lengthy and cost onerous process because of grid constraints and aging infrastructure. Continue reading