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NewsFastned to open London’s largest EV charging hub next year
Dutch chargepoint operator Fastned is to build a huge 36-bay EV charging hub in Ealing, West London, with a slated opening date of early 2027.
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NewsMFG partnering with Octopus Energy
The UK’s largest forecourt operator, MFG, has announced it is working with UK energy firm Octopus to facilitate easier charging sessions.
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NewsInstavolt spends £2.5m on massive batteries to recharge cars
Chargepoint operator Instavolt has bought £2.5m worth of huge batteries that will deliver constant charging speeds for EV drivers at five of its sites.
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NewsUK home to 120,000 EV ‘chargers’ – but metric change skews data
There are now 120,000 EV chargers in the UK – but a change in the way the sockets are counted makes any comparison with previous years impossible.
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NewsRedbeck’s Wakefield forecourt gets planning to become multi-use destination
Fuzail Patel has been granted planning permission to develop Redbeck Filling Station in Wakefield with a 6,700sq ft shop, drive-thru pod, jet washing and four EV charging bays.
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NewsB&Q signs up with Raw Charging in £11m deal for EV bays
B&Q is partnering with chargepoint provider Raw Charging in an £11m deal that will see EV bays installed at 26 of the DIY chain’s stores – roughly equivalent to 10% of its outlets.
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NewsCar industry revises EV sales expectations down
Last month saw EVs make up 26.2% of the new-car market – a significant rise on April 2025 – but the industry has revised down its EV expectations for 2026 as a whole, warning that manufacturers will fall significantly short of government targets.
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NewsMFG may have to rip out EV chargers after losing planning battle
MFG may have to remove three EV charging bays after installing twice as many spots as they originally gained planning permission for.
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NewsGridserve’s latest Electric Forecourt nears completion
Work on Gridserve’s latest Electric Forecourt is set to complete this summer, with the firm announcing it has appointed a manager for the site once it is up and running.
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NewsMoto commits £500m to EV, HGV and food upgrades following lease renewal
Motorway services operator Moto is to roll out a £500m improvement package targeting EV charging, HGV driver facilities and hospitality improvements after signing a 75+ year lease renewal with the government for 10 key sites.
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NewsEV charging roundup: new hubs for Scotland, expanded offering in Wiltshire
Two new Ionity charging hubs have opened in Scotland, while rising customer demand has seen Gridserve double the number of bays on offer at a Wiltshire retail park.
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NewsFuel price rises make public EV charging cheaper than petrol
Surging fuel costs mean charging an electric car using a public point is now estimated to be cheaper on a per-mile basis than running a car on petrol.
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NewsLatest stats reveal 40.65m vehicles need petrol and diesel
The latest round of statistics detailing the UK’s ‘parc’ of vehicles has revealed there are now 42.55m cars, vans, trucks and buses in the UK, with just 1.9m of those being zero emission.
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NewsBeliev strikes deal with Mitchells & Butlers to roll out chargers at 65 pubs and restaurants
Chargepoint operator Believ has signed a deal with pub and restaurant company Mitchells & Butlers to install devices at as many as 65 locations.
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NewsBattery-fire concerns see government refuse EV charging hub
The risk of contaminated water runoff following attempted extinguishing of potential battery fires at a proposed charging hub in Devon have seen the government turn down a planning application.
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NewsCertas launches Evolo EV charging brand
Certas Energy, which supplies around 1,200 forecourts and operates dozens of sites itself, has launched a new EV charging offer branded Evolo Rapid Charge.
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NewsGovernment fights to keep EV charging expensive
The government doesn’t know how it feels about electric cars: on the one hand it subsidises them via grants, while on the other it hits EV drivers with a new pay-per-mile tax. Now, after a tax tribunal ruling that VAT on public charging should be 5%, HMRC is fighting to keep it at 20%.
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NewsNew 600kW EV charger debuts
A new ultra-ultra-rapid EV charger capable of delivering electricity at 600kW has been unveiled by manufacturer ChargePoint.
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NewsHGV sector calls for “new approach” as electric truck market withers
Sales of electric trucks have fallen from a small 1.4% to a trace 0.9% of the market, prompting the industry to ask ministers for a “new approach” to the ban on sales of new diesel HGVs pencilled in for 2040.
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NewsRaw opens new 17-bay Midlands charging hub
Chargepoint operator Raw Charging has announced the opening of a new 17-bay EV hub at a shopping centre in Leamington Spa, Warkwickshire.