installHUB - Weekly Round Up

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 launch the town's first ultra-fast electric vehicle charging points. 

Rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging points are coming to a Scartho service station.

A company wants to create a solar farm the size of a large Cornish village which would generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 8,000 homes.

An attempt to block a solar farm at the High Court has failed.

Plans for new solar farm in Darlington countryside approve despite 'take over' concerns.

A new solar farm is proposed to be built on farmland next to a small Cambridgeshire village. 

Solar panels have been fitted to the roof of an archive centre in Brighton 10 years after it opened.

Green tech start-up Stabl Energy secures €15M for battery storage innovation.

UK Space Agency reveals first recipients of £20m International Bilateral Fund investments and earmarks £15m for Earth monitoring technologies.

CEO Elon Musk says the Cybertruck beats rivals in space utility. 

Moto locations are 'sitting there with no power', leaving EV drivers unable to use them.

BMW Boosts Electric Car Spending to Catch up With Tesla.

Growing EV market presents dealers with 'unmissable tyre opportunity'.

Ferrybridge motorway service station forced to bring in generator to power new EV chargers.

Council asks for public feedback as it considers nine new EV charging points in six North Northamptonshire. 

Octopus Electric Vehicles (EV), part of Octopus Energy Group, has launched a second-hand salary sacrifice scheme for EVs.

A collaboration of five UK community energy groups has initiated share offers to fund the transfer of seven operational solar farms into community ownership.

Energy-storing concrete could form foundations for solar-powered homes.

Morocco to Reportedly Award New Contract for Solar Project.

New community energy collective aims to generate £20m in local benefits across England and Wales.

Holden Group has invested more than £500,000 in solar panels to power its car dealerships in Norwich.

UK-based venture capital investor Jenson Funding Partners has launched a £60m fund focused on startups developing net-zero transition solutions.

Plans to expand London’s controversial clean air scheme across all 33 boroughs of the UK capital can go ahead after the High Court on Friday dismissed a legal challenge to the plan.

But there’s another way to keep EVs on the road, and Daimler’s truck and bus division Mitsubishi Fuso is testing out a solution from Ample. 

Ford has pushed back the goal of producing 600,000 all-electric vehicles to next year after its Model E business unit reported massive operating.

Worcester Council is more than doubling the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging points in city car parks.

More information has been revealed about the new MINI Cooper EV, this time outlining the car's all-new infotainment system.

London-based electric vehicle charging app Ev.energy has received a funding surge of $33m (£25.8m) in its Series B round.
 
 General Motors has cancelled plans to eliminate the Chevrolet Bolt, one of the cheapest battery-powered cars in the US market.

BT Group announces that its start-up and Digital incubation team, will upgrade its street cabinets for electric vehicle charging units. 

Permission was granted to British Solar Renewables Energy for the farm which will lie west of World's End Farm in Clapton near Berkeley, Gloucestershire.

Schools in Wakefield are to have solar panels installed to reduce their environmental impact.

Plans for two major solar farm projects in Lincolnshire have been rejected by council planners.

Sunday (July 30th) will see the Isle of Wight’s largest Electric Vehicle and Green Technology Show return to the IW College -Free to attend and free to park.
 

Nissan preps an old engine plant to make solid-state EV batteries.

Sony-Honda Afeela EV will rely on Qualcomm's super chips.

Weev installs its first EV charging hub site in Co Donegal.

Report outlines steps to fast-track UK EV chargepoint deployment.

Octopus launches new solar and battery optimisation smart tariff.

Solar panel tech breakthrough generates electricity from rain.

Solar farm plans in England's smallest county causing concern.

Scientists invent double-sided solar panel that generates vastly more electricity.

PortAventura goes solar to power amusement park.

 Mike Woodhall, CEO of Harrogate-based Chameleon Technology, wins Green Tech's entrepreneur of the year award.

This week we took the podcast on the road! 
 
 We visited Evec,  evec offers an affordable EV charging solution that accommodates everyone from entry-level to luxury electric vehicle owners.  
 
 We've teamed up with evec to provide the software to their installers to ensure a seamless installation process, enabling the customer to take full advantage of their latest EV charger offer. 
 
 Thank you to the installation companies that chatted with us on the pod! 

Plug it in group - https://plugitingroup.co.uk/
Ascent Energy - https://ascent-energy.co.uk/
ElectroFix Group - https://electrofixgroupltd.com/
Plugin Stations - https://www.plugin-stations.com/
Evcchargers- https://www.evc.co.uk/
OEM Automatic -https://www.oem.co.uk/
evec - https://evec.co.uk/

We've made it to our 130th pod and hit 10,000 downloads! 

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This week some of the team jumped on to talk about the industry for installers and operatives. 

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Jim Mcvey – Operations Manager.

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 Volkswagen has introduced measures to temporarily scale back production of electric models at one of its German plants. 

Lucid will pursue more deals to sell its luxury electric vehicle equipment. 

The 2024 Nissan Leaf enters the new model year unchanged. 

bp invests €7.5 m in EV charging service provider Service4Charger. 

China is on track to double its wind and solar energy capacity and hit its 2030 clean energy targets five years early. 

One of the UK's largest solar farms has been given permission to be built by the government. 

The Scottish Government has been urged to backtrack on a decision to limit funding for residential solar panels. 

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins signed a range of agreements on trade, agriculture, forestry, education and science after meeting his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang. 

Rio Tinto Group plans to start building its own batteries at a laboratory in Melbourne later this year. 

50% of tourists want sustainable holidays despite higher costs says Booking.com. 

The U.K.’s King Charles III unveiled the Astra Carta framework’s seal at Buckingham Palace. 

Ford receives $9.2 billion government loan for EV battery factory projects.

Tesla is removing one of the last barriers to EV ownership.

Tesla has spent the last several weeks preparing to open access to its previously exclusive Supercharger network, forging partnerships with Ford, GM, and Rivian since the end of May.

Citroen My Ami Buggy EV Sold Out In Just 10 Hours.

Volkswagen SSP EV platform to offer up to 1700bhp from 2026.

Octopus spreads tentacles with £150m funding for EV leg.

A startup in China is set to begin production of ultra-efficient solar panels that are made from the so-called “miracle material” perovskite.

ClearVue looks like regular glass, but better, as it turns any window into a solar panel. It’s better for the consumer and better for the environment. 

658 solar panels installed on West Cumbrian building to cut carbon footprint.

Owners of Norman-castle style manor house want solar panels to ease heating costs.

AI and Sustainability: The Next Frontier in Green Tech Investment.

Ark Zero Electric Quadricycle Is The UK's Cheapest EV at £6,000.

EV maker Rivian sees stable demand through the year.

You could be driving a 'manual' Toyota EV by 2026.

VinFast Will Give Its Customers Cash Or Vouchers If Their EV Breaks Down.

New Citroen e-C3 to drive down EV costs with £21,000 price target.

Finding working chargers on road trips is slowing purchase interest in electric vehicles, according to J.D. Power.

UK innovators get £4.3m to develop space-based solar power.

Australia set for cheaper solar power as supply of panels soars.

Renewable energy: Is it getting too hot for solar panels?According to Solar Energy UK.

Trap-Eye wins Greentech Innovation Award.

CEF Live, the UK’s premier electrical event is returning to the NEC Birmingham on 8th & 9th June, 2023.

We went on the road to chat to some of the people who attaneded!

The two-day event is set to be even bigger and better than ever, with thousands of professionals from across the electrical industry coming together to share ideas, discover the latest products and innovations and gain insights into the emerging technologies that are driving the electrical industry forwards.