installHUB - Weekly Round Up

Liberty Charge – the EV arm of Virgin Media parent company Liberty Global – the focus exclusively on local authorities for those who can’t or won’t charge at home. 

UK plans million hydrogen gigafactory to produce components for vehicles. 

Energy lifeline: EV owners set for huge payout in project to sell power BACK to Grid proposed by E-Flex.

Hyundai Storms EV Markets with Ioniq 5 N, RN22e, and N Vision 74 Concepts.

Mercedes-Benz’ Piston Cars Are Losing Sales, But EV Sales Almost Doubled.

Facelifted MG5 EV Priced From £30,995 In The UK After Subsidy Axe.

Revealed: UK locations that are the nicest your EV.

Nyobolt aims to develop a battery that can achieve 5-minute EV charging time.

Ultra-rapid EV charger rollout gathers pace with 40% increase.

EV batteries to be built with recycled parts by 2040, Environmental sustainability is a top priority for OEMs, latest Autocar Business.

The Celestiq EV is Cadillac’s return to its hand-built, ultra-luxe roots.

General Motors And Pilot Announce Coast-To-Coast EV Fast Charging Network.

The first fully electric Lamborghini will be an all-new, radically styled 2+2 crossover arriving in 2028.

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N performance EV will arrive in 2023.

Electric vehicle maker Arrival considers 800 job cuts. 

Japan’s Panasonic Energy Co. Ltd., a battery supplier for Tesla Inc., plans to build a $4 billion EV battery plant in Kansas.

General Motors Replies Regarding Why GMC Hummer EV Emissions Are So High.

National Grid has been appointed as the official electric vehicle (EV) charging provider for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

A new electric vehicle (EV) test drive programme has been launched by Gridserve Car Leasing at its Electric Forecourts in Braintree and Norwich.

EV-Comply launches its new  new buyers club, free to any member of the subscription package  for your benefit,  provides access to a number of chosen suppliers. A huge list of beneficial partners for you to use to help you and your ev jobs, visit EV-comply.com

This week we spoke to Grace Webb, presenter of latest series of Fifth Gear Recharged!

Grace investigates and documents all things hot in the electric automotive industry such as features on renewable energy, extending range & electric motorbikes. 

Grace is also the presenter and face of ‘DrivingElectric’, an online platform celebrating the most efficient electric cars and is the ultimate destination to find out facts, advice and reviews on all things regarding driving electric. 

London-headquartered truck maker Tevva has unveiled its first hydrogen-electric truck, which has a range of 310 miles (499 km).

ChargePlace Scotland (CPS) has partnered with fuel card provider Paua to provide the roaming solution for EV drivers and fleet operators.

Win 1,000 miles of free EV charging across Gridserve Electric Highway.

The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) is now offering a five-day hands-on electric vehicle (EV) course.

POSCO Chemical announced on June 30 that it has signed a business agreement with Britishvolt.

Alibaba's new weird EV might confuse you. It looks like a flatbed truck!

Gridserve is in advanced discussions with Infracapital about a deal. 

Britain wants to become a powerhouse for electric car manufacturing — but Brexit is making that harder. 

UK-based McMurtry Automotive has made motorsport history by setting a new all-time hillclimb record at Goodwood on Sunday. 

A test car made by Chinese electric vehicle start-up Nio fell out of a third-floor parking lot of a building in Shanghai.

A company in Oxfordshire, Electrogenic has revealed a new conversion kit that transforms your old Land Rover Defender.

The Polestar 5 will offer an 884 hp electric powertrain when it launches in 2024.

BMW has officially opened its new ($2.2 billion) factory in China with a strong focus on electric vehicles.

Two thirds of retailers prioritise EV-charging for 2022. 

A study by Kalibrate also shows that 60% of EV drivers remain nervous about range anxiety and 46% of non-EV drivers are yet to purchase one because they don’t know where or how they’d charge it.

Gridserve and Moto have unveiled six new high power electric vehicle (EV) chargers at Moto Severn View and 11 at Moto Heston.

The government is today (14 June 2022) closing the plug-in car grant scheme to new orders after successfully kickstarting the UK’s electric car revolution and supporting the sale of nearly half a million electric cars.

MG Motor UK has halted its sales of affordable electric vehicles (EV) as it aims to meet an “unprecedented level of demand” amid global semiconductor supply shortages.

Tesla stock fell Thursday after EV news website Electrek reported the company has raised prices on most of its cars.  

Charging technology provider EV Safe Charge has unveiled ZiGGY 

Sony and Honda have officially signed a joint venture agreement to establish a company to build electric cars together. The new company will be called “Sony Honda Mobility Inc.,” 

Company car and van drivers need to be given practical advice on home-charging, with driver ignorance around battery care and electricity tariff rates a concern, says the Association of Fleet Professionals

Ferrari will soon embark on a frenzy of model launches, having laid out plans overnight for 15 new cars between 2023 and 2026.

Hyundai IONIQ 5 powers electric acts of kindness for new social media campaign.

Tesla is running away with the luxury sales crown through April and dominating the U.S. for EVs overall.

During an online global premiere today, solar EV startup Lightyear unveiled the final production-ready design of its EV.

EU petrol and diesel car sales ban will impact British manufacturers with EV switch.

UK-founded Octopus Energy said it's aiming to take advantage of the high levels of smart meters in the country by using smart tech, and will offer heavily discounted night rates.

Starting July 1, Fiat's entire model range offered in the UK will be electric or electrified.

Audi rolls out luxury EV charging hubs across Europe.

WA Police unveil new e-vehicles to their fleet for Australian-first trial.

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LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) is unveiling three platinum electric TX taxis, which will be seen in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant on Sunday 5th June.

HSBC's new corporate perk allows 35,000 UK staff lease Teslas, and nearly 200 other models of electric vehicles.

Polestar is returning to its sporting roots with a hot new range-topping version of the 2 electric saloon.

Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor has announced that the first UK model of its EV-only Ora brand will be named Funky Cat and will go on sale in autumn with a First Edition model. 

The Land Transport Authority will be working with organisations to train and certify automotive technicians in the safety-related areas of EV maintenance and servicing.

North Wales county popular with tourists rated worst in UK for electric vehicle holidaymakers

Britishvolt is to build a £200m battery scale-up facility in the UK’s West Midlands, 

Britain is locked in a battle to hold on to production of Jaguar Land Rover’s future range of electric vehicles as concerns grow that the UK is falling behind in the race to build vital large-scale battery factories.

The @henrikfisker account used by the Danish car designer and CEO of Fisker Inc disappeared shortly after Twitter announced it was accepting a $44 billion buyout from Elon Musk.

 Oxbotica has successfully deployed the first fully autonomous, all-electric, vehicle platform on open roads, in the UK. 

The RAC has begun rolling out a faster version so that its patrols can get electric car drivers moving again even more quickly. 

New figures from the Department of Transport have revealed that UK electric vehicle rollout has more than doubled. 

Development of a bespoke EV architecture for small cars will facilitate a direct electric replacement for Mercedes. 

First Bus’s completed depot will allow 150 electric vehicles to be charged at one time, supporting its growing electric fleet in Glasgow, as well as other businesses during the day when its buses are out on service. 

There are substantial financial benefits for both employers and employees in the introduction of an electric company car scheme, particularly if offered via salary sacrifice. 

Australian miner EV Metals Group has bought the battery materials division of UK multinational Johnson Matthey for 50 million pounds. 

Simple Energy, a startup manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs), on May 26 announced the postponement of the deliveries of its recently launched scooter 'Simple One'. 

Volkswagen chief says German car giant will overtake Tesla on electric vehicle sales by 2025. 

An Otago grandma has converted her 29-year-old car into an electric vehicle, which she charges with her own solar panels!

Mercedes G-Class EV will use silicon battery tech to boost range.

Instead of charging your EV, just change the battery That’s what Chinese carmaker Nio is doing at its facility in Norway.

Honda's all-electric Prologue crossover is taking shape as the automaker prepares to target half a million EV sales in North America by 2050.

Chinese company called Beijing Estech Technology,Wants To Bring It Back As An EV mr bean would be happy!

Bentley's First EV Will Pack Up To 1,400 HP, Do 0-60 In 1.5 Seconds.

Shell and ABB unveil "world’s fastest" EV charger.