The average lifetime cost of charging an EV is £6,000, according to new research by the energy company EDF
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IRENA & GWEC unite to boost renewables uptake globally
Around a third of all new renewable capacity added in 2019 was from wind power and data from IRENA suggests wind power, together with solar, will dominate future capacity growth
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London to present UK’s biggest e-scooter trial
Tfl has launched a competition to select up to three operators to take part in a 12-month trial of rental e-scooters
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Government expedites ending for petrol & diesel cars
That is part of a £12bn ten-point plan announced by the Prime Minister to stimulate a ‘green industrial revolution’, which could create 250,000 jobs
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Rolls-Royce unveils UK scheme for 16 mini-nuclear plants
Each compact nuclear power station is predicted to have a total capacity of 440MW, enough to power a city of 450,000 homes for 60 years
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UK’s EV charging boosted over 1,200 devices July-Sept
DfT’s new report suggests the number of charging devices increased by 7% from the previous quarter
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2030 ban on polluting cars to make £4.2bn economy boost
An accelerated ban on new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans could create almost 32,000 new jobs by 2030, according to a new report
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UK’s largest battery connects to Balancing Mechanism
Flexitricity has begun optimising Gresham House’s 50MW battery in South Yorkshire
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UK could face £2800 on European EVs no-deal Brexit
The ‘price shock’ could cut demand for battery electric vehicles next year by at least 20%, according to a new report
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Energy efficiency forgotten as easiest way to cut emissions
That’s the warning from DNV GL, which says it is vital to improve the availability and uptake of energy efficient technologies
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