electric vehicle charging

19 Sep 23

Lack of charging points and subsidies dampens consumer demand for EVs

Civil, Structural & Architecture, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), an industry body, find that EVs will command nearly 18 per cent of the new car market by the end of the year. Fleets of corporate vehicles are leading the electric transition, but the end of incentives for…

21 Aug 23

‘Superfast’ charging battery shows promise for EVs

Civil, Structural & Architecture, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The new battery, named Shexing, is expected to be mass-produced from the end of the year and reach market in the first quarter of 2024, according to the Chinese firm. It currently supplies batteries for Tesla, Toyota and VW. The company said the battery will “open a new era of…

30 Jun 23

Q&A with Simpson & Partners on the future of EV charging

Civil, Structural & Architecture, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Mandy and David Simpson are co-directors of family-run Simpson & Partners, which makes designer EV chargers in the Cotswolds. He is a former bank IT professional who heads the engineering side while she, as a former fashion designer previously working at DKNY in New York, takes care of the design,…

19 May 23

Government expected to miss target for installations of rapid EV chargers

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Less than a quarter of 119 motorway services reviewed by the RAC on Zapmap currently have the target number of chargers to serve the UK’s estimated 760,000 battery electric vehicles. The RAC’s research found there are around 400 high-powered charging units situated at motorway services capable of charging 682 electric…

15 Mar 23

Placement of electric vehicle chargers could minimise energy grid stress

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Most national plans to combat climate change include increasing the electrification of vehicles and the percentage of electricity generated from renewable sources. But some projections show that these trends might require costly new power plants to meet peak loads in the evening when cars are plugged in after the workday.…

Lack of charging points and subsidies dampens consumer demand for EVs

‘Superfast’ charging battery shows promise for EVs

Q&A with Simpson & Partners on the future of EV charging

Government expected to miss target for installations of rapid EV chargers

Placement of electric vehicle chargers could minimise energy grid stress

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