Spanish city of Valencia pilots public chargers in lampposts
Cities in Europe and elsewhere are being forced to come up with some innovative public charging solutions. Faced with the task of providing charging to residents who do not have assigned parking spaces, they need chargers that can be installed in large numbers throughout city centers, without consuming valuable space on already-crowded streets and sidewalks.
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Oxford and Coventry in the running to get all-new electric bus fleet
The two UK cities could receive up to £50 million to develop an all-electric bus fleet and the infrastructure to go with it. Coventry and Oxford are developing proposals to become the first parts of the UK to run all-electric bus services, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. The cities are developing business cases in an
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‘Massive investment’ needed in EV charging
Car industry bosses have called the huge rise in battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle sales last year a “significant achievement” – but say that a massive investment in charging infrastructure and domestic battery production is needed in readiness for the UK government’s planned 2030 ban on new ICE vehicles. Combined, electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles accounted for more
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