Honda has become the latest automotive giant to announce a move into Europe’s energy sector, partnering with two solutions providers to bring an energy management service to the table.
Global finance giant Legal & General (L&G) has bought a share in EV charging supplier Pod Point, representing yet further investment activity in the UK’s electric vehicle space.
Distribution network operator UK Power Networks (UKPN) is to launch trials to assess the requirements of a smart charging market for electric vehicles.
Zouk Capital, the government’s preferred bidder to manage the £400 million Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund, is to prioritise networks over associated technologies, the firm has told Current±.
Infrastructure fund manager Zouk Capital has been named as the preferred bidder for the government’s much-vaunted EV Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund (CIIF).
Maturation within the UK’s electric vehicle charging and energy sphere is starting to accelerate, driven by new partnerships and increasingly innovative offerings.
EO Charging has partnered with energy supplier Bulb and Suffolk County Council to launch what the trio claim to be the country’s first “fully open” charging network.
The UK’s distribution network operators (DNOs) have committed to cut the red tape surrounding EV charger installations, aiming to help facilitate more mass installs.
