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Osprey increases prices to £1 per kWh for EV charging amid soaring energy costs

Published 15 September 2022
By David Mullen
Osprey has announced an enormous hike in the cost to use its rapid chargers, becoming the first operator to increase prices to £1 per kWh.
Britain's first electric forecourt opens in Essex

Ultra-rapid chargers increase by 40%

The number of ultra-rapid public EV chargers in the UK has increased by some 40% according to the latest figures released by Zap-Map.
Published 19 July 2022

Ultra-rapid chargers to jolt electric car sales

It’s the infrastructure, stupid. Now the main obstacle to wide adoption of electric cars is being addressed by four of the big car makers.
Published 21 May 2019
Zipcar boss says ‘petty arguments’ by councils are delaying electric car infrastructure

Zipcar: ‘Petty' arguments delaying charging points

The boss of Zipcar believes “petty" arguments within London authorities are delaying vital electric vehicle infrastructure.
Published 23 October 2018

Watchdog bans "misleading" Nissan Leaf advert

The ASA has banned an advert from Nissan that highlighted what it called unrealistic recharging times for the car maker's electric Leaf.
Published 11 October 2018
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The death of door mirrors: Audi e-tron has cameras

German car giant Audi has signalled the death of door mirrors, after revealing that its new e-tron electric car will be available with video came
Published 31 May 2018
Charge of the electric brigade as 175kW rapid chargers reach UK

High speed 175kW rapid chargers reach UK

One of the drawbacks of electric cars is the length of time the battery takes to charge when on a long journey. But a new generation of ultra...
Published 17 April 2018
Shell shock: oil company embraces electric cars with new Shell Recharge charging points

Shell shock: oil company embraces electric cars

Shell, one of the world’s largest oil companies, is to introduce charging points for electric cars at service stations across Britain.
Published 18 October 2017

New government incentive for electric cars

Electric car charging points will be installed at all big filling stations in Britain under government plans to increase the use of green cars.
Published 09 February 2017
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Dale Vince v Elon Musk: electric car tsars at war over...

In a windswept storage yard at a service station off the M25 lies a forlorn reminder of Britain’s electric superhighway dream...
Published 18 March 2015