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Schneider Electric commits to converting 100% of its UK & Ireland car fleet to electric by 2025

Schneider Electric ( http: //www. se. com/) , the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced today that it will electrify 1200 vehicles by 2025 for its own fleet. The commitment marks a significant step towards making the world’s most sustainable company even closer to carbon neutrality.

“Electric mobility, coupled with decarbonization, decentralization and digitalization of energy, is key to achieving the target to reduce global CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030 and put a halt to climate change. The core of our strategy is providing energy and…

EV charging drives surge in demand for high power terminal blocks

High current requires high power terminal blocks and connectors. And there’s one field of high current application that has been growing faster than any other over the past few years. Now that the government has determined that no new petrol and diesel vehicles can be produced from 2030, the growth in electric vehicles ( EVs) – and the demand for the infrastructure to support that growth – is set to accelerate further.

Hitaltech, the connecting technologies experts, has been tracking the growth in the sector and knew that increasing production of its high power terminals, mounting…

WHY APPROVED ELECTRIC VEHICLE CABLES ARE VITAL FOR SMART CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURES

Learn about the importance of specifying and sourcing third party approved cables to implement effective electric vehicle ( EV) charging infrastructures. As demand for electric vehicles and charging systems becomes greater than ever, safeguarding the longevity of the cable is vital to ensuring safety once installed. Read on to find out more about how you can be confident of quality.

Driven by the launch of the UK government’s ‘10 Point Plan’, a new date of 2030 has been set to phase out the use of petrol and diesel automobiles. Even greater reliance is now being put on installing safe…

GS Yuasa batteries installed in ground-breaking Portsmouth Port electric vehicle charging station

Portsmouth International Port now has the capability to power electric vehicles at a green and cost-effective rate thanks to the world’s leading battery manufacturer, GS Yuasa. Expert engineers have successfully installed their industry leading lead acid and lithium-ion batteries into a cutting-edge dual chemical battery system.

After months of planning and construction at GS Yuasa’s factory in Ebbw Vale, Wales, the company’s technicians installed specialist racking, custom built equipment, 240 Yuasa ENL batteries and a lithium-ion energy storage cabinet into a containerised 20-foot…

Electric Nation Vehicle to Grid project announces Green Energy UK as an energy partner

The Electric Nation Vehicle to Grid ( V2G) trial, a project run by Western Power Distribution ( WPD) and CrowdCharge to demonstrate how electric vehicles ( EVs) can provide V2G services, has announced Green Energy UK as one of its energy partners.

Green Energy UK is the UK's only supplier of 100% renewable electricity and 100% green gas. For 20 years Green Energy UK has been championing sustainable energy in the UK and was the first energy supplier in the UK to offer residential customers a Time of Use ( TOU) tariff in 2017.

With Green Energy UK’s ‘TIDE’ time of use tariff…

Lotus Engineering to launch new battery test facilities to support booming electric vehicle (EV) sector

Lotus Engineering is launching a pilot containerised battery testing facility to assess energy storage solutions for the booming EV sector.

It will allow Lotus Engineering to carry out various battery cell, module and pack characterisation tests, performance evaluations, and component and lifetime testing under controlled conditions. Early feasibility study support and validation of mature designs for implementation into new vehicles will also be available.

The project has been named BattCon, an abbreviation of Battery Containerised Test Facility. The ‘containers’ are individual…