Lithium and lithium-ion batteries currently power devices including smartphones and electric cars and is currently the basis of storing solar and wind energy. The popularity of these batteries is due to their high energy density and efficiency and they are … Continue reading →
Synhelion is a Swiss-based company that has already produced carbon-neutral “solar fuel” by using solar energy to synthesise atmospheric carbon dioxide and water. Researchers at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH) created the first solar fuel and founded Synhelion in … Continue reading →
13 January 2022 Update Warwick District Council and Coventry City Council have resolved to approve outline plans for a Gigafactory which will result in £2.5bn investment, creating up to 6,000 new highly skilled jobs directly alongside thousands more in the … Continue reading →
This is the poster promoting an event that Coventry City Council will be running an E-power Day between 10:00 and 16:00 at Millennium Place outside the Coventry Transport Museum on 28 October, and their publicity for the event says: E-scooters, electric … Continue reading →
EO Charging will install electric vehicle (EV) chargers on business premises and in return the businesses will receive 90% pf the revenue generated minus a rental fee of £1.99 per charger per day. Unfortunately we have been unable to find … Continue reading →
Following a market study into electric vehicle (EV) charging, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has called for the government to intervene in the electric car charger market to prevent “charging deserts” and increase availability in locations outside London, … Continue reading →
On 14 August and 2 October 2021 there will be 8.30am – 12.00pm there will be events at Coventry Transport Museum at which electric vehicle owners will be able to exhibit their cars, share stories and expertise as well as … Continue reading →
Coventry City Council will soon bid for funding from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles for up to an additional 400 charge points, in addition to the 401 already installed around the city, and procure a new tender for a … Continue reading →
Electric taxis are also now available for trial as part of the Council’s ‘Electric Fleet First’ project. The Coventry-based LEVC Taxi and the 100% Zero-Emission Nissan Dynamo are both being offered for trial as well as The Nissan Leaf to … Continue reading →
Coventry will receive £50m to fund 297 all-electric buses after the Board of West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) gave the funding approval. It means Coventry will be the first city in the country to host all-electric buses by 2025. As … Continue reading →