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Roger Brown

Roger Brown

Editor at Modern FLEET

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  • English
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Recent Articles

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Reading Buses launches 24 Alexander Dennis electric double-deckers

Municipal operator Reading Buses has put into service 24 Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV battery-electric double-deckers that will be used on its busy purple 17 and claret 21 routes. The buses are fitted with the heavy-duty variant of the Driventic Vehicle Electrical Drive System (VEDS), with high-performance batteries storing up to 472kWh of energy. A full charge
8 months ago
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Work starts on First Bus depot electrification in Great Yarmouth

Work has started at First Bus’ Great Yarmouth depot to prepare the site for electric buses, as the firm continues its rollout of zero-emission public transport across Norfolk. This investment at the Caister Road facility will support the introduction of 10 electric buses, which will operate on Service 8, connecting James Paget University Hospital with
8 months ago
theenergyst.com

VEV powers Loughborough’s transition to electric buses

E-fleet solutions provider VEV has installed high-powered smart charging and energy infrastructure to support the rollout of eleven fully electric buses at the Kinchbus depot in Loughborough. The project forms part of an £8 million investment by Kinchbus to begin the electrification of its fleet, which will see 22 new electric buses enter service in
9 months ago
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Skywell launches new EV car insurance programme

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Skywell has launched a new manufacturer-approved insurance partnership with insurance company, Adrian Flux. The brand markets the Skywell BE11, an all-electric SUV, powered by a 150kW (204 bhp) electric motor with the choice of either 72kWh or 86kWh NMC batteries. It can DC charge up to 80kW, with a 20% to
10 months ago
theenergyst.com

Leicester to deploy a further 60 electric buses

Leicester City Council has secured £8 million of government funding which will go towards putting a further 60 battery-electric buses into service. This will take the total number of electric buses in Leicester to 240, with the buses coming on stream from September next year and all of them on the road by March 2027.
10 months ago
theenergyst.com

London DLR transitions to electric vehicle fleet

Docklands Light Railway (DLR) network in London, is transitioning its entire car and van fleet to electric by the end of next month.
11 months ago
theenergyst.com

First Charge depot charging now available through Allstar

First Charge, which gives fleets access to charging facilities at bus depots across the UK, is now available on the Allstar network.
11 months ago
theenergyst.com

TfL and BP Pulse extend London rapid EV charging partnership

BP Pulse has announced the extension of its long-standing partnership with TfL to install on-street rapid EV charge points.
12 months ago
theenergyst.com

Europcar and Octopus partner for EV rental charging

Octopus Electroverse will provide Europcar rental customers with access to more than a million charge points around Europe.
about 1 year ago
theenergyst.com

AD Repower to convert diesel buses to electric

Alexander Dennis is to offer electric repowering solutions for its diesel buses in partnership with specialist engineering firm KleanDrive.
about 1 year ago
theenergyst.com

Arriva’s Norwood bus depot electrified in £17m project

Arriva has announced the completion of a £17m electrification project at its Norwood bus depot, featuring smart charging facilities.
about 1 year ago
theenergyst.com

Osprey Charging secures £110m in multi-bank funding deal

Osprey Charging’s plan to roll out osuper-fast EV charging at prime UK locations has been backed by a group of financial institutions.
over 1 year ago
theenergyst.com

KleanDrive to convert 30 First Bus StreetDecks to electric

30 Wrightbus StreetDeck double-deckers in the First Bus fleet are to be repowered from diesel to battery-electric with a KleanDrive system.
over 1 year ago
theenergyst.com

Gander & White acquires refrigerated Volvo FL Electric rigid

London-based fine art logistics provider Gander & White has acquired its first electric truck - a refrigerated Volvo FL Electric 4x2 rigid.
over 1 year ago
theenergyst.com

Solent from First Bus introduces converted electric buses

Solent from First Bus has put into service 4 buses converted from diesel to electric power on routes across Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport.
over 1 year ago
theenergyst.com

Hackney launches electric car club pilot

Hackney Council has an electric car club pilot across the borough, with 15 EVs from Zipcar and 70 on-street fast chargers from Zest Charging.
over 1 year ago
theenergyst.com

Electric double-decker buses arrive in Plymouth

The first of 50 zero-emission electric double-decker buses have now arrived in Plymouth, as a major shift toward cleaner public transport.
over 1 year ago
theenergyst.com

National Express West Midlands puts 170 electric buses on the road

National Express West Midlands has completed its rollout of 170 BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV double-deck buses.
over 1 year ago
theenergyst.com

Rightech electric buses for Kent

Rightech – the new EV brand from Wrightbus – has announced that its first electric buses will soon be put into service on the roads of Kent.
over 1 year ago
theenergyst.com

Humax launches V2G-ready EV home charger for UK

Humax has launched its MX7 V2G-ready charger in the UK, designed for both home and commercial EV charging.
over 1 year ago
theenergyst.com

First invests £70m in electric buses for West of England

First Bus is investing £70m in another 160 zero-emission buses in the West of England, to become a 100% zero-emission fleet by 2035.  
over 1 year ago