UK EV charging network Be.EV has agreed to spend £20 million (£26.6 million) to install more than 200 EV charging bays across 22 retail and leisure properties across the UK managed by Schroders Capital. Be.EV will fully fund the installation and maintenance of the chargers at sites managed by five Schroders Capital real estate funds,… Read more »
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Be.EV installs new EV charging hub in Sheffield, UK
UK EV charging network Be.EV, majority-owned by Octopus Energy Generation, has installed a new nine-bay DC fast charging hub in Parkway Central Retail Park, which is located on a main road between Sheffield city center and the M1 motorway, and is used by an average of 66,000 vehicles per day. The hub features Kempower chargers… Read more »
Be.EV to build EV charging hub at Wesleyan-owned retail park
UK EV charging network Be.EV, majority-owned by Octopus Energy Generation, plans to install a charging hub with 16 ultra-rapid charging bays at Gallagher Retail Park in Wednesbury in the West Midlands of the UK. The launch of the hub is slated for November. The shopping destination, located near a busy M6 motorway junction, is owned… Read more »
Be.EV and Paua partner to expand UK EV charging network
EV charge point operator Be.EV and EV charging network Paua, both UK-headquartered, have signed a partnership that adds Be.EV’s more than 700 charge points to the Paua network. The agreement increases access in the Greater Manchester area to 1,800 EV connectors, more than 1,000 of which are DC chargers with capacity of at least 50… Read more »
Be.EV to deploy thousands of new EV charge points in the UK
London is a very charged city these days, but EV advocates point out that other areas of the UK are sadly lacking in charging infrastructure. EV charging network operator Be.EV aims to address this situation, deploying thousands of new charge points across the UK, many of them in the Midlands. The company, which is backed… Read more »
Osprey’s charging software enables hardware-agnostic interoperability
The UK-based Osprey Charging Network prides itself on its open and accessible network, and emphasizes roaming and interoperability features. The company has developed a proprietary software platform, which it uses to operate its network of public charge points, and to integrate directly with roaming partners and fleets. “We chose to develop [the software] ourselves so… Read more »
UK government awards 30 million quid for V2G projects
The UK government is awarding almost £30 million ($41.5 million) to 21 vehicle-to-grid R&D projects, which will demonstrate how energy stored in EV batteries could be borrowed by the electricity system during peak hours. Led by EDF Energy, the V2GO program will be a large-scale demonstration of V2G charging in Oxford using 100 electric fleet… Read more »
New update for Tesla Powerwall—another step towards building a virtual solar utility
Tesla’s ambition is to build a “decentralized global electric utility.” The potential is enormous—CEO Elon Musk has said that Tesla Energy, the company’s energy generation and storage division, could someday outgrow its automotive business. The idea is that Solar Roofs generate renewable electricity, and Powerwalls provide storage and interface with the electric grid. The Powerwall… Read more »
