electric vehicles

China imposes export controls on graphite used for EV batteries

Components

China imposes export controls on graphite used for EV batteries

Move follows restrictions on key metals, heightening concerns for electric vehicle and semiconductor industries

clock 24 October 2023 • 1 min read
Britishvolt: Australia's Recharge Industries finalises acquisition deal

Mergers and Acquisitions

Britishvolt: Australia's Recharge Industries finalises acquisition deal

Recharge Industries is also developing Australia's inaugural large-scale lithium-ion cell production plant

clock 27 February 2023 • 3 min read
Britishvolt: Battery gigafactory hopeful enters administration

Green

Britishvolt: Battery gigafactory hopeful enters administration

Failure of planned £3.8bn EV battery gigafactory in Northumberland is a 'big bump in the road' for British green industrial revolution

clock 18 January 2023 • 4 min read
Wyoming proposes to stop the sale of new electric vehicles by 2035

Green

Wyoming proposes to stop the sale of new electric vehicles by 2035

The move will 'ensure the stability' of the state's oil and gas industry, senators claim, as figures show the rapid rise of EVs

clock 16 January 2023 • 3 min read
Data centres blamed for London's electricity crisis, but the problem is a bigger one

Datacentre

Data centres blamed for London's electricity crisis, but the problem is a bigger one

Developers in three West London boroughs are being told of limits to new building because the grid is full to capacity. This is likely to be the first of many such announcements.

clock 29 July 2022 • 3 min read
Autonomous, electric cargo ship will make first voyage this year

Green

Autonomous, electric cargo ship will make first voyage this year

It will transport its first container from the town of Herøya to Brevik in Norway

clock 26 August 2021 • 2 min read
Electric vehicles have significantly lower life cycle emissions than internal combustion vehicles, study finds

Green

Electric vehicles have significantly lower life cycle emissions than internal combustion vehicles, study finds

In Europe, electric cars have 66–69 per cent lower emissions over their lifetime than a comparable petrol vehicle

clock 05 August 2021 • 3 min read

Green

Government must improve electric vehicle charging network, CMA

Charging points in the UK needs to be increased tenfold to support the plan to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, government report says

clock 30 July 2021 • 4 min read

Internet of Things

OVO's plans for a zero-carbon energy grid require cutting-edge technology

Group CTO Ed Conolly explains the role of data infrastructure in meeting the demand for clean energy

clock 24 May 2019 • 5 min read

Management

Tesla to acquire energy tech firm Maxwell Technologies for $218m

Tesla to pay 55 per cent premium to get its hands on Maxwell's ultracapacitor technology

clock 05 February 2019 • 2 min read