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Customers
EDF signs new EV co-operation agreement with Nissan
EDF Group has signed an agreement with Nissan to accelerate the delivery of electric vehicles (EVs), specifically through smart charging solutions.

Technology & Operations
EV drivers set to benefit from new roaming agreement
Electric vehicle drivers will be able to access more than 400 public charging points via a single app or charge card, following the signing of a roaming agreement between Vattenfall and NewMotion.

Power
EV smart charging marketplace trial launched
UK Power Networks has launched a new trial called Shift that will see up to 1,000 electric vehicle owners offered financial incentives to charge their vehicle off-peak.

Power
How networks can overcome the EV challenge
Mark Bartholomew, partner at law firm Shakespeare Martineau, looks at issues around electric vehicle surge charging, which he says will become more apparent as take-up increases.

Power
UK’s first smart charging market for EV drivers
UK Power Networks is taking steps to create the country's first smart charging market for electric vehicle drivers.

Power
Reforms set out to support electric vehicles
Ofgem has set out proposals which will allow more electric vehicles to be charged from the existing grid and reduce the need for expensive new power stations and extra grid capacity to be built.

Gas
National Grid launches ‘Future Energy Scenarios’ report
A report which provides an insight into how we could be using energy in the future and where it could come from has been released by National Grid - with electric vehicles and decentralisation both featuring prominently.

Power
Pivot Power to install £25m battery in Southampton
Pivot Power has announced plans to build a £25 million grid-scale battery and an electric vehicle (EV) charging superhub on the edge of Southampton.

Customers
BP to acquire UK’s largest EV charging company
BP has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Chargemaster, the UK's largest electric vehicle (EV) charging company.

Power
Off Grid Energy CEO highlights importance of battery storage
The founder and CEO of Off Grid Energy has stressed the importance of battery storage and smart charging systems as the take up of electric vehicles (EVs) increases.