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Fulcrum partners with Chargepoint to drive forward UK’s EV ambitions

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With a European headquarters in Amsterdam, ChargePoint, which has a 70% share of the North American EV charging solutions market, expanded into the UK and Europe in 2017 and now offers a full portfolio of charging solutions and broadening its services for nearly every charging scenario. ChargePoint is now engaging with Fulcrum to deliver an end-to-end service for commercial and residential development customers.

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Funding amped up for EV charging in London

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The investment was announced by Transport for London (TfL), London Councils and the Greater London Authority (GLA), which said the new charging infrastructure would enable Londoners without access to off-street parking to make the switch to EVs.

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From TV to EVs

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Fleets could lead the EV roll-out

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The paper ‘Arming the Fleet – accelerating businesses scale adoption of EVs’, highlights that fleets are not being considered adequately in the current EV debate, and that there is also a gap that needs to be bridged between the fleet industry and the power sector to build mutual understanding of key objectives and opportunities for collaboration.

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EV smart charging providers pledge to open their networks

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The letter of intent was signed today (25 September) by:

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EVs added to network operator’s fleet

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The company is trialling eight electric Renault Kangoo vans in its fleet to help improve air quality for future generations and further reduce its carbon footprint, already down by 16.7% since 2015.

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EVs could cut cost of running UK power system by £270m a year

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It analyses the benefits of Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology, which allows EVs to support the electricity network, storing power when it is abundant and feeding it back into the grid at times of peak demand.

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EVs could provide 11GW of flexibility by 2030

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The analysis demonstrates the potential EVs could have as a significant grid resource able to provide rapid flexibility to support renewable generation, balance electricity supply and demand and alleviate strain on the network at a local and national level, without impacting drivers.

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EV chargepoints must use innovative ‘smart’ technology

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This means chargepoints must be able to be remotely accessed, and capable of receiving, interpreting and reacting to a signal. Smart charging can also reduce high peaks of electricity demands, minimising the cost of electric vehicles to the electricity system – and keeping costs down for consumers by encouraging off-peak charging.

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EV market at tipping point, report suggests

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PwC Strategy&’s Powering Ahead report, written in conjunction with Energy UK, reveals that the UK’s EV stock reached 134,000 vehicles in 2017 – a 54% increase on 2016 figures.

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