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It will focus purely on the government-owned company’s net zero aims and sustainability targets

National Highways is investing in new battery packs to help drivers charge up their cars even when the grid supply is at its peak

It follows the ‘dangerous behaviour’ of Insulate Britain members, who caused ‘significant disruption and misery to millions of people in recent weeks’

It is probing suspected breaches of competition law relating to the long term exclusive arrangements entered into by the Electric Highway Company – recently bought by GRIDSERVE – and Ecotricity Group

It is expected to help the government company to better understand the scale of the issue, the nature of the problem and identify any further detailed research to inform changes to its current policy or design standards

Researchers from the University of Bath are collecting and analysing data to determine what activities these new vehicles are best suited for

More than 50 charging points are to be installed across the country

The new measures are expected to help reduce vehicle emissions by up to 18%

An inventor couple who masterminded a new type of solar panel which could replace roads and car parks raised more than $2.2 million (£1.3m) from donations around the world. Julie and Scott Brusaw ran a crowdsourcing campaign on the Indiegogo site to gear up for production of their solar road panels. Cash poured in for […]

There are still around 80,000 people without power this morning as yet another wave of nasty weather hit the UK last night. The Met Office had issued multiple red alerts for gale force winds yesterday and several motorways were closed or had severe delays including the M2. This morning the Highways Agency announced the M60 […]