EVs and charging
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Buckinghamshire schools are adding EV charging at scale this year. A rollout across 13 ODBST sites will bring more than 90 chargepoints into service, linking estate upgrades with fleet electrification and wider infrastructure planning.
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EO Charging has entered administration after a failed sale process. The collapse leaves one of the UK’s commercial fleet charging specialists winding down after renewed liquidity pressure and an accelerated M&A process that did not complete.
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Voltempo and Corpay have agreed a new depot charging model. The partnership combines charging infrastructure, payments, and electricity procurement for electric truck and van fleets.
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EDF has unveiled a €240 million electrification support programme today. The package combines truck charging, industrial connection support, and heat pump incentives under a wider French electrification push.
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Omron has launched a PCB relay for 1500V DC systems. The G9KD targets energy storage and EV charging hardware where high-current isolation, compact footprints, and board-level assembly are becoming more important.
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AMPECO has launched an AI operations agent for charging networks. CoOperator is designed to cut fault-resolution time by tracing session failures, hardware issues and network faults across EV charging estates.
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Low-voltage networks are heading into a more demanding phase of electrification. New research points to rising household loads, sharper evening peaks, and more reverse power flows, increasing the need for real-time visibility, targeted reinforcement, and stronger planning at feeder level.
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Fluke has launched a DC charger analyser for field teams. The FEV500 combines safety, communication, and interoperability checks for fast chargers, helping service teams validate stations without using a vehicle on site.
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A UK tender targets batteries for constrained charging sites nationwide. The first 22 systems form the opening phase of a 160-location programme designed to support high-power EV charging where grid capacity is too limited for direct connection.
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Sensata has launched a combined contactor and passive fuse device. FaultBreak is validated to 16 kA at 1 kV and is designed to cut component counts, weight, and thermal losses in EV power systems.