NEWS IN BRIEF POLESTAR signs deal with TESLA for Supercharger network access

Polestar drivers will now have access to Tesla’s Supercharger network, following an agreement to embrace the new North American Charging Standard (NACS).

The agreement will enable access to Tesla’s expansive Supercharger network for all Polestar drivers in the United States and Canada.

From 2025, new Polestar vehicles sold in North America will be equipped with the NACS charging port by default. Adapters to help allow existing Polestar drivers to access the network in a convenient way are expected in mid-2024.

A new partnership between Siemens, ubitricity and Redbridge Council will see more than 300 new on-street chargers installed across the London Borough.

Energy infrastructure expert, SSE Energy Solutions, is installing Scotland’s most powerful electric vehicle charging hub in Dundee.

GRIDSERVE has delivered another UK first at Cornwall Services with a new Electric Super Hub with a state-of-theart solar canopy.

UK drivers are ready to make the switch to electric with one in four Brit’s claiming their next vehicle will be an EV, a CTEK survey by YouGov has found.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has conducted its first autonomous driving tests with passengers in Munich with the all-electric ID.Buzz.