Businesses in Nottingham are to be offered free trials of new electric vans after the City Council was successful in winning a £2.69m Government grant. The money will pay for the Electric Van Experience (EVE) Project – the purchase of 50 vehicles for companies to take on a try-before-you-buy arrangement until March 2022. The EVE […]
Four new fully electric street sweepers began cleaning Nottingham’s city centre streets this week in a first for the UK. Nottingham City Council is leading the way in tackling air pollution through a series of innovative measures – the latest of which includes zero emission street sweepers and cage tippers. Not only are the new […]
Nottingham businesses and public sector organisations are invited to a networking event where their questions about adopting Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) can be answered. Rob Pittam, Editor of the BBC Sunday Politics East Midlands show, will host the event, which will feature a panel of Nottingham businesses that are in the process of making the […]
Nottingham’s reputation as a leader in adopting sustainable low emission technology was further cemented this week as the City Council secured a total of three national awards. At the Fleet Heroes Awards on 27 November the council won the title of ‘City Hero’ for its innovative work to reduce the impact of transport on air […]
More than a dozen Nottingham businesses have benefited from grants totalling around £200,000 in the first year of the City Council’s Workplace Travel Service. Launched in November 2017, the service aims to transform businesses through smarter travel – helping them to save time and money, with the added bonuses of tackling congestion and reducing air […]
Hackney carriage drivers will soon be able to trial new electric vehicles as part of Nottingham City Council’s ambitious plans to offer the cleanest, greenest fleet in the country. The news comes as the fourth fully electric taxi took to the streets of Nottingham earlier this month, with an additional three, bought by the council, […]
Citywide measures already under way to improve air quality mean a Clean Air Zone is no longer being considered in Nottingham. Cllr Sally Longford, Portfolio Holder for Energy and Environment, said existing measures would reduce air pollution to below the legal limit, without the need for a Clean Air Zone. Projects contributing to the fall […]
Three cast iron horse sculptures have been installed on a busy roundabout that has recently been improved for the benefit of cars, cyclists and pedestrians. Known as the Racecourse Roundabout, a series of improvements have been made as part of the Daleside Road Improvement Scheme, including altering the layout to improve the flow of traffic and providing better quality […]
Around 230 new electric vehicle (EV) charging points are set to be installed in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and Derby over the next three years as a scheme to expand the charge point network in the D2N2 area gets under way. Charge point manufacturer and operator Chargemaster has been awarded a contract by Nottingham City Council to […]
Radio broadcasting star and electric car enthusiast Mark Goodier was in Nottingham this week encouraging local businesses to make the switch to cleaner, greener technology. Mark – who in 2011 became the first owner of a Nissan Leaf in the UK – was the guest speaker at the DriveElectric EV engagement event, which took place […]