NGT News
December 14, 2020
GreenPower Motor Co. Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of zero-emissions electric-powered medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, has delivered its first EV Star Cargo Plus to Vancouver.
“This represents the first delivery of an EV Star Cargo Plus leveraging GreenPower’s EV Star Platform, which has been independently tested for a range of over 240 kilometers on a single charge,” says Fraser Atkinson, CEO of GreenPower. “The flexibility of our platform, combined with the fact that GreenPower has over 100 EV Stars currently on the road, leaves the company in an advantageous position to scale and meet the rapidly evolving needs of numerous markets.”
Up to 40,000 solar panels could be installed in Wokingham (stock image) NO decision has been made on plans to set up 40,000 solar panels in four fields in Arborfield.
Wokingham Borough Council has declared a climate emergency and promised to ensure there is enough renewable energy to power 25,000 homes in Wokingham by 2030. However, on December 9 the council’s planning committee decided not to grant permission for a solar farm that could generate enough renewable electricity to power 3,736 homes a year. They voted to defer Wessex Solar Energy’s application, after several councillors said they wanted more information about the alternative sites that have been considered for the 40,000 panels.