October 2025

Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (September 2025)

Catch up on the biggest EV stories this September 2025 - from Sam Fender’s all-electric tour and Fastned’s mega charging hub in Belgium, to Vietnam’s EV motorbike boom!

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (September 2025)

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (August 2025)

Octopus Electroverse and Visa launch a new payment card to power next-gen fleets

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (July 2025)

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The Electric Car Grant is back: Get up to £3,750 off a new EV in the UK

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (June 2025)

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (May 2025)

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From manufacture to motorway: How EV batteries are getting greener around the globe

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (April 2025)

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Electro Beat: Your Monthly Dose of EV News (March 2025)

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Why are more UK consumers choosing electric cars?

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Electro Beat: Your Monthly Dose of EV News (February 2025)

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (December 2024 - January 2025)

Octopus Electroverse wrapped 2024

Octopus Electroverse 2024 Wrapped

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'Refer a friend' Competition 2024

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (November 2024)

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (October 2024)

Ive gone green

No Turning Back: Why EV Owners Won't Return to Petrol or Diesel

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (September 2024)

850k chargers in the electroverse

Octopus Electroverse is Europe's largest EV roaming network!

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (August 2024)

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World EV Day 2024: How managing an electric fleet of 1,600 can be easy!

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (July 2024)

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (June 2024)

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV news (May 2024)

How to use an on-street charger

Milestone alert: UK speeds towards 100k public EV chargers

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Electro Beat: Your monthly dose of EV positivity

How to use an on-street charger

The Future of EV Charging

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Octopus Electroverse partners with Addison Lee

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AeroVolt joins Octopus Electroverse

Avatar competition winners and runners up!

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Electroverse for Business has Landed

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Octopus Electroverse 2023 Wrapped

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Electric Wonders: An In-Depth Look at 2024’s Most Exciting EV Releases

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Nissan releasing three new models?

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What is Octopus Electroverse Plunge Pricing?

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Octopus Electroverse launches Plunge Pricing!

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Octopus Electric Vehicles Zoom Past £1 Billion Thanks to Powerful Investment from Lloyds

Design the next Electroverse avatar & win charging credit!

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Octopus Electroverse monthly photo competition

InstaVolt joins Octopus Electroverse

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World EV Day 2023 - competition winner!

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World EV Day 2023 - win your dream road trip!

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EV News: UK's first Lithium refinery

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Octopus Electroverse reaches 500,000 EV chargers!

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Second-hand electric vehicle prices are dropping!

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Introducing Octopus Electroverse for Business

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Are vehicles in the British Army going electric?

ChargeUK companies

Launch of ChargeUK

E40 Now and Next: Who's Who in the EV Revolution

Octopus Electroverse named in Futurice E40 report (2023)

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Electric Power: Women in EVs

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What is Plug & Charge?

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Octopus Electroverse launches on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

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Octopus Electroverse 2022 Wrapped

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Source London joins Octopus Electroverse

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IONITY joins Octopus Electroverse

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Fastned joins Octopus Electroverse

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MFG EV Power joins Octopus Electroverse

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GeniePoint joins Octopus Electroverse

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How can I get an electric car through salary sacrifice?

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Accessibility in EV Charging: Roger Warner