India, New Zealand, York, Isle of Man, England + Wales

10,000 EVs for Indian officials: State-run firm Energy Efficiency Service Ltd (EESL) wants to procure 10,000 electric cars and 4,000 chargers for coal, mines, power and new and renewable energy ministries as well as for providing them on rent to other departments.
livemint.com

New Zealand funds electrification: 15 projects for charging infrastructure and the switch of trucks, buses and vans to electric power have been granted a total of 3m dollars through the NZ government. At the same time, another round of funding opened, again floating 3m dollars. Applications are welcome until the end of September.
scoop.co.nz

Another electric double-decker has arrived on the Isles where York has now become the first UK city outside London to trial a fully electric double decker bus. The Optare ‘Metrodecker EV’ joins a fleet of electric singe-decker buses already operating on the city’s Park & Ride system.
bdaily.co.uk, airqualitynews.com

Electric mail delivery: The Isle of Man Post Office has taken delivery of the first three of six Nissan e-NV200. The electric vans are part of a pilot and if they prove suitable for island roads, more will be introduced quickly.
isleofman.com

Sleep and charge: All 13 Warner Leisure Hotels across England and Wales now offer electric vehicle charging points developed by Rolec. Hotel guests will charge free but the charge points’ software also allows paid-for charging.
airqualitynews.com, fleetnews.co.uk