For years, the conversation around electric vehicles has centred on two things: sustainability and cost. Now, that’s starting to shift. The ongoing conflict involving Iran has brought a third factor into sharp focus, and it is one businesses can’t afford to overlook. Energy security. 

Atlas Hotels operates a portfolio of high-footfall Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn and Hampton by Hilton hotels serving business travellers, event visitors and leisure guests. At locations such as Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South, situated just off the M1, guest convenience is critical.

Across the UK, more people are arriving at holiday destinations in electric vehicles. For caravan parks, campsites and holiday parks, this shift is starting to become visible in day-to-day operations.

Now the dust has started to settle after the Autumn Budget 2025, two clear headlines have emerged for electric vehicle drivers and organisations that host charging infrastructure: EVs are moving into the mainstream of road taxation, and investment is still flowing into the systems that keep them running. Now the dust has started to settle after the Autumn Budget 2025, two clear headlines have emerged for electric vehicle drivers and organisations that host char

Brake, the road safety charity’s Road Safety Week always sparks conversations about safer driving. It typically concentrates on behaviour behind the wheel, speed, distraction, and visibility. All these factors matter, but there is another element that is often overlooked. The places where people stop during their journeys can influence how safely they continue driving afterwards. 

If you’re a hospitality business, landowner or operator in a remote or rural corner of Scotland, there’s a major funding opportunity you should have on your radar…and fast. The Scottish Government has launched the Rural & Island Infrastructure Fund to support the installation of publicly accessible EV charging points in underserved areas, but the window to benefit from this is closing soon, and we’re here to help you unlock it.