• UK drivers in favour of 2030 delay
    • 04/10/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nearly two-thirds of UK drivers (60.1%) are in favour of the UK government’s decision to push back the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles to 2035. This is according to the latest industry research by What Car?. It found that 43.3% of those who are in favour of the delay cited fears that charging [...]
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  • Industry responds to reports of 2030 delay
    • 20/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The industry has been responding to reports that the government will push the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars back to 2035, in line with the rest of Europe. Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive,said: “The automotive industry has and continues to invest billions in new electric vehicles as the [...]
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  • Government urged to act to support private EV purchases
    • 19/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Uptake of EVs has escalated 21-fold since 2018 with one sold every 60 seconds. They now account for 16% of all vehicles sold in the UK and this is expected to rise to 17.8% by the end of the year. But while personal owners drove uptake initially, fleets and business buyers now dominate the market with the [...]
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  • ULEZ could spark EV switch
    • 04/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Plans to expand the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) to cover most of the Greater London area could prompt 39.8% of car owners in London to make the switch to an electric vehicle. Move Electric’s research of 384 Greater London residents who owned a car found 41.9% support the Mayor of London’s plans to expand [...]
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  • Dealers caught napping by EV surge
    • 27/07/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    More than half of retailers admit to being unprepared for the growing customer demand for electric vehicles. According to a survey carried out by Auto Trader, 51% of dealerships say they are not ready for the widespread uptake of EVs. Independent dealerships are least prepared, with 59.9% saying they are unprepared [...]
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  • VMs call for delay to ICE ban
    • 07/05/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Some vehicle manufacturers are asking for a five-year delay to the government’s 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. Transport secretary Grant Shapps said that many had expressed concerns about meeting the 2030 deadline during the Second Zero Emission Vehicle Transition council meeting held at the [...]
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