• Europcar Mobility Group receives environmental accolade
    • 21/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Europcar Mobility Group has been recognised for its commitment to the environment at the CDP Europe Awards. This comes after the company joined the CDP’s 2022 A List as a global leader in environmental transparency and action. This recognition acknowledges Europcar Mobility Group’s long-lasting commitment to [...]
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  • Mackins celebrates PAS 2060 accreditation
    • 08/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Mackins Accident Repair Centres has achieved PAS 2060 certification across its entire group. It achieved this status after collaborating with energy and carbon specialists ECA, which calculated the carbon footprint of the group across all three scopes and developed bespoke strategies to help it become net [...]
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  • LEVC sets new course towards mobility
    • 21/12/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    LEVC has announced a new strategy to become a leading zero-carbon mobility technology company in the next decade. Building on its heritage in developing purpose-built vehicles, the company’s new strategy will see it grow beyond manufacturing to delivering smart, green, safe and accessible mobility solutions to [...]
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  • ULEZ expansion to cover Greater London
    • 28/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone will be expanded to cover all of London, despite 80% of people in affected areas opposing the move. The expansion will come into force from 29 August, 2023. Following the expansion, drivers of the most polluting cars will have to pay £12.50 a day to enter to the Greater London [...]
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  • Government confirms 2030 ban to remain
    • 19/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The UK government has confirmed that the 2030 ban of the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles will go ahead. Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan confirmed the decision was part of the government’s ambitions to reach net zero by 2050. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson brought the ban forward from 2035 [...]
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  • Charging doubts replace range anxiety as top concern
    • 18/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Doubts about the availability and reliability of the charging infrastructure has replaced range anxiety as the major concern for motorists considering switching to an electric vehicle. According to Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS), an inability to complete long journeys in an EV is the number one reason [...]
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  • VWG reports 25% increase in EV sales
    • 18/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Volkswagen Group has reported that sales of electric vehicles have risen 25% in the first nine months of 2022. Despite ongoing supply constraints, 366,400 battery electric vehicles have been delivered to customers since January, up from 293,000 in the prior-year period. Meanwhile, the EV share of all [...]
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  • Classic car emissions revealed
    • 18/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A new study examining the carbon footprint of classic cars in the UK has found that average annual emissions are comparable to a roundtrip flight from London to New York. The research also found that the total CO2 emissions for all classic cars in the UK represents just 0.22% of the emissions from the entire UK [...]
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  • Energy price cap inspires EV confidence
    • 06/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A fifth of electric vehicle buyers have said the government’s recent energy price cap has helped persuade them make the switch. According to new research by What Car?, which surveyed 1,654 in-market buyers, 20.5% of those in the market for electric cars said the price cap announcement was further incentive, while [...]
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  • Toyota considers UK manufacturing future
    • 02/08/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Toyota could close its manufacturing sites in the UK if the government presses ahead with proposals to include hybrid models in its 2030 ban. The government has announced it will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030, with the sale of hybrids to be banned from 2035. However, the five-year [...]
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