• Industry casts doubt on EV timelines
    • 13/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Shifting to pure electric vehicle production within current legislative times is not possible, according to more than half of respondents to a new global survey. The research, commissioned by ABB Robotics and leading industry publication Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, revealed that 59% of respondents expressed [...]
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  • Fix Auto Manchester East achieves PAS 2060
    • 28/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fix Auto Manchester East has become the network’s second franchise partner in as many weeks to achieve carbon neutral status in line with PAS 2060. Managing director James Gore and his team worked with energy specialists ECA Business Energy to complete the programme of initiatives to ensure carbon [...]
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  • Fix Auto Basingstoke achieves PAS 2060 status
    • 06/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fix Auto Basingstoke has become the latest franchise partner to achieve carbon neutral status in line with PAS 2060. The Hampshire-based business has worked with the network’s outsourced procurement and cost reduction partner Purchase Direct to complete its ‘Driving Net Zero’ programme, which provides a [...]
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  • AkzoNobel confirms CNR collaboration
    • 14/07/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    AkzoNobel has announced a new coloration with Carbon Neutral Repair (CNR), a leading consultancy in carbon neutrality. The partnership will support bodyshops to better understand and manage the impact that paint and painting processes have on their journey towards net zero by offering them total visibility of [...]
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  • UK tech on show at EVS35
    • 13/06/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Some of the UK’s most innovative companies in electric and zero emission vehicle technology are attending one of the world’s largest EV events, the Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition (EVS35) in Oslo. The trade mission, with a dedicated UK Pavilion organised by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and [...]
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  • Volvo commits to fossil-free steel
    • 01/06/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Volvo Cars has become the first car maker to sign up to the SteelZero initiative, which aims to increase demand for fossil-free steel and accelerate a transition to carbon neutrality in the global steel industry. By signing up to SteelZero, Volvo Cars commits itself to stringent CO2-based steel sourcing [...]
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  • SMMT to host EV forum
    • 21/04/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Bosses from some of the UK’s biggest electric vehicle, battery and component manufacturers will gather in Sunderland next month to discuss how best to secure the future of the automotive industry in the North East. They will be joined by hundreds of local businesses at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and [...]
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  • Hybrid vehicles provide EV gateway
    • 04/04/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New data show drivers of hybrid vehicles are most likely to look to change to an EV. The study from automotive eCommerce expert drivvn highlights the changing buying behaviour of drivers. Hybrid drivers accounted for 46% of all users of EV comparator tools, while petrol vehicle drivers were the second-largest users [...]
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  • Fix Auto Dagenham celebrates PAS 2060
    • 29/03/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fix Auto Dagenham is the latest Fix Auto UK franchise partner to be classed as fully carbon neutral operationally. Commercial director Paul Cunningham and his team have successfully managed to achieve the goal of being completely carbon neutral after working through a raft of measures and completing a significant [...]
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  • Fix Auto Luton achieves PAS 2060
    • 22/02/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fix Auto Luton has become the network’s latest franchise partner to be classed as fully carbon neutral operationally. Director Mo Givian and his team have successfully managed to achieve the goal of being completely carbon neutral after working through a raft of measures and completing a significant investment in [...]
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