• SMMT to host EV forum

    • 21 April 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

    • 4 April 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 March 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 February 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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  • Stellantis adds new PAS2060 certificate to ‘green’ initiatives

    • 9 February 2022
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The management of the Stellantis Multi Brand Accident Repair Programme (MBARP) has achieved carbon neutral certification in accordance with PAS2060 This certification joins a growing list of carbon neutral initiatives aimed at reducing emissions across the entire Stellantis group and is in line with the demands of [...]
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  • bodyshop Awards 2021 to be carbon neutral

    • 8 February 2022
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    bodyshop magazine has teamed up with Net Zero consultancy Carbon Neutral Repair (CNR) to make the 2021 edition of the bodyshop Awards fully carbon neutral The event on 7 April 2022 at ICC Wales will be certified “Carbon Neutral” by CNR as it works hand-in-hand with the bodyshop team to calculate the physical [...]
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  • Europcar accelerates EV switch

    • 21 January 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Europcar Mobility Group UK has added 100 London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) VN5 vans to its Vans & Trucks fleet Available for short-term rental from its Vans & Trucks locations across the UK, Europcar aims to underpin the zero emissions ambitions of its customers with a particular focus on the cities [...]
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  • Toyota makes £35bn EV pledge

    • 15 December 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Toyota has announced it will invest £35bn into electric vehicle development with the aim of selling upwards of 35 million EV units by 2030 It will launch 30 new EV models by then, from sports cars to commercial vehicles The strategy is intended to establish the company as a direct rival with Tesla, and [...]
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  • Bentley cuts ribbon on new test centre

    • 10 December 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Bentley has unveiled its new, state-of-the-art engineering test centre after receiving official approval from Britain’s Vehicle Certification Agency Based at Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe, this latest investment follows the recent recertification by the Carbon Trust marking three years as a carbon neutral [...]
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  • Green-lit road to the bodyshop Awards

    • 26 November 2021
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    It is no secret that our industry is a substantial consumer of fossil fuels and a sizeable producer of CO2 It’s also no secret that many independent repairers, suppliers and bodyshop groups have already started their journey on the road to Net Zero and are intent on making a difference That’s why we at bodyshop [...]
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