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New drivers favour EV as first car
- 03/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A Motor Ombudsman-commissioned online YouGov study of nearly 500 existing and prospective learner drivers in Great Britain has revealed that nearly half (42%) of new drivers would prefer their first car to be fully electric (26%) or hybrid (16%). The study showed that just a fifth (21%) of those polled would want [...] -
Fuel duty cut in Spring Statement
- 23/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The government has announced a 5p per litre cut in fuel duty. Speaking in his Spring Statement, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the cut was being introduced to mitigate the rising cost of living. Describing it as, “the biggest cut to all fuel duty rates ever,” he said the cut would imposed from 6pm this evening [...] -
EV demand triples according to fresh data
- 01/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Annual EV sales almost tripled according to new data released by Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS). It found that annual finance cases for battery electric vehicles (BEV) surged 160% from 2020 to 2021. This trend is all the more impressive considering the level of volatililty the automotive industry has [...] -
Drivers reject ‘pay as you drive’ scheme
- 01/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
MPs on the Transport Committee are urging the government to consider introducing a pay-as-you-drive scheme using telematics technology. However, according to research by Venson Automotive Solutions, this proposal does not win favour with motorists. Only 22% of motorists it surveyed agreed with its introduction, [...] -
Fuel economy falls down wish list
- 04/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Despite rising costs at the pumps, fuel economy is slipping down the list of priorities for used car buyers. According to analysts at BuyaCar, searches by MPG were almost 40% lower in January 2022 than they were in 2021. It notes that this is in line with research by parent company Autovia, which closely tracks the [...] -
UK drivers overcharged £5m a day
- 07/01/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The RAC has accused petrol retailers in the UK of not passing on a decrease in wholesales prices. The price of unleaded petrol fell 2p across UK forecourts during December, but the RAC says it should have been 12p. It says retailers’ failure to reduce prices in line with wholesale costs saw them make a 16p a [...] -
EV drivers overcoming range anxiety
- 31/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new poll has found that electric vehicle drivers are starting to overcome range anxiety. According to research by Zap-Map, more than 90% of drivers are extremely happy with their EV and would not want to replace it with a petrol or diesel car. Many of the respondents to the survey were first-time EV drivers, with [...] -
Drivers hit by rising fuel costs
- 30/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
More than half (51%) of UK drivers have noticed a difference in the cost of fuel this December. According to the Confused.com fuel price index, the cost of petrol and diesel is almost 29p more expensive per litre now than at the beginning of the year. People are expecting to travel roughly 50 miles over the [...] -
Demand for used EVs rising
- 03/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Electric vehicles are on the verge of overtaking diesel as the second most popular choice in the used car market. According to figures from BuyaCar, EVs registered in 2020 have been representing up to 27% of all one-year-old car sales in recent weeks. It says this is one of the strongest signs yet that full [...] -
Used EV demand exceeds petrol
- 29/11/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Auto Trader data has revealed that used electric vehicles are selling faster than used petrol vehicles for the first time. Its Fastest Selling Index tracks the potential speed at which vehicles will sell based on live supply and demand in the market. It found that on average a used EV is currently taking just 26 [...]