• Compare service extended to EVs
    • 28/06/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Drivers are now able to compare instant local prices and book a service specifically for their electric vehicle (EV) through BookMyGarage.com. The new EV servicing price comparison capability enables drivers to compare a range of prices and also choose a garage that is suitably qualified to work on [...]
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  • AX and Tusker enhance partnership
    • 10/03/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    AX and Tusker have grown their established partnership to encompass AX’s pioneering AX Electric offering. For the past nine years, AX has supplied salary sacrifice experts Tusker with its tailored non-fault credit hire services, providing an outstanding customer journey which mirrors Tusker’s own. However, [...]
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  • EV grants slashed by government
    • 17/12/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The government has slashed grants for electric cars and vans, meaning only about 20 EVs are still eligible. The announcement means that grants for EVs have been reduced from a maximum of £2,500 to £1,500, while the price ceiling has been reduced from £35k to £32k. Grants for small vans have been cut from a [...]
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  • Polestar expands UK service network
    • 14/06/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Polestar has added 100 service points to its UK network. The EV-capable sites offer maintenance or repairs, with up to three parts deliveries a day. Head of Polestar UK, Jonathan Goodman, said: “With our strategic connection to Volvo Cars, we have enabled access to their service network which means that [...]
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  • British motorists urged to go electric
    • 05/08/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    British motorists are missing out on savings of almost £24.5 billion every year by not taking advantage of ultra-low emission motoring, according to new research released today. The figures, from the government and industry-backed Go Ultra Low campaign, show that – while the average cost to fuel a petrol or [...]
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  • Mitsubishi Outlander on top as electric car sales surge
    • 26/06/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Heightened by Government grants, the number of ultra-low emission plug-in vehicles in the UK has more than tripled over the past year. According to the RAC Foundation, at the end of the first quarter there were 29,469 vehicles on the road in the UK that were eligible for grants, a rise of 37 per cent on the final [...]
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  • Avis orders Europe’s largest EV fleet
    • 29/04/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    In 2014 AVIS ordered 400 Nissan LEAF electric cars and after successfully placing them through its leasing scheme has added the Nissan e-NV200 electric light commercial and passenger vehicle variants to its offering. In addition, to continue to meet demand in the Danish market, the company has ordered an additional 60 [...]
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  • EVs offer the ‘quiet life’
    • 24/04/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    According to new research, 70% of motorists believe that a quieter cabin would help improve their mood and reduce stress during the time they spend in the car. The findings suggest that making journeys in an electric vehicle – renowned for the quietness of their interiors compared with road cars powered by [...]
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  • Long-range EVs set to soar
    • 21/04/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    At the end of the year, North America will continue to lead with a market share of 36%, followed by Europe and China with a share of 27 and 24% respectively. The study covers PHEVs, BEVs, neighbourhood EVs and eREVs. For complimentary access to more information on this research, please visit: [...]
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