• ‘UK to run out of EV mechanics by 2030’
    • 09/12/2022
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Britain will run out of technicians to service and repair the growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) on its roads by the end of the decade, a think-tank has warned in a new report. The Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think-tank, is warning of a skills shortfall among mechanics trained to service and [...]
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  • LCV market slumps by 18%
    • 07/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market fell by 18.4% in October, with 22,386 of the latest vans joining Britain’s roads. Despite robust demand, registrations were at the lowest level for October since 2012, and 16.5% below the [...]
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  • Europcar names new commercial director
    • 18/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Europcar Mobility Group has appointed former GreenFlag commercial director Mark Newberry as commercial director for the UK and Ireland. Reporting to managing director Ron Santiago, he will have overall responsibility for sales and marketing of Europcar services in both consumer and business markets. He said: [...]
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  • EV finance surges by 1062%
    • 27/09/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has underlined the pace of electrification within the UK car parc. According to Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS), annual finance cases for electric vehicles (BEV/PHEV/HEV) surged 1062% from July 2019 to July 2022. Furthermore, the percentage of electric vehicles financed by the car finance [...]
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  • Chassin secures Volta Trucks CCO role
    • 07/09/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volta Trucks has appointed Adam Chassin as its chief commercial officer to spearhead commercial growth across Europe after receiving more than £300m of investment funding. Chassin is the former head of business for Uber in Europe where he had responsibility for driving Uber’s growth through partnerships across [...]
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  • EV driving tests to become the norm
    • 01/09/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Practical driving tests will soon be conducted almost exclusively in automatic electric cars, according to one electromobility expert. Emma Loveday, EV consultant at Volkswagen Financial Services UK, explained that young people learning to drive in automatic vehicles will ‘soon be the norm’ as consumers become [...]
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  • RWC introduces new IMI-approved EV course
    • 19/08/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    RWC Training has gained IMI approval to deliver a new Electric Vehicle Technician Accreditation. This will create the necessary progression route from the Level 3 EV Qualification and is considered more suitable for bodyshop technicians than Level 4 Qualification, which is aimed at service maintenance and master [...]
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  •  EVs experience higher MOT failure rates
    • 18/08/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Electric vehicles have higher MOT failure rates than equivalently aged hybrid and petrol vehicles. According to new research by BookMyGarage, DVSA data showed electric vehicles have a MOT failure rate of 11.4% for three-year-old vehicles, which rises to 21.8% for six-year-old vehicles. At 11.2%, three-year-old [...]
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  • EV running costs ease inflationary pressures
    • 18/08/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    As the cost of living increases, new data has found that electric vehicles can cost around a quarter of the price to run as petrol and diesel cars. According to Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS), data from its online EV-4-Me quiz, designed for consumers to discover how an EV would fit into their lifestyle, [...]
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  • Wyndon secures Tesla approval
    • 12/08/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Coventry-based Wyndon Motors has secured Tesla approval at its state-of-the-art premises in Shilton. Wyndon adds Tesla to an already prestigious list of vehicle manufacturer badges, including Aston Martin and Mercedes Benz. Established in 1964, Wyndon Motors has serviced the local community for more than 50 [...]
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