• Energy prices cooling EV demand

    • 28 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Surging energy prices is dampening demand for electric vehicles An AA survey of 12,500 drivers showed 63% of respondents said the increase in home electric bills was contributing to their decision to stick with petrol or diesel cars, while 10% stated it was the main reason for not making the switch to [...]
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  • IMI awards inaugural Centre of Excellence

    • 28 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Institute of the Motor Industry has named BMW Group UK Academy in Berkshire the first IMI TechSafe Centre of Excellence The prestigious inaugural award recognises the outstanding achievements of the BMW Academy in developing and promoting IMI TechSafe standards The £17m purpose-built BMW Group UK Academy [...]
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  • Nissan Sunderland continues EV drive

    • 28 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nissan has emphasised its commitment to UK manufacturing by announcing that five million units have now rolled off the lines at its Sunderland plant, while  the first electric vehicle models are also now being delivered The Nissan Qashqai is now offered with Nissan’s unique e-POWER system, a first for the [...]
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  • Price cap to cut home charging by a third

    • 16 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New analysis from the RAC has revealed that charging an electric vehicle at home will be a third cheaper than it would have been as a result of the government’s recently-announced Energy Price Guarantee announcement The guarantee means that from 1 October a typical UK household will now pay an average £2,500 a [...]
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  • Car subscription business reports record growth

    • 15 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    AAM Group has reported that it’s car subscription business, Mycardirect, has achieved profitability 18 months ahead of schedule Established in September 2020, it is now profitable on a monthly basis and together with AAM Group’s other brands, Onwrd and BestCarFInder, has seen sales increase by 46% to £23m in [...]
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  • Price pressures dampening EV appetite

    • 13 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A new report has warned that high prices could be dampening EV uptake with just seven new electric models available in the UK available for under £30,000 According to Electrifyingcom, there are 107 petrol or diesel cars available in the same price bracket and as cost-of-living pressures rise it warns that car [...]
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  • EV training reaches record levels

    • 12 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The Institute of Motor Industry has revealed that more technicians than ever before underwent EV skills training in the first half of 2022 It found that record numbers secured an EV qualification that is eligible for its TechSafe recognition and that there are now 32,900 technicians in the UK qualified to safely [...]
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  • Motorway charging exceeds petrol prices

    • 8 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The cost of charging an electric car at motorway services can be up to 28% higher than filling up with petrol This is according to the latest research from What Car, which drove two electric cars and their petrol-powered equivalents in convoy on a 200-mile journey between Yorkshire and Cobham, just south of [...]
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  • Car sales reverse five-month decline

    • 6 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK new car market grew for the first time since February in August, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) It found the market grew by 12% with some 68,858 new vehicles joining the road Overall growth in the month was driven primarily by battery electric [...]
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  • Aftermarket urged to capitalise on MOT surge

    • 30 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    MOT volumes are expected to rise by more than 50% in the second half of the year, with September to November accounting for almost a third of this spike in demand LKQ Euro Car Parts has urged repairers to take advantage of the extra work Andy Hamilton, CEO, said: “A recent poll by the Motor Ombudsman found [...]
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