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Charging costs diluting EV fleet benefits
- 07/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Employers need to provide charging guidance to employees taking delivery of their first electric company car. According to FleetCheck, many employers leave drivers to their own devices when using public facilities. Peter Golding, managing director, said: “With the rapid electrification of fleets now well [...] -
Rob Holdcroft steps into new VW fleet role
- 25/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has named Rob Holdcroft as head of fleet. He will step up from his position as national sales manager next month, replacing Claire English, who is moving to Audi UK. Director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Cian O’Brien said: “I’m pleased to see Rob stepping up to a new [...] -
Prices of popular fleet vehicles to rise
- 09/06/2021
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Price rises for a range of popular fleet cars and vans is “almost inevitable” over the next few months, according to FleetCheck. FleetCheck’s customer success director Andy Kirby said that a range of factors would create upwards pressure, including the cost increases of raw materials and slowed [...] -
Arval reveals eLCV true range report
- 13/05/2021
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Fleet operators can expect to achieve around 60-70% of a model's claimed range in real-world use, according to Arval UK. The research conducted by the sustainable mobility specialist, at Millbrook Proving Ground, tested a number of eLCVs currently on the market, to offer understanding for fleet operators on true [...] -
Renault-Nissan to provide largest EV fleet
- 26/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide the world’s largest electric-vehicle fleet ever to an international conference. As the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation’s COP21 climate conference in Paris, the Alliance will provide 200 pure electric vehicles to the annual summit which runs from 30 [...] -
Fleets won’t drop diesel without changes
- 20/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Fleets across Europe are unlikely to move markedly away from diesel power unless major tax and legislative changes are introduced, predicts Chevin Fleet Solutions. The fleet software specialist says that recent concerns over the accuracy of diesel emissions tests and the effects on air quality of NOx and other [...] -
Free Brake membership for SME’s
- 01/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Brake, the road safety charity is offering 250 SMEs free membership to its acclaimed Brake Professional membership scheme for fleet professionals. Brake Professional is a membership scheme for any organisation with at-work drivers; members receive practical guidance and tools to support them in managing their [...] -
Fleets set to become ‘corporate technological leaders’
- 26/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A range of breaking technologies means that fleets are set to become the most advanced department in almost any corporate setting over the next few years, said Chevin. Developments such as autonomous cars, increasingly sophisticated route planning and telematics, the further potential of mobile devices, the arrival [...] -
Hyundai fleet growth outpaces market
- 05/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Hyundai Motor UK today announced significant growth in true fleet sales at a rate that outpaced the market. Demonstrating the Korean brand’s strength, the 15% quarter one rise (by 800 units) was well ahead of the UK’s overall fleet and business sector, which increased 12.5%. The positive start to 2015 is [...] -
Isuzu launches fleet centre programme
- 13/04/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Isuzu UK has today announced the appointment of a network of dedicated fleet centres around the country. The fleet centres have been selected to cater for the specific requirements of fleet drivers and managers in an initiative that clearly demonstrates Isuzu’s intent within the fleet sector. Historically the [...]
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