• IMI names EV course winner
    • 21/01/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Platinum Vauxhall technician Michael Marsden has been named as the EV Training competition winner launched by the IMI at the end of 2021 for MOT testers. He has won a place on a two-day IMI-accredited Delphi Hybrid and EV Training course in March, giving him the opportunity to extend his skills in readiness for the [...]
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  • 2022 LKQ training programme published
    • 11/01/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    LKQ Euro Car Parts has published the 2022 course schedule for its LKQ Academy. The programme includes more hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) training dates than ever before, with the parts supplier committing to upskilling at least 3,000 technicians over the next 12 months. This includes 2,400 training places for [...]
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  • BEVS enjoy record year
    • 06/01/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Car registrations in the UK rose by one per cent across 2021 compared to 2020 levels, but were down 28.7% on 2019 sales. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Trader found that 1.65 million new cars entered the UK market last year, making it the second worst year since 1992. There was some good news, however, [...]
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  • 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 [...]
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  • UK car production nears 70,000 in April
    • 27/05/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK car production rose from 197 last April to 68,306 this April, with significant increases in plug-in vehicles. However, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reports this is 3.8% below the April 2019 output. So far this year UK factories have turned out 374,864 cars, with April’s performance [...]
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  • LKQ accelerates EV training
    • 13/05/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    LKQ Euro Car Parts has taken delivery of three brand new hybrid vehicles to help it reach its target of training more than 1,500 technicians in hybrid and EV repair this year through its AutoEducation Academy. Courses are available at levels two, three and four, and all are part of the IMI’s Tech Safe [...]
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  • New Kia Optima will be hybrid
    • 17/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Following on from yesterday’s announcement regarding Kia Motors company’s ongoing commitment to broaden its global range of low-emission vehicles, the Korean carmaker has today revealed details of a range of advanced new powertrains planned for the all-new Optima, as part of the Innovative new hybrid powertrains [...]
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  • Toyota/Lexus hybrids reach 200,000 sales
    • 13/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    When Toyota initially launched its hybrid powered vehicles to the UK market, it’s fair to say the firm made a modest entry with the introduction of the original Prius. What initially seemed like a niche approach to giving motoring a new environmental focus has since proved to be a transformative technology that sits [...]
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  • Low carbon vehicles get government backing
    • 09/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The Chancellor and the Business Minister Anna Soubry have today (9 September 2015) announced the winner of a £10 million low carbon battery prize. Speaking at LCV2015, Anna Soubry announced that an automotive consortium led by Warwick Manufacturing Group had won a government backed £10 million Ultra Low Emission [...]
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