• Drivers support road tax for EVs
    • 10/11/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nearly a third of electric vehicle buyers would be happy to pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) on their next purchase, according to What Car?. Research based on feedback from 2,173 in-market buyers revealed that 56% of drivers believe fully electric vehicles should already pay road tax. This includes EV buyers – 29% [...]
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  • Car registrations collapse by a quarter
    • 05/11/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New car registrations have fallen for the fourth consecutive month, with a decline of 24.6% to 106,265 units compared to October last year. According to new figures released from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), plug-in vehicle uptake remained positive in the month before COP26, with battery [...]
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  • Plug-in sales set to accelerate
    • 04/11/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    More plug-in vehicles are expected to be sold in 2021 than during the whole of the last decade. According to SMMT, a total of 271,962 new battery electric (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) were registered between 2010 and 2019. However, SMMT is now forecasting that businesses and consumers will take up [...]
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  • IGA introduces further EV training
    • 02/11/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is offering a second round of heavily subsidised hybrid/EV Level 3 courses to its members. It hopes this will go some way to addressing the shortage of EV trained technicians as EVs become more prevalent. Hybrid/Electric Vehicle Repair Level 3 courses are now available for [...]
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  • Morelli takes another step towards PAS2060
    • 14/10/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Morelli Group has placed the first fleet order for Peugeot’s latest low emission vehicle, the 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered. The four-wheel drive features plug-in hybrid technology and produces 360hp by combining an internal combustion engine with two electric motors and offers up to 26 miles of zero emissions [...]
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  • RMI cuts ribbon on fourth site
    • 28/09/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The RMI Academy of Automotive Skills has opened its fourth training site in Lincoln. The new facility, which was opened by MP Karl McCartney, joins established facilities in Runcorn, Winchester and Southam, and is part of the RMI’s commitment to address the skills shortage in the automotive industry by providing [...]
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  • European sales fall a fifth
    • 28/09/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Car registrations across 26 European markets fell 18% in August, making the 713,714 units sold the lowest recorded volume in August since 2014. However, year-to-date volume remains higher than last year, with 8,095,419 registered units compared with 7,192,839 registered between January and August in 2020. Felipe [...]
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  • Forecourt fiasco sees EV searches soar 1,600%
    • 27/09/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Searches for electric vehicles shot up 1,600% in a single day as a result of petrol and diesel shortages. Analysis of Google search data carried out by Carguide.co.uk revealed that online searches for EVs was 16 times higher than normal last Friday. A spokesperson for the company said: “It’s interesting to [...]
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  • Diesel sales slump to lowest level
    • 02/09/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Car buyers are turning their backs on diesel in record numbers, according to new analysis of online used car sales. According to BuyaCar, diesel sales accounted for just 30% of all sales in August, its lowest ever share of sales. While petrol continues to dominate the fuel type choices, the biggest growth in [...]
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