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PPG unveils new sustainability services for bodyshops
- 23/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
PPG has unveiled a new suite of products, processes, digital tools and consulting services designed to help bodyshops reduce energy, waste and greenhouse gas emissions throughout the automotive repair process. Sustainability CO₂NCEPT utilises three core pillars to support repairers in achieving their [...] -
UK drivers in favour of 2030 delay
- 04/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nearly two-thirds of UK drivers (60.1%) are in favour of the UK government’s decision to push back the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles to 2035. This is according to the latest industry research by What Car?. It found that 43.3% of those who are in favour of the delay cited fears that charging [...] -
SMMT responds to ZEV mandate confirmation
- 02/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has urged the government to provide greater industry support as it strives to meet the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate. The mandate stipulates that vehicle manufacturers must sell an increasing number of zero emission vehicles each year. Next year’s target is at [...] -
Government updates ZEV mandate
- 29/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK government has updated its zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate. The ZEV mandate stipulates what percentage of cars and vans sold by vehicle manufacturers must be zero emission from next year onwards, with the percentage increasing year on year. The 2024 requirement for at least 22% of new cars and 10% of [...] -
EV interest falls sharply after 2030 delay
- 26/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The government’s decision to postpone the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles in the UK from 2030 to 2035 has had an immediate impact on buyer intentions, according to a new survey carried out by Auto Trader. It found that 37% of car buyers now say they’re unlikely to ever buy an EV, which is up from 21% in [...] -
ZEV mandate to remain despite delay to ICE ban
- 22/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK government has insisted that its Zero Emission Vehicle mandate will remain in place even though the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars has been delayed to 2035. The ZEV mandate states that 22% of cars and 10% of vans sold by manufacturers need to be electric by next year. This will rise [...] -
IGA says investment critical to meeting 2035 target
- 22/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has called for government investment to ensure the industry has the skills and infrastructure to meet the newly-announced 2035 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced this week that the ban was being pushed back from 2030 to [...] -
NBRA calls for government support after 2030 delay
- 22/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The National Body Repair Association is urging the government to offer subsidies to those businesses which have already invested in preparations for the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, after it was announced that the deadline was being put back five years. It says companies which have updated [...] -
EV inquiry chair ‘dismayed’ by ICE ban
- 21/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The chair of the House of Lords Committee conducting an inquiry into the transition to electric vehicles has criticised the government’s decision to delay the ban of the sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the ban would be delayed from 2030 to 2035. But Baroness [...] -
Industry responds to reports of 2030 delay
- 20/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The industry has been responding to reports that the government will push the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars back to 2035, in line with the rest of Europe. Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive,said: “The automotive industry has and continues to invest billions in new electric vehicles as the [...]