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Government opens EV enquiry
- 04/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has opened its inquiry into electric vehicles. The inquiry is examining the importance of the decarbonisation of transport and transition to EVs to secure net zero targets. It seeks to understand how the government will achieve its upcoming 2030 and [...] -
ULEZ forcing drivers to replace cars
- 30/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
More than a fifth of car users (20.4%) living in cities with clean air zones have sold or are planning to sell their vehicles due to them failing to comply with the schemes. This is according to new research by Britain’s new car buying platform, What Car? The survey of 839 motorists also found that nearly 40% [...] -
Leasing can drive EV uptake
- 29/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has found that three in four British motorists (74%) would send back a new car if they didn’t like it. Mobility provider SOGO researched attitudes towards owning a new car and found that three-quarters of motorists would have no reservations about sending back their new vehicle within the [...] -
Volta Trucks announces major distribution trial
- 23/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volta Trucks has announced that global transport and logistics company DSV is trialling its zero-emission trucks. The truck will be operating from DSV’s southern hub in Purfleet and will be completing last-mile groupage deliveries in London and the south east. The trial is part of the Volta Zero Driving [...] -
Copart awarded environmental accolade
- 22/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart has been awarded a milestone badge from the Ecologi platform for planting 1,000 trees across the UK, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, Senegal, and Ethiopia. The award supports Copart’s ongoing Plan Net Zero commitment. Copart’s investment into a virtual forest with Ecologi gives the business [...] -
IMI backs government inquiry into EVs
- 21/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The IMI has urged the government to consider incentives, infrastructure, availability and end-of-life disposal after it announced a new inquiry into the electric vehicle experience. The inquiry is seeking industry and customer feedback on their real-life challenges with EVs, as the government considers the [...] -
BMW trials first hydrogen model
- 15/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BMW is piloting a fleet of nearly 100 hydrogen vehicles. The BMW iX5 has been in development for four years but is now being deployed internationally for trial purposes. The model offers a range of 313 miles, with the hydrogen needed to supply the fuel cell is stored in two 700-bar tanks made of carbon-fibre [...] -
Europcar adds EV model to its fleet
- 11/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Europcar has become the first rental company in the UK to add the ORA Funky Cat to its fleet. The ORA Funky Cat is a compact electric car manufactured by Great Wall Motors (GWM), launched in the UK market earlier this year. It is now available to hire from 108 locations across the Europcar network. Europcar [...] -
Government launches inquiry into EVs
- 10/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has launched an inquiry into electric vehicles. The aim of the inquiry is to understand how the government will achieve its target of decarbonising cars and vans in the UK, with a particular focus on passenger cars, as well as exploring the main barriers [...] -
ICE ban could cause further supply shortages
- 09/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The proposed ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and the ban on hybrids from 2035 could result in a shortage of internal combustion engine vehicles. Simon Vessey, an automotive industry expert at management consultants Arthur D. Little, warned that the ban could result in manufacturers cutting back [...]