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Vauxhall announces new home charging partnership
- 20/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Vauxhall has partnered with green tech pioneer Octopus Energy to promote the use of renewable energy and reduce charging costs for EV drivers. The strategic partnership delivers enhanced options for customer home charging, access to more than 300,000 public charge points across the UK and Europe via one single [...] -
Europcar names new commercial director
- 18/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Europcar Mobility Group has appointed former GreenFlag commercial director Mark Newberry as commercial director for the UK and Ireland. Reporting to managing director Ron Santiago, he will have overall responsibility for sales and marketing of Europcar services in both consumer and business markets. He said: [...] -
VWG reports 25% increase in EV sales
- 18/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Volkswagen Group has reported that sales of electric vehicles have risen 25% in the first nine months of 2022. Despite ongoing supply constraints, 366,400 battery electric vehicles have been delivered to customers since January, up from 293,000 in the prior-year period. Meanwhile, the EV share of all [...] -
Synetiq calls for industry-wide EV strategy
- 13/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Synetiq is calling for a collaborative industry approach to identify a solution for safe recycling of EV batteries within the next 12-24 months. This is after it reported a tenfold increase in electrified car and van disposal over the last two years. The government’s multimillion pound Local EV Infrastructure [...] -
ULEZ could spark EV switch
- 04/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Plans to expand the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) to cover most of the Greater London area could prompt 39.8% of car owners in London to make the switch to an electric vehicle. Move Electric’s research of 384 Greater London residents who owned a car found 41.9% support the Mayor of London’s plans to expand [...] -
Energy prices cooling EV demand
- 28/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Surging energy prices is dampening demand for electric vehicles. An AA survey of 12,500 drivers showed 63% of respondents said the increase in home electric bills was contributing to their decision to stick with petrol or diesel cars, while 10% stated it was the main reason for not making the switch to [...] -
Nissan Sunderland continues EV drive
- 28/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nissan has emphasised its commitment to UK manufacturing by announcing that five million units have now rolled off the lines at its Sunderland plant, while the first electric vehicle models are also now being delivered. The Nissan Qashqai is now offered with Nissan’s unique e-POWER system, a first for the [...] -
EV finance surges by 1062%
- 27/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has underlined the pace of electrification within the UK car parc. According to Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS), annual finance cases for electric vehicles (BEV/PHEV/HEV) surged 1062% from July 2019 to July 2022. Furthermore, the percentage of electric vehicles financed by the car finance [...] -
BCF announces awards shortlist
- 27/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has announced its finalists for the 2022 Coatings Care awards. The winners will be announced at the BCF’s Awards dinner at the Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club on 13 October. The Coatings Care Overall Best Performer Award is presented to the company that [...] -
Motofix announces Spies Hecker partnership
- 20/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Motofix has announced that all nine of its sites across the Home Counties and south west are adopting the Spies Hecker paint systems. This includes its new prestige paint and body centre in Cirencester, due to open later this month. Motofix expects using Spies Hecker systems will reduce energy usage in its [...]