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Porsche scales back on electric vehicle targets
- 24/07/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Porsche has become the latest vehicle manufacturer to row back on its electric vehicle plans. It had set a target for 80% of sales to be electric by 2030. However, it has now said that the 80% target will be dependent on customer demand and further developments in EV technology. EV sales have stalled this [...] -
Fleet and private EV uptake diverges
- 19/07/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The gap between private and fleet uptake of electric vehicles is continuing to get wider. According to the latest Leasing Outlook report from the BVRLA, which looked at data collated during the first three months of 2024, electric vehicles accounted for 41% of all new business contract hire (BCH) cars in the first [...] -
Dealership warns of falling ICE supply
- 31/05/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A leading UK dealership has warned that there could be a shortage of new petrol and diesel vehicles entering the market as vehicle manufacturers strive to meet the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate. The Mandate stipulates that 22% of all new cars sold this year must be electric and 10% of vans, with penalties of [...] -
Manufacturers tipped to miss ZEV Mandate
- 23/05/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK government has been warned that vehicle manufacturers are not likely to meet the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate, which stipulates that 22% of new cars and 10% of vans sold this year must be electric. These targets rise incrementally thereafter, reaching 28% of sold new cars in 2025, 80% by 2030 and 100% [...] -
Zero emission registrations up by 18%
- 16/05/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Research from The AA has revealed an 18% increase in the number of zero emission cars registered in the UK last year. It found that 314,000 zero tailpipe emission cars were registered in 2023, based on data from the Vehicle Licensing Statistics. In terms of total market share, this represents 16% of all new [...] -
NFDA calls for government rethink on EV strategy
- 24/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The National Franchised Dealers Association has urged the government to think again after it rejected recommendations from the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee to introduce new measures to revive EV sales. The Committee’s EV Strategy Report 2024 suggested targeted grants to incentivise the [...] -
Government rules out new EV grants
- 22/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The government has resisted industry calls to reintroduced electric car grants to boost stalling car sales among private buyers. Vehicle manufacturers and industry bodies such as the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have urged the government to provide financial incentives to drive an increase in [...] -
EVs failing to find traction in LCV market
- 05/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has called for fresh incentives to drive EV growth in the light commercial vehicle market after new figures revealed that market share has remained largely static for 12 months. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders revealed that 2,906 EVs [...] -
Falling BEV demand threatens 2035 deadline
- 07/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new survey has revealed that only 18% of European car buyers are considering an electric car. According to Bloomberg Intelligence, consumers still favour petrol, diesel and hybrid models over pure electric vehicles, with a lack of charging points, range anxiety and high prices their top concerns. There were [...] -
ZEV mandate introduced into law
- 03/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The new ZEV mandate has come into law today in England, Wales and Scotland. It requires all new cars and vans to be zero emission by 2035. For 2024, 22% of all new UK car sales must be zero-emissions, with the percentage gradually rising each year. OEMs will be subject to a £15,000 penalty per non-compliant [...]
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