Electric vehicles - Page 55

By Erik Fairbairn, Pod Point CEO and founder

Volvo Group and Samsung SDI have entered into a strategic alliance to develop battery packs for the vehicle manufacturer’s electric trucks.

Ionity has added to its UK network by adding high power charging station to Milton Keynes.

The two-day event gives fleet decision-makers of all levels of experience a chance to listen, learn and share their thoughts and actions on the topics currently influencing the fleet sector.

MG Motor UK’s first electric car will offer a 163-mile range and an on-the-road price from £28,495 before incentives.

Royal Mail is to triple the size of its electric van fleet with the addition of 190 new models by the end of the year.

Move will see fleet of 16,000 EVs across Europe, Japan and the US – saving more than 80,000 metric tonnes CO2 a year.

Centrica has announced further growth of its digital service, Local Heroes,

Two councils - Mid-Devon District Council (MDDC) and Exeter City Council (ECC) - have joined forces for the first time to source vehicles.

The University of Birmingham has fitted its electric vehicles with sounders to warn students of approaching vehicles.

The Government has revealed plans to have new-build homes fitted with their own EV charging point.

Ford-Volkswagen alliance expand collaboration to advance autonomous driving, electrification and commercial vehicle production.

All new electric vehicle rapid charge points should provide debit or credit card payment by spring 2020 under a new Government ambition outlined today.

Hyve - a factory with the capacity to produce up to 30,000 vehicle and energy storage battery packs each year – opened in Sunderland today.

UK Government calls for action to tackle particulate matter released from tyres and brakes

Emissions reduction rate must radically improve, says new report

Fleet decision-makers have told Arval what they think will be the biggest challenges to overcome in the next five years.

The Government says that company car drivers choosing a pure electric vehicle will pay no benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax in 2020/21.

Three-quarters of all mileage travelled by vans in Central London could be done using the fully-electric range of a plug-in hybrid van, a trial suggests.

DfT has awarded almost £40m to 12 projects aimed at transforming the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Toyota is to launch two fully-electric vans as part of a plan to grow its LCV business in Europe.

DriveElectric has been appointed by Lex Autolease to help customers operating less than vehicles make the transition to electric cars and vans.

Toyota is to trial a Prius plug-in hybrid equipped with solar panels which could generate enough electricity per day to power the car for 35 miles.

Organisations must take short-term action to cut transport emissions instead of waiting for the electric solution to arrive, says the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership.

Major fleets commit to electric vehicles through The Climate Group’s global EV100 initiative.

Volkswagen Financial Services Fleet has launched its EV4-ME? tool to help company car drivers assess whether electric vehicles are suitable for them.

JLR reveals plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its manufacturing plant in Castle Bromwich

A new report, released today, is urging the Government to support flexible, pay-as-you-go forms of motoring.

The UK is lagging behind Europe on electric vehicle charging infrastructure, creating a barrier to widespread EV adoption, research by Delta-ee has found.

The introduction of London’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) has led to changes in vehicles run by Restore, which it says will save £45,000.

Renault has revealed the all-new Renault Captur compact MPV, following the launch of the all-new Clio.

By Tim Watts, managing director of Fleet Department

Announcement on future BIK tax rates also anticipated ‘very soon’ says Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV).

Renault Trucks will become a driving force in the “electromobility revolution”, according to its managing director Carlos Rodrigues.

The Mayor of London’s inaugural London Climate Action Week gets under way today, with four companies making ambitious new commitments on clean energy and transport.

Bristol City Council has launched a public consultation to establish which air quality measures it will introduce.

Funding for new fleet of new e-cargo bikes will provide Scotland’s first integrated cargo bike delivery and waste service.

The Government will launch a new consultation this summer with the intention of increasing the penalties for vehicles left idling.

Diesel car sales for 2018/19 drop 26%, while battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales rise by 41%.

LowCVP says that compact, lightweight electric or low-emission vehicles have the potential to provide mobility solutions for people living in towns and cities.