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Finalists for the Fleet Heroes Awards 2018 have been announced, with the winners due to be revealed on Tuesday (November 27) at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in central London.

British Gas has launched Green Drive Nov 2020, a new smart time-of-use tariff for electric vehicle users.

Honda has released pricing and specifications details for the new CR-V hybrid, which is available to order now.

ACFO has renewed its calls for plug-in hybrid vehicle advisory fuel rates to be introduced after reports that many employees do not charge their PHEVs.

Volkswagen has trained 30 technicians to work at the highest level of electric vehicle battery technology within its retail network.

The fleet industry has been left in a state of anticipation thanks to the October 29 Budget which offered little to sector.

Fleet Assist has responded to rising registrations of alternatively-fuelled cars by ensuring plug-in vehicle SMR capability across its network.

Sheffield City Council has announced plans to create a clean air zone, including charges for vehicles using the inner ring road.

The Energy Saving Trust (EST) has launched a new scheme to bring local authorities and businesses together to try and create clarity over Clean Air Zone projects.

Local authorities should focus on bringing in workplace parking levies rather than introducing Clean Air Zones, a leading transport academic has claimed.

Company car drivers failing to charge their plug-in hybrids means the fleet industry warns losing Government backing, warns TMC.

InstaVolt has installed its 200th rapid charger, having put its first unit in the ground in Devon just over 12 months ago.

Engenie announced its new partnership with M7 Real Estate to install rapid EV chargers across all of M7’s out of town retail warehouses.

Theme park Diggerland has added a number of fully electric BMW i3s to its fleet as part of an initiative to reduce its impact on the environment.

Swedish car manufacturer Uniti has chosen to manufacture its new electric city car in the UK.

Hyundai’s Kona Electric achieved a ‘real-world’ range of 259 miles on a single charge during a What Car? Real Range test – the highest of any vehicle tested.

Fleet and individual requirements need to be taken into account to ensure an organisation uses the best fuel for its vehicles, says Airmax Remote.

Addison Lee and UK autonomous driving tech company Oxbotica will be ready to put fully autonomous vehicles on the road in London by 2021, but UK legislation needs to move forward to make it possible.

The fuel giant has said it will start rolling out ultra-fast charge points across its network of almost 1,300 service stations from the beginning of next year.

By Craig Davy, commercial director at Vehicle Consulting

By Matthew Walters, head of consultancy and customer data services at LeasePlan

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has taken four new Toyota Yaris hybrids as dedicated hourly rental vehicles from Enterprise Car Club.

Swarco eVolt has launched E.Connect, an electric vehicle recharging network for eVolt and third-party manufactured charging across the UK and Europe.

EDF Energy has collaborated with Nuvve to provide Vehicle to Grid (V2G) smart charging to fleet operators.

Kia and Hyundai are planning to introduce ‘solar roof’ charging technology on selected models.

By Patrick Gallagher, CEO of CitySprint Group

PwC Strategy&’s Powering Ahead report, written in conjunction with Energy UK, suggests the UK electric vehicle market is now at a tipping point.

Traditionally, company car fleets have been the answer to business mobility, but the company car is rapidly becoming only one part of a broader mobility mix, says Fleetworx.

The City of London Corporation has won a prestigious prize in recognition of its work on green and safe transport initiatives.

The Eden Project has continued to drive education on EV benefits with a new fleet of 100% EV Renault Zoe and Kangoo Z.E models.

The Government's announcement ahead of the October 29 Budget spells bad news for EV uptake

Despite the political impact placed on EV uptake, most drivers care more about costs, according to Close Motor Brothers.

The the European new car market recorded the highest monthly decline of the past decade in September, as 1.12 million vehicles were registered – 343,000 less than in September 2017.

By Matt Dale head of consultancy for ALD Automotive

A cross-party group of 42 Parliamentarians have countersigned a letter calling on the Chancellor to use Monday’s Budget to stimulate the uptake of electric vehicles.

LDV’s EV80 travelled 600 zero-emission miles last week for the UK government’s Green GB Week initiative, to encourage businesses and the public to tackle climate change.

Banning diesel could help cities achieve air quality compliance in the shortest time, but punishing the fuel too quickly could halt the development of alternatives.

Grant-eligible vehicles were sold at a rate more than six times higher than normal, causing officials to put the new scheme in place on Sunday (October 21)

The latest news on the changes to the Plug In Car Grant scheme (PICG) have caused consternation, but this could be seen as a good sign

Fleet operators have been especially affected by WLTP as leased vehicles reached their end of contract date but replacements were not available.