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Kia Motors (UK) has undertaken an extensive new study, interviewing 150 fleet managers nationwide for its 2017 Fleet Market Attitudes report.

Volvo Cars will from today start developing its autonomous drive cars with help from Swedish families who will test its XC90 on the public roads of Gothenburg.

FleetCheck is warning of poor fuel economy and an increase in emissions for fleets moving to plug-in hybrids.

Latest vehicle a key step in Heathrow’s promise to make all of its cars and small vans electric or plug-in hybrid by 2020.

A fleet of 500 all-electric Renault Zoe will be arriving in Madrid this month in a car-share scheme to cut pollution in the city.

Year-on-year comparisons show an upward trajectory with CO2 emissions up 0.9% in Q3-2017 compared to the same period in 2016 (110.7g/km).

Businesses need to make their voices heard or risk significant additional operating costs as Leeds City Council consults on plans for a new clean air zone.

The Government’s newly-unveiled industrial strategy provides important signals about where fleets may be heading, says Arval.

The MOIA concept aims to provide new mobility options that will significantly reduce traffic in major cities and is being unveiled at TechCrunch in Berlin.

The first electric vehicle charging points for the Milton Keynes Go Ultra Low Cities infrastructure programme have been installed at Carlton Packaging.

Green Tomato Cars is planning to upgrade its entire fleet to either zero emission or hybrid vehicles by the end of 2018.

Chargemaster will start rolling out a network of 150 public electric vehicle charging points in Lancashire early next year.

With air quality high on the political agenda, both at a local and national level, fleet operators discussed the pros and cons of diesel and alternative fuels.

Fleets felt that one of their biggest challenges was to improve safety. The two biggest issues were educating drivers and creating a culture within the company that promotes safety and gets buy-in at board level.

Drivers are less likely to buy or choose a diesel as their next car following tax changes in the Autumn Budget Statement, according to new research from CLM

ACFO has urged the Chancellor to focus on removing old, polluting diesel vehicles from the UK’s roads, rather than targeting new company cars.

Vicky Edmonds, director of environmental strategy at the Department for Transport (DfT), insists the Government is in listening mode.

Royal Dutch Shell has partnered with top carmakers to deploy ultra-fast chargers on Europe’s highways.

Analysis from Moneybarn, shows UK infrastructure might be unable to support the growing number of electric vehicles on the road.

Nearly half (48%) of businesses who employ drivers are confused by the Government’s plans to stop the sale of new conventionally-powered cars from 2040.

Aston Barclay has seen volume of used hybrid and electric vehicles going through its auctions double in just over a 12 month period.

Spark EV has launched a new artificial intelligence-based journey planner aimed at fleets switching to electric vehicles.

Alphabet says that the devil will be in the detail after the Chancellor announced a range of measures to tackle air quality concerns.

FAB Recycling has been given a £500,000 cash injection by its parent company Motorhog and has become a plug-in vehicle recycling specialist.

The budget delivered some much-needed clarity on diesel taxation while providing vital extra support for electric and autonomous vehicles, says the BVRLA.

ACFO believes that virtually every diesel company car will be hit with the increase in BIK announced in the budget.

Measures announced in the budget will help bring fully-driverless cars a significant step closer, says TRL.

Nexus says that from a fleet and business motoring perspective, after months of uncertainty, today’s budget has been a mixed bag of news for business.

Zenith welcomes clarification from the Chancellor which they say will help the fleet industry plan with more confidence

The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) says measures announced to increase the adoption of EVs are crucial to Government targets.

Fuel duty has been frozen yet again, but diesel company car drivers and fleet operators will have to dig a little bit deeper from April 2018.

Chargemaster says package of support announced by the Chancellor in the Budget is good news for the EV sector.

Question marks remain over how self-driving cars and fully autonomous vehicles can integrate into existing transport systems.

All new diesel cars should be subject to an £800 increase in VED, says Greenpeace.

Drivers require extensive education on the various electric and hybrid powered vehicles on the market before sales will start to accelerate, says CLM.

Chargemaster has won a contract to install and operate charging points in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and Derby over the next three years.

The Chancellor is thought to be considering a 1 pence per litre (ppl) hike in diesel duty, while cutting petrol duty by the same amount, in tomorrow’s budget.

The UK's largest on-road trials of connected and autonomous vehicles have begun in central Coventry.

The Government has been told that fuel retailers should not be forced to install electric vehicle (EV) charge points without some sort of subsidy.

The Hydrogen Council sees the potential for hydrogen to power about 10 to 15 million cars and 500,000 trucks by 2030,