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The Toyota Auris Hybrid hatchback is now available with CO2 emissions of 84g/km, the lowest of any lower-medium car.

The Government has been accused by MPs of not doing enough to encourage fleets to invest in plug-in vehicles.

A 2010 Honda CR-Z has hit the impressive benchmark of clocking up 100,000 miles in just three years.

Two Nissan Leafs have been delivered to Microsoft UK, becoming the first 100% electric cars to join its staff company car scheme.

Ford and technology partner Schaeffler demonstrate Fiesta-based eWheelDrive research car, powered by independent electric motors in both rear wheels in place of a conventional engine

Over one and a half million hydrogen powered vehicles could be on UK roads by 2030, according to the UKH2Mobility report on hydrogen vehicles.

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service has taken delivery of a Nissan Leaf in a bid to meet the highest levels of environmental responsibility across all areas of its operations.

Construction, civil engineering, property development and facilities management companies, the Eric Wright Group, has taken on a Vauxhall Ampera in a four-year test case that could influence the future of its fleet.

Deliveries of Winterdale cheese to customers including Fortnum & Mason, The Goring and Biddenden Vineyard, are now being made using a Nissan Leaf.

Electric vehicle equipment specialist Charging Solutions is celebrating a Government stamp of approval which will see the company involved in the roll out of a £13.5m domestic charging point scheme.

Internal-combustion engines are driving the drop in carbon emissions as sales of electric cars are set to fall far short of official expectations, suggests the RAC Foundation

BMW is all set to use a motorcycle engine to help it introduce the first model in a radical electric car range.

Toyota plans to introduce 18 new hybrids and a fuel cell vehicle within the next two years, with more than five million Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles sold globally since 1997.

Arval has just taken delivery of a BMW ActiveE fully electric four-seat sports coupe. Based on the BMW 1 Series, it is one of the vehicles used during the 2012 London Olympic Games and will form part of Arval’s own company vehicle fleet throughout 2013.

In order to develop the UK’s comparative advantage in the expanding international ULEV market, the Government and industry must take unprecedented concerted action, an influential think tank reports.

Experts at independent automotive information experts CAP have today called on Renault to "give some great electric cars a real chance" in the company car market.

Renault EV drivers will pay BIK tax on the cost of the car - including the battery - when the company car tax "holiday" on electric vehicles ends in 2015.

York is set to become the first city in the UK to install a network of pay-as-you-go charging points for electric vehicles.

A new electric truck is being used for facilities maintenance and security services at Hillington Park business estate near Glasgow.

Nissan has kicked-off a sponsorship deal with Forest Green Rovers by delivering 11 examples of its all-electric car, the Leaf, to the environmentally-friendly football team.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is putting the Vauxhall Ampera in service in Belfast city centre as an incident response vehicle.

The Government has set aside £37 million to help fund the installation of charging points for electric vehicles at private dwellings, railway stations and on-street locations – but none of the money will be available to businesses.

Electric vehicle charging points are being installed at 10 locations in Corby with a further eight locations being finalised as part of the ‘Electric Corby’ project.

New tax rules that take effect in April make the case for including hybrid vehicles on fleet policies more compelling, according to Fleet Alliance.

As part of the Plugged-in Fleets Initiative (PIFI), the Energy Saving Trust (EST) is now offering 100 organisations in England a free analysis of their fleets to see if, and how, electric vehicles will work for them.

Drivers with plug in vehicles are set to benefit from a £37m funding package for home and on-street charging and for new charge points for people parking plug in vehicles at railway stations.

The Government has allocated £280,000 to help a further 100 fleets understand where ultra-low emission vehicles could work for them.

The market for EV charging infrastructure is still in the very early stages of development and is hugely dependent on Government funding via schemes such as Plugged in Places, according to a new report by AMA.

Ask Driving School's Paul Tomlin has taken delivery of a Nissan Leaf to become the first driving instructor to teach in a 100% electric vehicle.

Charge Your Car (North), the largest regional network of EV charge points and its sister company Zero Carbon Futures are to enter into an agreement with Chargemaster, a leading provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Npower has announced its sponsorship of British motoring journalist and television presenter, Jonny Smith’s mission to create Europe’s fastest street legal electric vehicle (EV).

Interactive Fleet Management (IFM) has published a guide advising companies on electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs).

Businesses that switch to electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles could reduce their fleet fuel costs by 75%, a report suggests.

Businesses and residents in Milton Keynes will have the opportunity to reserve and drive a Nissan Leaf electric car for just £5 per hour.

Initial feedback from Zenith’s electric vehicle trial suggests drivers are generally satisfied but there are issues with cost, charging and range.

British Gas report suggests the move would also reduce fleet CO2 emissions in Britain by more than 5% each year.

Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure provider Chargemaster is to acquire rival changing network business Elektromotive.

A dramatic shift in focus is needed to improve the uptake of electric vehicles, according to Ian Hobday, chief executive officer at GoinGreen.

An education process needs to be carried out among company car drivers to ensure that they fully understand the benefits of the latest wave of hybrid models now arriving on the market, according to GE Capital’s Fleet Services division.

Here we explain the different types of hybrid on the market today.