Electric vehicles - Page 51

Developers of the next generation of electric cars and vans have received a share of £73.5 million Government funding.

Ford has made a range of connected vehicle services complimentary to customers, enabling drivers to control and monitor key features from their smartphone.

A third of employees working in the auto industry are still on furlough and up to one in six jobs are at risk as a result of Covid-19.

Sofico has created a vehicle reservation app for BattMobility’s customers to select, book and drive one of its electric cars, bikes or scooters.

The Algorithm People has signed a partnership agreement with Elmtronics to help organisations to decarbonise their fleets.

Leeds City Council has taken delivery of 122 new Renault Kangoo ZE 33 compact vans, with 102 to be used in the delivery of a wide range of services across the city.

Medium-sized battery EVs, such as the Nissan Leaf, can be on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, Transport and Environment study claims.

Vauxhall has revealed the Vivaro-e life, a fully electric people carrier with up to nine seats.

DS Automobiles has confirmed a second E-Tense plug-in hybrid powertrain will be offered on the DS 7 Crossback.

By Leon Rooke, commercial sales manager at Centrica Business Solutions

Fleets are being given the opportunity to help determine how the UK will achieve net zero emissions across every mode of transport by 2050.

Bosch has launched a new mobile app that gives electric vehicle (EV) drivers access to more than 150,000 charging points across Europe.

Maxus is now taking orders for the E Deliver 3, its first compact electric van.

The Government has given the go-ahead for pure electric vehicles (EVs) to be identified by a green number plate.

Fleet News surveyed major manufacturers to find out how they were responding to the coronavirus pandemic. This is Hyundai Motor UK's response.

Fleet News surveyed major manufacturers to find out how they were responding to the coronavirus pandemic. This is Jaguar Land Rover UK's response.

Fleet News surveyed major manufacturers to find out how they were responding to the coronavirus pandemic. This is Mitsubishi Motors response.

Fleet News surveyed major manufacturers to find out how they were responding to the coronavirus pandemic. This is Mercedes-Benz Cars response.

Unlike most electric vans, there will be no internal combustion engine (ICE) versions and so engineers have designed everything around electrification including the use of composite plastic and aluminium, rather than steel.

Using hydrogen to reduce fleet CO2 emissions to achieve the Government’s ‘net zero’ 2050 target is being examined by two utility companies.

Most fleets will have gone electric, well ahead of the 2035 target banning the sale of petrol, diesel or hybrid car, a survey by Survation, on behalf of London First, has found.

More electric vehicles (EVs) and smart chargers could have saved the National Grid up to £133 million during the lockdown period, it has been suggested.

The BVRLA and the FLA have outlined a set of principles upon which they believe any new scrappage scheme should be based.

Mercedes-Benz has launched the B 250 e plug-in hybrid, which is available to order now priced from £35,280.

Five companies have joined The Climate Group’s global electric vehicle (EV) initiative EV100.

Covid-19 has helped to clear the air – now battle is on to keep it that way.

The Government is set to launch a fresh incentive for UK car buyers to swap their petrol and diesel cars for an electric vehicle (EV).

Targa Telematics and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) have signed a multi-year agreement for fleet management solutions for business customers.

Western Power Distribution (WPD), in partnership with CrowdCharge, is today launching the next phase of Electric Nation with a new Vehicle to Grid (V2G) trial across the Midlands, South West and South Wales.

During our four-month test, we’ve averaged 42mpg in the UX – impressive considering its 2.0-litre petrol engine

Autovista Group has published a new whitepaper outlining how a report outlining the remaining battery life of an electric vehicle (EV) could improve its residual value.

Rupert Pontin, director of insight at Cazana

Renault has launched a new Business+ version of its fully-electric Kangoo ZE van.

Drivers 'more likely' to consider electric rather than the growing list of RDE2-compliant cars, which avoid the 4% diesel company car tax surcharge.

The UK Electric Fleets Alliance has been launched to promote a faster switch to electric vehicles (EVs).

BMW has introduced a new eDrive Zone feature on its plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models, which allows the car to automatically switch to EV mode in city centres.

According to new research from Uswitch.com, Stoke-on-Trent, Southend and Birmingham are among the cities that could benefit most from the Government’s £500 million ‘Rapid Charging Fund’.

BMW’s X2 xDrive25e plug-in hybrid is to offer an electric-only range of 33 miles and CO2 emissions from 38g/km.

Fleet News editor-in-chief Stephen Briers gives a video introduction to the May issue of the digital magazine that includes insight into how fleet managers and key workers coped during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic to save lives and keep the country running.

It offers seamless, silent, emissions-free running in the city and without the range concerns of a large electric car.