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Allow Independent Road-testing says the huge variation in Euro 6 diesels makes it a poor proxy for urban emissions, as many early models emit way in excess of accepted limits.

UK LCV registrations increased by 10.6% to 66,123 units in March, with growth fuelled by demand for medium and large vans, up 17.9% and 13% respectively.

Vehicle to grid technology has the potential to earn electric vehicle operators money, but it is not without some risks.

Innolith is developing a 1,000Wh/kg rechargeable battery, which would allow an electric vehicle to travel 1,000km - some 600 miles-plus - on a single charge.

Ionity will open its first UK station next month on the M20 near Maidstone, marking the first step of a planned network of 50 over the next 18 months.

Ford has outlined an EV strategy that encompasses mild hybrid, self-charging hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric solutions across its cars and vans.

Ford has unveiled its Tourneo Custom Plug-in Hybrid people mover, which is able to travel 31 miles on electric power alone.

Ford’s new Kuga SUV will be available in mild, plug-in and hybrid variants when it arrives in December.

Traffic and navigation app Waze will support smart routing at the launch of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) on April 8.

Deliveroo and electric moped rental company Elmovo are offering food delivery riders in London the ability to rent an electric moped by the hour.

Truck makers have to cut CO2 emissions by 15% for new vehicles by 2025 and 30% by 2030 but say a “shocking” lack of infrastructure is stifling the switch to alternative fuels.

Longer-range electric vehicles and more hybrid models are expected to transform the company car parc, but carmakers may struggle to meet the growing demand.

With just a matter of days to go before the launch of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone, the fleet industry has again called for more support to help businesses comply with clean air zones.

Leasing company Arval is to open an electric vehicle charging site at its Swindon head office for use by its employees and other businesses in the same building.

Smart grid manufacturer Alfen has launched Eve Single S-line smart electric vehicle charger for domestic customers.

Extra safety requirements for high-voltage systems complicate electric vehicle collection

UK-based solar energy business Gridserve has announced plans to build a nationwide network of 100 electric vehicle forecourts which will provide low-cost charging facilities powered by solar energy.

Morrisons will become the latest supermarket chain to promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) with a charge point specialist set to drive the installation of infrastructure at its UK stores.

Groupe Renault has begun the first large-scale pilot schemes in alternating-current, vehicle-to-grid charging in electric vehicles. The schemes will be run in the Netherlands and Portugal.

The Tesla Model 3 led the BEV and premium mid-size saloon rankings, according to analysis from Jato Dynamics.

Ford Fiesta and Focus EcoBoost Hybrid models will be unveiled as part of a new line-up of Ford hybrid and all-electric cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles.

Local authority will instead spend £32 million to reduce air pollution and improve congestion in the city.

Anglian Water has introduced 10 new electric vans to its fleet as part of its strategy to reduce fleet emissions and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Operating a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) in Milton Keynes has become a lot easier following the introduction of a new rapid charging hub that has opened in the town.

To achieve this, all John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose and Partners delivery trucks, trailers and vans – more than 3,200 vehicles in total - will have to be switched to zero-emissions vehicles.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has installed 166 smart chargers for electric vehicles at its Gaydon engineering centre, to encourage its staff into greener cars.

The Government has been accused of ignoring the freight industry, with no mention of HGVs in its ‘Future of Mobility Urban Strategy’ report.

Ministers say review, announced in its its Future of Mobility Urban Strategy, will pave the way for transforming the way people and goods will be moved around UK cities.

One third of councils that responded to an electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure survey say that they have no plans to increase charge points.

Tesla has revealed the new Model Y, a fully electric compact SUV that will cost from £26,000.

NewMotion has announced that it installed over 100,000 charge points in its European roaming charging network.

Defra approves plan to tackle poor air quality in Birmingham and gives £52.2 million to help implement scheme.

The Volkswagen Group has announced plans to make 22 million electric vehicles within the next 10 years – 7m more than its original ambition.

Fleets are holding off procurement decisions on alternative fuel large vans because training is required to drive them and the Government hasn’t actually finalised the training course.

Deferring Brexit would be counter-productive, but it must be noted that we are as a country still performing better than some of our European neighbours

Lack of clarity around Government policy towards diesel vehicles blamed for the first-ever increase in average CO2 emissions on the Fleet Alliance fleet.

DPD wants to expand its fleet of Fuso eCanters, following a successful start to its trial.

Octopus Investments incorporates cost of vehicle, charge points and grid upgrades into single pay-on-use contract.

Andrew Ryan looks at five of the factors which will influence the future for urban travel in the UK

A new report, published by the Aldersgate Group, sets out a series of policies aimed at delivering deep cuts in surface transport emissions.