Business profiles - Page 6

The Electric Vehicle Association (EVA) England is urging the Government to bring the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles forward to 2030.

Birmingham City Council is to roll out 394 fast and rapid chargers to support taxi fleets making the switch to electric vehicles.

National Grid has estimated that 80% of electric vehicle drivers will use smart charging by 2050 and this will help balance almost half of the UK's energy demands brought on by the move to zero emissions driving.

While talk of electrifying fleets has been growing, many organisations are still in the infancy of their journey to operating significant numbers of EVs.

Deloitte has adjusted its market forecasting for the rapid growth of the global electric vehicle market by an additional 10 million to reach 31.1 million by 2030.

Renault is offering free Zoe electric vehicles to all residents of a small town in France as part of a three market research trial.

Webfleet Solutions has enhanced its offering, with new features that provides fleet managers remote insights into their electric and hybrid vehicles.

Renault has secured one of the largest electric vehicle fleet deals in the UK, with car subscription service Onto ordering 1,100 pure electric Renault Zoe cars.

Kia has launched a new transport-as-a-service start up called Purple M that will offer its electric vehicles through new mobility products and services.

Tees Valley Combined Authority will host the first e-scooter trials, while new Government guidance for users has been published today.

UK fleets making the switch to electric vehicles (EV) will continue to be the main catalyst for rapidly increasing adoption, according to a new report.

The electric bike retailer is offering electric bikes to NHS workers for free in London, in partnership with industry suppliers

Pod Point is to continue installing electric vehicle chargepoints for key workers and their employers despite pausing other activities due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Siemens has unveiled the UK’s first avenue that has been fully converted to cater for electric vehicle (EV) charging, coined ‘Electric Avenue, W9’.

Research from vehicle-to-grid (V2G) demonstrator E-Flex reveals that cost is biggest barrier to electrification.

The UK is the third best prepared country in Europe for the electric vehicle (EV) transition, according to LeasePlan.

Decline in diesel car sales should come as no surprise following negative publicity around the fuel and the rising interest in alternative fuel vehicles, says Allstar Business Solutions.

By Hannah Collishaw, director of E.ON Drive in the UK

By John Hartley, director of product management at Centrica Business Solutions

Countryside Properties has put the driver at the heart of its new approach to fleet management.

Thirteen has slashed its fleet acquisition and operating costs by 30% - amounting to around £200,000 a year - as a result of working with Venson.

Maurice Elford has taken on a new set of fleet priorities since becoming housing association L&Q’s first fleet manager in 2014.

The first two projects funded in the £20 million Low Emission Freight and Logistic Trial earlier this year are now hitting the roads.

Mitsubishi Electric has appointed TMC to help it reduce fuel costs by providing mileage capture, audit and data analysis for its fleet of 270 cars.

Service, maintenance and repair (SMR) cost savings are being achieved by VPS UK in partnership with Fleet Service Great Britain (FSGB).

GMB, the union for private hire drivers, has launched a fresh legal challenge against Addison Lee seeking confirmation of members’ worker status.

Red Bull UK’s field sales ‘Striker’ force has taken delivery of 42 new petrol powered Seat Leons, complete with a virtual reality handover.