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The Government says it expects to meet its 2027 target for its central car fleet to be fully zero emission.

EVs were the most popular cars ordered by Tusker’s drivers in 2022, but the overriding feature of its salary sacrifice order bank was affordability.

Healthcare firm Sanofi has adopted a policy of encouraging its drivers out of company cars and into Arval’s Ignition salary sacrifice arrangement.

Ogilvie Fleet has delivered the first batch of new surveying vans to 40Seven and IETG as part of a new tender agreement.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation on possible changes to the MOT.

Grey is the UK’s most popular new car colour for the fifth consecutive year, followed by black and white, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The price to charge an electric vehicle (EV) on the public network has increased by more than 15% overall since September 2022, Zap-Map suggests.

The EV battery factory was expected to create 3,000 direct highly-skilled jobs and another 5,000 indirect jobs in the wider supply chain.

The used value for a one-year-old Tesla Model 3 Long Range with 20,000 miles on the clock has fallen by £11,600, or more than 25%, since the middle of September.

Marston Holdings' partnership with Michelin Connected Fleet has resulted in a 13.4% year-on-year (YoY) reduction in fuel consumption across its fleet.

Bonnett adds more than 16,000 chargers to its app, the Marque Group partners with Digital INNK and Nissan Pat Kirk supplies new Nissan Leafs to 21 Training.

Gridserve has opened a new Electric Super Hub at Solstice Park, Wiltshire, offering charging to those travelling on the A303.

Home EV charging costs have risen by 4p per kWh since the end of last summer, while public charging increased by more than three times this amount.

Lightyear has signed a pre-order agreement with Arval for 10,000 units of Lightyear 2, Lightyear’s mass-market solar-powered electric car.

A new Government plan has set out steps to unlock the potential of smart EV charging.

Phoenix Equity Partners has sold Nexus Vehicle Rental to Equistone Partners Europe for an undisclosed sum.

More than 250 new clients were signed by FleetCheck during 2022 – increasing the company’s total customer base by more than a fifth.

RAC patrols attended nearly a quarter (23%) more breakdowns where potholes were likely to blame in the last three months of 2022.

AA Business Services is developing several new solutions for its corporate customers against a backdrop of huge change in the industry.

Colin Paterson is appointed to the role of corporate marketing at RED Corporate Driver Training and Paul Smith is appointed as dealer director for Scotland at Scania UK.

An independent review of the Government’s Net Zero Strategy has suggested that the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate is introduced by 2024.

Dawsongroup bus and coach has developed a new multipurpose Patient Transport Service (PTS) vehicle in collaboration with Venari and TrustFord.

The automotive sector should expect a period of shifting ownership and brand affiliation in 2023, as affordability begins to precede desirability.

A trading division of Ogilvie Fleet, Tilsun Leasing, has acquired First Vehicle Leasing for an undisclosed sum.

Tesla has reduced the prices on its Model Y and Model 3 by thousands of pounds to help it compete in an increasingly competitive EV market in the UK.

Euro NCAP has revealed the 2022 vehicles that achieved the highest overall scores as part of its safety tests.

Enva, the waste management specialist, is rolling out a 4G telematics camera system to improve safety and protection for its truck drivers.

Mazda’s new plug-in hybrid MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV will join the line-up this summer priced from £31,250 at price parity with the all-electric version.

DriveElectric is predicting that pure electric vehicles will account for nearly a quarter of all new registrations in the UK this year at 448,000 vehicles.