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The fleet industry welcomes tax cuts but has called on the Government to do more to support fleet electrification strategies.

Dr Philipp Seidel, principal at Arthur D. Little says legislative and regulatory bodies play a central role in shaping the market for electric vehicles (EVs).

The Chancellor announced a series of tax cutting measures in his mini-Budget today (Friday, September 23) aimed at easing the cost-of-living crisis.

Entries for the 2023 awards, taking place on March 15, are now open.

The Chancellor is being urged to cut VAT on public charging electric vehicle (EV) charge point operators in a letter coordinated by the FairCharge campaign.

The partnership with Connected Kerb will add a further 912 long stay chargers across 189 locations to its growing UK network.

ATS Euromaster is further upskilling its workforce to meet the increased demand for service, maintenance and repair (SMR) work on electric vehicles (EVs).

Mer says fleet operators are surprised by how little spare capacity is available from their local grid, forcing them to re-evaluate electrification strategies.

Webfleet is launching the PRO M, its new compact PRO driver terminal, designed for use with the Webfleet fleet management solution.

All sales are now open to physical trade buyers or can be attended online via Simulcast.

Lex Autolease and Lloyds Banking Group managing director Richard Jones will be leaving the company to join Motonovo Finance.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched a new online portal to allow van owners to book their next service with live pricing and availability.

Green Motion has acquired U-Save Car and Truck Rental, a neighbourhood and airport auto franchise serving customers across America.

Reliable Vehicle Logistics has seen efficiency improve by around 70% in new vehicle deliveries thanks to MoDel from Ebbon-Dacs.

New ‘flat and flush’ on-street electric vehicle (EV) charge points are now live for testing in the London boroughs of Brent and Camden.

The wider benefits of salary sacrifice and affinity car schemes will be explored as part of Fleet & Mobility Live on October 11 and 12.

The first Volta Zero vehicle has been completed at the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria.

Currently, there are more than 40 different companies and organisations taking part in the FleetCheck Partner Programme.

A variety of roles are available, with the dramatic growth in e-commerce, feeding sustained demand for parcel delivery services.

On-street public electric vehicle charge points are being installed in areas where the market was failing to deliver thanks to a new approach.

Only a fifth of drivers would support changing the annual MOT from every year to every two years, says the RAC.

The Government’s new Energy Bill Relief Scheme will provide a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices for all non-domestic customers.

Demand for electric vehicles from fleets remains strong, but incentives remain critical to accelerating uptake, says the BVRLA.

Orbis Protect has taken delivery of the first 33 vehicles in a 210-vehicle fleet deal with Holman.

Fleets will be able to improve tyre management thanks to new connected vehicle technology, says Epyx.

Fleet News has launched its next survey as part of the Fleet200 Strategy Network putting the spotlight on risk and safety, and operational efficiencies.

The average age of wholesale vehicles in August 2022 was more than 104 months compared to just in excess of 96 months in August 2019, according to Manheim.

The next generation eCanter from Fuso has been unveiled with a choice of six wheelbases.