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Employers are seeking to overhaul their company car policies, according to Willis Towers Watson’s 2021 Car Benefits Survey Report.

A Transport Scotland grant has helped drivers travel 240,000 miles through car sharing schemes as London calls for expansion of car clubs.

The decline in deaths and serious injuries should herald a renewed road safety focus says Brake at the start of Road Safety Week (November 15-21).

Renault Retail Group has switched its fleet of courtesy cars to fully electric Renault Zoe models.

The deadline for fleet operators to enter the 2022 Fleet News Awards has been extended by a week to Friday, November 26.

Arrival has announced a service network programme that will use its digital service platform to train and certify any technician to service its vehicles.

IMI warning of shortfall in qualified electric vehicle technicians headed by Rivus as Fleet Assist warns garages to upskill employees so they are EV ready.

The Advanced Supply Chain Group is calling for the introduction of mandatory mentoring schemes ahead of the changes being introduced on Monday.

The Government has made £42 million available for greener transport initiatives in Bristol, including helping fleets upgrade vehicles.

The future of motoring taxation remains unclear, but the need for change is mounting as increasing EV registrations drive down tax revenues for the Government.

Andy Eastlake, CEO of the Zemo Partnership, examines the case for road pricing.

Vehicle manufacturers have been criticised for failing to sign-up to a COP26 pledge to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans.

Licence Check has added its voice to growing calls for smart motorways to be overhauled after more than 80% of its customers said they were unsafe.

A new digital licence scanning solution has been launched by Licence Bureau, part of the TTC Group, on its Continuum platform.

Gigi Carbon Neutrality (GCN) has announced plans to launch 21 zero-emission commercial vehicles by the end of 2023.

Subaru will launch Solterra - its first battery electric vehicle - in the middle of next year.

Micro-mobility operator Tier Mobility has taken delivery of 10 new electric MAN eTGE vans for its London micro-mobility operations.

Windsor, Swindon and Stockport have the least number of rapid chargers per electric cars, according to analysis of official statistics by the Liberal Democrats.

Silvey Fleet has launched an electric vehicle (EV) charging payment solution and a new consultancy service to help fleet managers transition to electric.

Independent forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG), has opened its first all-electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Stretford, Manchester.

The UK faces an EV skills gap, with too few technicians to service the volume of zero emissions vehicles predicted to be on UK roads, according to the IMI.

Seven businesses have joined the EV100 with a pledge to electrify their combined fleets of more than 250,000 vehicle by 2030.

Electric vehicle (EV) company car schemes are proving to be a key retention and recruitment tool as the job market heats up following the pandemic, according to FleetCheck.

A landmark deal on zero emission cars and vans has been unveiled today to coincide with Transport Day at COP26.

Virgin Media O2 has unveiled the first electric vehicle (EV) to join its fleet, as part of an initial order of 280 vans.