air quality
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Fleet Industry News 6 Mar 2019Bath clean air zone targets commercial vehicles
Cars will not be charged to enter Bath’s clean air zone (CAZ), but vans, trucks and buses not meeting the latest emission standards will.
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Fleet Industry News 4 Mar 2019New BVRLA report calls for motoring tax overhaul
The report says a fairer and more sophisticated tax system could be based on distance travelled, time of journey, location or air pollution.
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Fleet Industry News 28 Feb 2019Air Index launches on-road, independent guide to tailpipe emissions
A new standardised emissions rating system which allows fleet managers to see how much pollution a vehicle produces when used in urban areas has been launched.
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Environment News 22 Feb 2019Van scrappage scheme offers £6k towards new electric model
The scrappage scheme aims to help micro-businesses and charities prepare for the 24-hour, seven-days-a week ultra-low emission zone in central London from April 8.
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Environment News 21 Feb 2019European Commission to appeal vehicle emissions ruling
European Court of Justice (ECJ) had ruled allowing vehicles to emit more than double the emission limit for NOx – the so-called conformity factor – was illegal.
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Fleet Industry News 20 Feb 2019Councils look to Government to help mitigate the impact of CAZs
Mitigation measures proposed for the country’s two largest clean air zones (CAZs) have been criticised for failing to soften the blow for fleet operators.
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Fleet Industry News 8 Feb 2019Mann+Hummel launches roadside filters which can cut traffic emissions by 40%
Mann+Hummel has developed roadside filters which can reduce traffic emissions by up to 40% and – it says - could make vehicle bans from inner cities unnecessary.
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Tax and Legislation News 4 Feb 2019WLTP consultation: fleets have two weeks to respond
Fleet decision-makers still have time to comment on a Government review into the impact of WLTP on VED and company car tax.
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Fleet Industry News 31 Jan 2019PHEV availability ‘destroyed’ by WLTP, say leasing companies
Pace of growth of plug-in registrations in the UK is half the EU average.
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Fleet Industry News 31 Jan 2019
Diesel dominates new car leasing at Vantage
Diesel cars made up three quarters (76%) of leased vehicles from Vantage Leasing in 2018, with hybrid and electric cars accounting for almost 7% of orders.
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Fleet Industry News 28 Jan 2019
Government considers ‘doing nothing’ to BIK to offset WLTP
The Government is being warned that a failure to recognise the impact of WLTP on tax could cause long-term damage to the fleet sector and the environment.
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Guest opinion 28 Jan 2019WLTP and tax: fleets and company car drivers concerned
By Dan Rees, associate director, head of cars and fleet consulting at Deloitte
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Environment News 24 Jan 2019
Government lacks ‘clear and cohesive’ green transport strategy
Fleet Alliance says the Government lacks a clear and cohesive strategy to low emission charging zones, diesels and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
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Fleet Industry News 23 Jan 2019Clean air zones to have ‘minimal’ impact on fleets, claims Arval
Arval has criticised the debate around clean air zones (CAZs), saying the tone is out of proportion to their likely effects.
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Environment News 22 Jan 2019Deloitte predicts electric vehicle price parity by 2024
Deloitte's research also shows global EV adoption rates increasing, from two million units in 2018, to four million in 2020 and 12 million in 2025, before rising to 21 million in 2030.
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Manufacturer News 21 Jan 2019Councils expected to introduce £1,000-a-year workplace parking levies
Up to 10 local authorities could be planning to introduce workplace charging levies, which could cost employees up to £1,000 per year to park at work.
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Environment News 21 Jan 2019New plans for Oxford clean air zone published
New plans for a Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) in Oxford could see all non-zero emission vehicles banned from the city centre during certain hours from 2020.
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Fleet Industry News 17 Jan 2019Bristol threatened with legal action over lack of NOx plan
The Government has threatened Bristol City Council with legal action after it failed to submit final air quality plans.
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Fleet Industry News 17 Jan 2019
VRA warns of shortage of used diesel cars
New diesel car sales are falling so quickly that there could be shortages of them on the used market, says the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA).
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Fleet Industry News 17 Jan 2019Half of Chevin’s fleet now electric
Chevin Fleet Solutions had previously committed to ensuring that at least 5% of its fleet was electric by 2020, having joined the Go Ultra Low campaign in 2016.
