The most affordable major UK cities to buy a car between 1 and 5 years old have been revealed, with buyers potentially able to save thousands – if they’re willing to travel. According to data published by CarGurus – a leading online automotive marketplace to shop, buy, and sell used vehicles – the national average price of a 2018-2022 model year used car in Britain is £23,516, however, this can … [Read more...]
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Transport for Wales spending going off the rails
Transport for Wales has spent £14.2M on 40 consultants over two years at it rolls out its Metro project, but only six firms were registered in Wales, according to an investigation by Welsh Conservatives. The two-year spending spree included HR advice, management and IT assistance and the Tories say the initial £5 billion project is spiralling out of control and overdue. Commenting on the … [Read more...]
Welsh firms are failing to prepare for ev-age
Welsh businesses are Britain's least prepared to make the switch to electric vehicles, according to analysis by Moneyshake vehicle leasing. It looked at the Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's vehicle licensing statistics to reveal the areas in Britain where businesses are most and least prepared for an EV future when new sales of petrol and diesel cars end in 2030, … [Read more...]
Every little helps for Wales ev drivers
Wales' capital city of Cardiff does not figure in the top 100 UK centres providing electric charging points for motorists. The Welsh cities with the most chargers from nationwide research by business services provider Direct365 were Newport, placed 33 overall with 0.2% of the total in Britain, and Swansea came in 58th with 0.1%. Cardiff fell out of the top 100 rankings and Tesco was the store … [Read more...]
Swansea is among cheapest in UK for residents parking
Residents in Swansea have Britain’s cheapest parking outside their homes - it’s free! Only Leeds can match them with nothing charged for residents’ parking permits but Cardiff charges £24 while Newport comes close with a £37 annual fee, but it’s also among the worst in Britain for obtaining a permit. By contrast, the City of London charges residents a hefty £1,543 annually to park outside their … [Read more...]
Lords looking into Government’s ev plans
An electric vehicles inquiry is being launched by Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee. Given the importance of decarbonising transport to reach net zero, the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee is launching an inquiry into electric vehicles (EVs) today. The aim of the inquiry is to understand how the Government will achieve its target of decarbonising cars and vans … [Read more...]
Cardiff Bus axing routes on eve of 20mph speed limit
Cardiff Bus services are drastically changing from early next month. The operator says funding has been cut by Welsh Government and only 80% of passengers are now using buses compared to before the pandemics, so it has to make savings. It comes as an embarrassment for Welsh Government which will be introducing a nationwide 20mph speed limit on 17 September and wanted to get motorists out of cars … [Read more...]
Tradelines 9 August
Two of the greatest names in the automotive world have shared expertise to create a new generation vehicle. British engineers Ricardo is supporting America’s Winnebago to developed an all-electric zero emissions prototype eRV which will form the basis for a new production model in six months based on the latest Ford Transit EV, which has range of about 160 miles. Just 12% of respondents to a … [Read more...]
Businesses powering up for future
The number of businesses offering on-site electric vehicle charging will double in the next year, suggests research from Arval Mobility Observatory. Currently, 20% have charging available at their premises but the report reveals that this is planned to increase to 40% within 12 months. Shaun Sadlier, Head of Arval Mobility Observatory in the UK, said, “This represents a relatively important … [Read more...]
Octopus Energy spread into used evs for business
Octopus Electric Vehicles has launched a second hand workplace leasing scheme for electric cars. Octopus’ ‘Nearly New’ salary sacrifice offer makes EVs even more accessible to the mass market by considerably reducing costs. Drivers are able to access popular EV models like the Renault Zoe, Peugeot e-208 and Vauxhall Mokka-e for roughly £300 a month, including fuel, insurance and maintenance … [Read more...]