New car registrations in Wales went up 20% in May, the most in any part of Britain. SMMT figures indicated a 19.8% increase in Northern Ireland, 17.4% in England and 10.6% in Scotland as fleets moved to build up stocks, possibly driven by makers' incentives to register models and encouragement from major lenders to dealers. In Wales the top ten were: Ford Puma, Vauxhall Mokka, MGHS, Ford Fiesta, … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 August
Octopus Energy Group and National Grid ESO have announced the first successful integration of vehicle-to-grid technology, using a test environment of the Balancing Mechanism, the primary tool used by National Grid ESO to balance Great Britain’s electricity system in real-time. This is the first time that vehicle-to-grid technology has been demonstrated in Great Britain to show that electric … [Read more...]
First drive: New Kia Picanto
Now in Kia dealerships is the third generation Picanto City Car but only in five door form due to the lack of demand for three door cars in this sector. New Picanto is more spacious and practical, better equipped with improved handling and ride comfort and has latest connectivity and driver assistance features. Prices for the new Picanto start from £9,450 and rise to £13,950 and if customers … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Kia Picanto for silver anniversary
During 25 years of trading in the UK, Kia has sold over 750,000 cars, almost half in the last five years and the target is to reach the one million mark by 2020, helped by models such as the Picanto city car. Kia was established in South Korea in 1944 building bicycles, then motorcycles and eventually cars. In Kia’s first year in the UK market they recorded 1,800 sales, a figure that it now … [Read more...]