Electric vehicles can save France, Italy, Spain, and the UK between €500 million and €1.3 billion each a year as they switch to renewable energy, a new study has found. Smart charging – or charging electric cars at the best time of day for the grid – will help avoid demand peaks and provide extra storage when there is renewable electricity … [Read more...]
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Ford Bridgend Engine Plant closure confirmed
Workers at Ford Bridgend Engine Plant were this morning told it’s closing after 40 years. The company called a mass meeting in the plant and it comes after many months of speculation surrounding its operations and future, and manager Wallace Yarwood broke the news to a hushed crowd with only one worker shouting "Poor show". The GMB union said it would … [Read more...]
Jobs going begging for mechanics and technicians
More than half of jobs for vehicle mechanics, technicians and fitters will not be filled in the near future, according to FTA’s 2019 Logistics Report. Staff shortages within repair workshops and vehicle inspection units are at crisis point. FTA will tackle this issue of 52.7% vacancies at its popular Fleet Engineer Conference, taking place on 11 June 2019 … [Read more...]
Newport relief road scrapped
There have been mixed reactions to the scrapping of the £1.4B M4 relief road by First Minister Mark Drayford. Over-ruling the recommendation of the inspector after a £44M public enquiry last year, the First Minister said the environmental reasons were too strong and the cost was too high for the southern relief road around Newport. Environmentalists … [Read more...]
One-off Welsh sports car is highlight of new festival
One of the world’s rarest cars made in Wales nearly 50 years ago, is a highlight of the forthcoming new Motoring at the Manor event. The unique 1971 Gilbern T11 sports coupe created in Llantwit Fadre, Mid-Glamorgan was destined for the Geneva motor show that year, but the project was pulled and the only show car ever built is now fully restored and will … [Read more...]
Tracking devices way to beat keyless thieves
The Association of British Insurers latest figures reveal that its members paid out £108million in stolen vehicle claims in quarter one of 2019 - a 22% increase on the same period last year. However, the stolen vehicle recovery system, Tracker, is urging insurers to offer car owners greater incentives to fit additional security devices, including … [Read more...]
Call to speed up clean-up of cars and cvs
Only 10 million of the 43 million highly-polluting diesel cars and vans that were caught in the "Dieselgate" emissions scandal have been recalled since 2015. And although these measures only require the cheapest, least effective form of fixes – software recalls – they will not be completed for another two years, analysis of new EU … [Read more...]
Cycle to the core through Wales
Determined Tina Evans, who suffers from Friedreich’s Ataxia, is taking on the challenge of cycling from Bangor to Cardiff next week. The challenge will see Tina and her friend Nia cycling an adapted tandem and their ride will last 7 days, from 3 – 9 June. Diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia at 16, Tina has been using her wheelchair as a tool for … [Read more...]
Clampdown means fewer risk uninsured driving
Fewer people were caught driving without insurance in 2018 than any other year since 2012, reveals new data seen by RAC Insurance. A freedom of information request to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency found that 79,713 people were caught breaking the law in this way last year. This is in stark contrast to 2017 when 118,698 people were caught – the … [Read more...]
Car makers pay the price of planning ahead
British car-makers who turned off production lines anticipating chaos with suppliers and exports around the original Brexit date in March have seen a dramatic fall in output. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said car production fell 44.5% year-on-year to 70,971 units in April, the lowest since the 2009 recession started. Car factories … [Read more...]
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