Using FOI requests to 50 UK councils, Rivervale Leasing has investigated 21,106 vehicles reported abandoned during 2021 to find out the most common and where this is happening most frequently. The Ford Transit was the most commonly abandoned vehicle by a long way but the top dumped car compared to their total registrations was the Suzuki Vitara and in Wales the survey showed Swansea had the … [Read more...]
Finance
Fleets’ fears over 2030 EV-deadline
The pressures of working towards the 2030 zero-emissions vehicle production deadline is the number one concern for fleet decision makers when examining the challenges they face over the next five years. According to Arval Mobility Observatory’s latest Barometer, 43% of respondents mentioned the 2030 deadline as their top challenge, followed by a lack of road infrastructure causing congestion … [Read more...]
UK must invest in battery plants and recycling
Disrupted supply chains are causing long waiting lists for new electric cars and to fix it we need shorter supply chains and massively ramp-up battery recycling, argues Aidan McClean, founder of UFODRIVE . The demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is skyrocketing – but supply just can’t keep up; and, according to recent reports, this is causing waiting lists for many new models of over a … [Read more...]
Newslines 31 May
Octopus Electric Vehicles has secured a multi-million-pound green funding line from HSBC UK to support the growth of its salary sacrifice scheme, which aims to make the switch from a petrol or diesel car to an electric car easy and affordable for businesses and drivers. The company will use the funding to finance its fleet of electric cars for clients offering EVs as a benefit to their employees … [Read more...]
UK Government needs truck-charging network plan
Governments and industry face a huge challenge to decarbonize trucks and establish a suitable heavy duty charging network for them throughout the UK and Europe, according to vehicle makers in Europe. If enough charging stations are rapidly installed across the EU, their market uptake will increase exponentially over the coming years,” stated Martin Lundstedt, Chairperson of ACEA’s Commercial … [Read more...]
Electricity charging costs rise 21% as market grows
The era of cheap electricity to charge a new low emissions car is disappearing while their sales are rising in the latest production figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The average price of charging an electric car on a pay-as-you go, non-subscription basis at a publicly accessible rapid charger in Great Britain has increased by 21% to 44.55p per kilowatt hour since … [Read more...]
Lion Laboratories secures major breathalyser export order
The Welsh business which pioneered electronic breathalysers has secured a new contract with the Finnish Government. Lion Laboratories of Barry created the world’s first electronic machine to test suspected drink drivers in 1967 and has since produced hundreds of thousands which are used worldwide. Yesterday, Wales Economy Minister Vaughan Gething visited the company to congratulate them on its … [Read more...]
Newslines 26 May
The Volkswagen Group will pay out £193 million to more than 90,000 UK motorists after reaching an out-of-court settlement in a seven-year litigation process relating to Dieselgate. With each claimant receiving about £2,000 it marks the end of a campaign which has cost the manufacturer about £26 Billion since it fitted suspect devices to diesel models which circumvented official emissions tests … [Read more...]
Over 4 million EVs in Europe in four years
There will be 4.4 million EVs sold by 2026 in the Europe. The European Union is the leading EV market globally and according to a StockApps.com analysis, the EU will have sold 4.4 million EV units by 2026 with a growing consciousness about the environment will propel that growth. StockApps.com’s Edith Reads has been considering the data and said, “The European EV market is blooming and what’s … [Read more...]
Tradelines 25 May
Just one in four fleets (26%) say that they have been affected by the global semiconductor shortage that has caused a marked reduction in worldwide vehicle production. Findings from the Arval Mobility Observatory’s 2022 Barometer show that 16% report having been impacted when acquiring petrol, diesel and electric vehicles (EVs); 5% on EVs only; and 5% on petrol and diesel vehicles only. … [Read more...]