The motorist and transport industry will pay the price for the Government’s support package for the UK in the Chancellor's Spring Budget, said Howard Cox, Founder of FairFuel UK. Fuel duties which have been frozen in recent years are likely to be substantially increased as HMRC has lost huge income and the Government wants to discourage motoring to save emissions and drive its green … [Read more...]
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Truck technology accelerates with ev powertrains
The data connectivity provided by electric trucks will mean a bigger revolution for fleet management than the vehicles themselves, r2c Online is forecasting. The commercial vehicle compliance and maintenance software specialist said that the ability to gather information in real time would provide massive operational advantages. Tim Meadows, managing director at r2c Online, said: “Electric … [Read more...]
Continuing disagreement over evs “green” credentials
While more and more companies are focusing on electromobility in order to meet climate targets, the scientific community has by no means reached a consensus on what the propulsion system of the future will look like. This is shown in a new infographic from Block-Builders.net (right). The CO2 balance of an electric car looks much less attractive than that of a conventional combustion engine when … [Read more...]
Roads and signs need recycling to pay for green drive
Road surfaces will have to be recycled along with old signs as part of the Government drive towards a greener future, says one engineering company. Rishi Sunak set out his first Spending Review against the backdrop of an economy ravaged by the effects of Covid-19. The Chancellor announced measures to support Boris Johnson’s “levelling-up” agenda with the publication of the National … [Read more...]
Call for new thinking towards net zero challenge
The UK automotive sector is a valuable asset to the UK economy, generating £82bn and providing 832,000 jobs in the UK, said Matt Western MP, chair of the all party parliamentary motor group. Writing the forward to a new report on Government plans to reach net zero carbon by 2050, which will be a huge challenge for society and industry in Britain, he said there is no silver bullet to kill the … [Read more...]
Naran muscles into motoring world
Naran Automotive, the new manufacturer of luxury ultra-high performance cars, has revealed the exterior design of its first model – The Naran. The four-seater hyper-coupé will deliver an authentic GT3-style driving experience for the road when it arrives next year, combining the uncompromising performance and dynamics of a track-focused hypercar, with opulent ultra-luxurious materials inside and … [Read more...]
Tradelines 25 November
Ford is introducing a new Ranger chassis cab variant for the first time in 2021. It will provide a wide range of customers with the ability to easily create bespoke vehicles based on Europe’s best-selling pick-up and winner of the International Pick-up Award 2020. Autotrader announced a new partnership with automotive industry charity, Ben. The company has made a significant donation to Ben … [Read more...]
Three ways to Invest for a New Car Purchase
A couple years ago, it wasn’t uncommon to speculate about an era without personal vehicles. Ride-sharing businesses were soaring, eco-friendly public transportation initiatives were being discussed in more major cities around the world, and it was becoming almost trendy to muse about giving up your car and the expenses that come with it. A future like that may still come to pass. It could be … [Read more...]
Leading EV pioneer warns of jeopardising advances
As the UK Government prepares to bring forward a complete ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030 it has been warned by an experienced automotive engineer not to jeopardise advances. Former CEO of Aston Martin and one of the UK’s most experienced and well-known industry experts, Dr Andy Palmer, welcomed the news as a step towards achieving a net zero carbon future and potentially … [Read more...]
UK specialists’ EV technology & weight challenge
In just nine years all new cars sold in the UK will have to be fully electric, or in some cases still to be clarified, hybrid. But where does that leave the specialist car companies of Britain, who have shaped a disproportionately large part of our nation’s automotive identity? Electrification poses a number of challenges for makers of specialist cars, most notably the weight and cost of the … [Read more...]