Mitsubishi Motors UK is encouraging the take up of ultra-low emission vehicles by offering up to £4,500 off the price of a new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV if customers agree to have their old trade-in vehicle scrapped. Any trade-in vehicle, registered before January 1 2013 and owned by the seller for 90 days is eligible for the offer, subject to terms and … [Read more...]
EV News
Longer life of batteries being promoted
An action plan to unlock the potential of electric vehicles and battery technology and enable Europe to meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050 has been unveiled today. The proposals are designed to increase renewable energy generation, electric vehicle ownership and the integration of vehicles with power grids across European countries. The … [Read more...]
Plugging the gap to EV deliveries
A new trend has emerged in medium-term rental where it is being used to offset electric vehicle waiting times, says Meridian Vehicle Solutions. With orders for many EVs running into six months and longer, there was a market requirement for some form of cost-effective company car provision during the interim, explained Phil Jerome, managing director … [Read more...]
New sign for savvy car buyers
Savvy car buyers have a new sign to trust. It is extremely positive to see franchised retailers embrace NFDA’s Electric Vehicle Approved accreditation scheme which demonstrates the efforts the automotive retail industry is making to drive the growth of the electric vehicle sector, said Sue Robinson, Director of the National Franchised Dealers Association, … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 November
Eco-friendly Norway has seen a doubling of Tesla ev sales, led by the new Model3. That has contrasted with the market as a whole which his crashed over 121% down on the same 10 months last year. Intelligent Car Leasing is the first broker to provide such a flexible service, where customers will be able to sign up for a subscription that includes all … [Read more...]
Petrol & diesel popularity dominates buying plans
Petrol and diesel cars will dominate vehicle sales in the foreseeable future, according to a poll for information agency Somo. Despite the environment being the biggest driver for switching to an electric vehicle, new research by digital transformation agency, Somo, has identified that the interest in petrol vehicles is not declining. In fact, … [Read more...]
Falling out of PHEV or bridging a gap
The issues facing the British car market with the decline in Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle sales in the UK this year has been outlined to media by Conor Twomey, General Manager Internal Communications and Government Affairs for Mitsubishi Motors in the UK. Mitsubishi with their Outlander PHEV more or less pioneered the launch of the PHEV market quickly … [Read more...]
Newslines 12 November
Volkswagen is breaking new ground with a concept for an electric estate car to be shown at the Los Angeles motor show the end of this week. The ID Space Vizzion is their latest proposal for a new model after a future EV hatchback was unveiled in the autumn. Jaguar Land Rover’s decision to shut down assembly plants last week to ease any Brexit issues with … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Hyundai NEXO FCEV Premium SE
If you are a business, family or individual that really wants to go green with your motoring then the Hyundai Nexo Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle is a very rare opportunity to do just that, writes Robin Roberts. Its only UK rival at the moment is a saloon and after initially trialling a hydrogen hatchback, Hyundai decided the future lies with what … [Read more...]
EU market is very patchy for AFVs
Sales of alternatively-powered vehicles are following a highly uneven pattern across EU member states, according to new findings from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. Indeed, the consumer uptake of battery electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid electric passenger cars, as well as those fuelled by natural gas or hydrogen, differs strongly … [Read more...]
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