With a record year of UK sales behind them in 2015, when they replaced Audi as the best selling premium brand, and their centenary in front of them in 2016, BMW look fully charged to have a good year. First of their new models to be handed to the UK’s motoring media at the start of their centenary year was BMW’s first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) production car … [Read more...]
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Wessex Garages boost EV network along M4 corridor
Wessex Garages’ new Renault dealership at Newport Retail Park has recently installed a standard electric charger, which has been fitted and supplied by British Gas. Kevin Brown, Renault Business Manager at Wessex Garages, explained: “The new electric charge point will enhance the M4 corridor for electric charging and make life easier for people in South … [Read more...]
Government continues to power EV sales with incentive
The Government will continue the current Plug-in Car Grant scheme offering motorists up to £5,000 off the price of an electric car until at least February 2016 for all categories of vehicle, boosting further the rapidly-growing plug-in car market. The Plug-in Van Grant scheme indefinitely continues. The Government’s commitment to maintaining the … [Read more...]
Newslines
A new pump price war is breaking out. Asda has cut unleaded by 2p litre just before the last bank holiday getaway of the year and the RAC said they could go lower as low as £1.00 a litre in a few weeks. In a major drive to improve the driving standards amongst motorists, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is offering a free advanced driving taster … [Read more...]
Motorists being misled over electric vehicle savings, says RAC
British motorists are missing out on savings of almost £24.5 billion every year by not taking advantage of ultra low emission motoring, according to research. The figures, from the government and industry-backed Go Ultra Low campaign, show the average cost to fuel a petrol or diesel car is around 12p-per-mile but the equivalent cost for an ultra low … [Read more...]
Planners get guide to EV policies
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership has launched a Good Practice Guide for Local Measures to Encourage the Uptake of Low Emission Vehicles. A key recommendation is that policy measures implemented at the local level should be consistent with each other, that common definitions and vocabulary for low emission vehicles should be established. With the … [Read more...]
When £5,000 grant ends this year, some help will continue
The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), has clarified the status of the Plug-In Car Grant (PICG), which is available for vehicles emitting less than 75g/km CO2 when the incentive scheme ends this year. It has confirmed that the current version of the grant, worth up to £5,000, will end this year, at a date yet to be confirmed. Until that date, OLEV … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Volkswagen Golf EV
“It’s quiet”, said nearly everyone who travelled in the Volkswagen e-Golf. Some were even heard to exclaim the word “Electric!” when told this is the latest Golf to join the range and the silence is deafening and enduring as the miles silently roll by under the low friction tyres. The fact is that up to a point there is no compromise in driving the … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid
By and large following The Chancellor’s recent Budget, motorists didn’t come off too badly in terms of increased taxes and the scrapping of the planned fuel duty increase in September. In terms of VED road tax only Group H (166g/km) and above received small increases in tax costs. But the biggest fear of a significant increase in Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) … [Read more...]
Plug into savings with this EV charging guide
Business and public bodies can now get a step-by-step guide to installing an electric vehicle charging point. The guide is produced by the UK Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (UK EVSE) Association and covers equipment and services to support the conductive charging of EVs. It has been written by Cenex, the UK EVSE Secretariat. Editorial and advisory … [Read more...]
