Vauxhall has launched a new, ‘14 Day Return Guarantee’ for vehicles bought via its new Online Store – giving buyers up to two weeks to try their new car. The offer gives new car buyers up to 14 days to ensure the car is right for them. The offer runs through all Vauxhall models purchased via its new Online Store, including the all-new Mokka and … [Read more...]
Newcomers
Beware of EV premiums’ quotes
‘Green’ cars outsold diesels for the first time in 2020 with 285,199 models registered compared to 261,772 diesel engine cars. Although new car sales in 2020 were around 29% lower than in 2019, electric vehicles have grown in popularity with a degree of electric propulsion (BEV, PHEV and HEV). Market share for all-electric BEV cars grew … [Read more...]
Newslines 2 March
Land Rover has launched the powerful Defender V8 as part of a range of enhancements to its unstoppable and award-winning 4x4 family. The new 525HP Defender V8 and flagship Defender V8 Carpathian Edition use engines made at the Ford Bridgend Plant before it shut down last autumn to provide a unique combination of performance and capability, with bespoke … [Read more...]
Newslines 1 March
Welsh Government is allocating a further £18.6M to underwrite public transport over the next six months. Details will be given in the Welsh Budget tomorrow. The cost of running a car for young drivers has fallen by £296 year-on-year, primarily driven by decreases in fuel and insurance costs, according to comparethemarket.com’s study. On average, a 17 to … [Read more...]
Government failing on cutting carbon from cars
The Government must get its act together over reducing carbon emissions from cars or fail to achieve stated targets, according to the independent National Audit Office this morning. There is not enough detail in the Government plans to allow local authorities and businesses to plan for developing a strong charging network which will enable motorists to … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 February
British Gas is going all-electric with its vehicle fleet after announcing it’s not buying another petrol or diesel engined vehicle. It has placed an order for 2,000 Vauxhall Vivaro-e vans in the largest commercial fleet order ever in the UK for BEVs and follows 1,000 ordered last summer. Volkswagen is struggling to obtain enough battery cells for its … [Read more...]
Newslines 19 February
Ford will sell only pure electric vehicles in Europe by 2030. In five years it will offer hybrid cars across its range as it transforms, two years after its vans, and it will use Volkswagen platforms but assemble models in Cologne. MG electric car owners can subscribe to a £6 monthly service plan if they do under 10,000 miles annually. Petrol models cost … [Read more...]
Debut of McLaren Artura supercar
The super-lightweight McLaren Artura sports car has been unveiled from £185,000. With a 680ps 3.0V8 petrol engine and E-motor it hits 62mph in 3secs, has a 205mph maximum and yet can achieve over 50mpg cruising, weighing in at under 1.4 tonnes. … [Read more...]
Newslines 15 February
Jaguar Land Rover is ditching its internal combustion engines over the decade and will sell all-electric models, starting in 2024. It has also announced plans to offer hydrogen fuel cell models when demand and infrastructure support them and will expand its subscription rental service. The new Citroën C4 and ë-C4 is on sale. They come with five-years … [Read more...]
Manufacturers call for more charging points
Europe needs a million public vehicle charging points inside three years and three million by 2029, car makers have told European governments. Latest figures suggest there are under 230,000 at the moment but car makers are pouring huge investments into evs and say the public network needs to grow and give confidence to buyers who have still to make the … [Read more...]
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