The fifth generation, all-electric MINI Cooper will be unveiled at the German Motor Show in Munich this week. It will be available in E or SE grades with 190 or 250 miles range and priced from £30,000 next Spring. EDF’s small and medium-sized enterprise business customers can now save up to 40% on the cost of an electric vehicle through DriveElectric’s … [Read more...]
Fuel prices soaring again says RAC Fuel Watch
The price of petrol rocketed by 6.68p a litre in August while diesel shot up by 8p, making for the fifth and sixth biggest monthly rises in 23 years, said RAC Fuel Watch. The average price of unleaded finished August at 152.25p – up from 145.57p at the beginning of the month, adding nearly £4 to a tank (£80 to £83.74). Diesel went up from 146.36p to … [Read more...]
Showroom prices slide in pre-September sales
There are new car bargains to be had as dealers report manufacturers are dropping prices and supporting lower rate finance deals to lift sales. The traditional slow August sales before the new registration plate arrives on 1 September has been followed by an unseasonally slack demand for new models arriving from today. Rising new car prices and higher … [Read more...]
Wanted – Motorway services scout
With the school holidays in full swing and many families hitting the roads, Scrap Car Comparison has reviewed data from service stations up and down the country to reveal the busiest and best service stations, particularly for those driving electric vehicles. Analysing data from an EV database, as well as Google reviews, nearly 90 service stations across … [Read more...]
UK e-vans policy is crashing, say dealers
Government policy on electric vans is short-sighted and in a mess, according to the commercial vehicle division of the National Franchised Dealers Association. Last week, NFDA’s Commercial Vehicle division wrote to the Department of Transport highlighting key regulatory issues that are holding back the Electric Van market. Since 2018 the government have … [Read more...]
EV charging sparks issues for motorists
The debate about charging electric cars is an increasingly live issue, according to a new Opinium survey of 2,000 UK drivers. Over three-quarters (77%) think it is unfair that electric car owners who are unable to install a home charger (e.g., in flats or with no off-street parking) have no option but to pay higher rates at public charging points. This is … [Read more...]
14 Million motorists expected on holiday weekend roads
More than 14m drivers are set to make leisure trips this bank holiday weekend – nearly 2m more than last year, says the RAC. Saturday is expected to be the busiest ‘getaway’ day of the weekend on the roads, with the RAC’s research of 2,316 UK drivers showing as many as 3.1m separate trips are due to be taken. Friday is forecast to be the next … [Read more...]
Councils wasting money on ‘wrong’ ev-chargers
Councils are wasting much needed money and installing the wrong on-street ev charging systems instead of creating community ultra-rapid hubs. That’s the opinion of Asif Ghafoor, CEO & co-founder of Be.EV believes that whilst public money has been allocated to improve charge networks, it's sitting unspent because of pointless bureaucracy and a lack of … [Read more...]
Tradelines 16 August
Octopus Energy's EV roaming service, Electroverse, has skyrocketed in uptake to over half a million EV charge points. With over 20% growth this year alone, the 'one card, one app' model has become one of the world's largest virtual charging platforms, providing drivers access to over 470 charge point brands in 40 countries. Almost a third of fleets (31%) … [Read more...]
Brimming your tank is past it
Almost one in five motorist, around 18%, are no longer “brimming” their tank when they fill up with fuel due to rising mortgage and rent costs. The impact of high housing expenditure on personal finances also means 12% have stopped using their car altogether while 10% want to swap their current model for one that costs less to run - and 5% may have to sell … [Read more...]
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