In March, electric cars accounted for 16.21% of all new car registrations in the UK, as the exponential growth in EV uptake seen in recent years begins to stabilise. While demand for electric vehicles is still high, it is likely that slower rates of growth will continue until the ZEV Mandate is implemented in 2024, and supply is able to consistently match consumer demand. Ben Nelmes, Chief … [Read more...]
EVs registrations climbing through April
Latest UK electric car sales data shows one in ten new cars registered in April were fully electric. This data is from New AutoMotive’s Electric Car Count (ECC) – the most up-to-date and comprehensive electric car sales data in the UK. British brand Jaguar is the quickest by far to electrify, with 47% of cars sold in April being fully electric. Petrol market share continues to fall, dropping … [Read more...]
Chinese electric vans heading to UK next year
Two Chinese electric van brands will go on sale in Britain early next year with five year warranties. DFSK and Skywell models will be imported by Innovation Automotive, based in the Cotswolds, and CEO is Paul Brigden, formerly Operations Director of Mitsubishi Motors UK headquartered in Cirencester. The vehicles will be imported through Portbury, Bristol docks but the number of jobs being … [Read more...]
Brakes go on Bloodhound LSR attempt
Covid-19 has puts the brakes on the Bloodhound Land Speed Record project it was announced today. The multi-million-pound plan to smash 800mph on land to is looking for a new owner to take the team through to setting a new World Land Speed Record in 2022. In 2019, the Bloodhound team deployed out to South Africa to conduct high speed testing of the most advanced straight-line racing car in … [Read more...]
Renault Trucks commission first UK evs
Renault Trucks will partner with two of the UK’s leading brands in announcing the sale of its first two 100% electric medium duty vehicles. Warburtons, the UK’s largest bakery brand, is introducing the first Renault Trucks D Z.E. 16t. Equipped with box body with rear side door and tail lift by PPS Commercials, this distribution model will join Warburtons secondary bread fleet carrying … [Read more...]
Welsh drivers most eager to change cars
Drivers in Wales are the most likely in the UK to change their car despite the Covid-19 epidemic. A third of car buyers decided not to purchase this year due to the Covid-19 outbreak but the result vary across the country and Welsh drivers are most eager to change. A poll for the CarGuide website also showed a worrying national intention of 32% this year and 36% not planning to buy a car in 2021 … [Read more...]
New Severn Bridge tolls to beat congestion in England?
A new toll system for using the Severn bridges is being considered by a consortium led by English councils from the West Country. They are likely to be part of a M4 & M5 road tolling scheme to discourage traffic and encourage motorists to use public transport or share vehicles, primarily to reduce traffic jams in Bristol, but also along the motorway corridor in South Wales. While the … [Read more...]
Aston Martin’s Concorde lands with supersonic price ticket
The new limited edition Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Concorde comes at a supersonic price of £321,350. It's the latest in the luxury super sports car range of Wings models, following the Red Arrows and Spitfire editions among others. Just ten DBS Superleggera Concorde models will be sold by Aston Martin Bristol, on the edge of the Filton airfield where Concorde was born 50 years ago and … [Read more...]