Thousands of vehicles and hundreds of fleets will struggle to meet incoming stringent emissions legislation and pay the price, a survey shows. Around 5.3% of company cars and vans being operated by customers of FleetCheck only meet the Euro 4 emissions standard or older, according to a new analysis. A further 18.2% of vehicles from the total sample of 85,792 also fall behind the latest Euro 6 … [Read more...]
Greens’ attack lobby groups over emissions bid
Environmentalists have criticised car makers and industry bodies for trying to stall EU plans to cut future exhaust emissions. Last week, all of the lobby groups of the European car industry - including manufacturers, suppliers, tyre-makers and dealers - wrote to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pleading for a relaxation of cars CO2 targets. While the lobby associations … [Read more...]
Cardiff’s “valleys tax” faces challenge
Opponents of Cardiff’s controversial Clean Air Zone plan for the city will be heartened after a similar scheme for Coventry was rejected by the UK Government. The government’s dismissal of a charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in Coventry is the right decision for the local economy and the city’s long-term air quality prospects, according to FTA, the only business group representing all the logistics … [Read more...]
Mounting concern over Government “green plan”
The Government’s plan to bring forward the ban of petrol, diesel, and hybrid vehicles is ambitious, but does not have a basis on which to achieve it, said Brian Madderson, Chairman of the Petrol Retailers Association. Today, plans have been unveiled to move the date when non-electric cars are banned from 2040 to 2035, with a possibility of the date being brought forward further. The PRA believes … [Read more...]
New EU fuel rules need recalculating, say coachbuilders
New WLTP rules for vans could potentially disincentivise fleets from adopting fuel-saving designs, says Arval UK. The WLTP data being used for converted and bodied chassis only take into account the frontal dimensions of the vehicle and do not include any streamlining measures fitted by body builders such as aerodynamic collars and bulkheads. The issue is likely to affect Luton and box bodies … [Read more...]
50mph permanent limit proposed for M4 around Newport
A permanent 50mph limit along the M4 around Newport has been proposed as an alternative to building a new motorway bypass south of the city. South East Wales Transport Commission set up to look at an way of improving traffic flow after First Minister Mark Drakeford axed the recommended new road on environmental and cost grounds said the lower permanent limit would be a "fast-track" measures to … [Read more...]
SUVs are driving up pollution, claim
The demand for sports utility vehicles is threatening the UK’s attempts to clean up the transport sector. Sales of new SUVs now outnumber electric vehicle sales at a rate of 37 to 1. In its 2019 annual Review of Energy Policy, published yesterday, the UK Energy Research Centre examines some of the challenges of meeting the 2050 net zero emissions target. The Review highlights how the trend … [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, over half would consider purchasing a … [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 becoming not only the best selling model … [Read more...]
SUVs now seen as growing polluters
A new report that indicates SUVs have become a major source of increases in CO2 emissions during the last few years should prompt businesses to consider their role on company fleets. Fleet software company FleetCheck says that the International Energy Agency document shows that growing demand for SUVs was the second largest contributor to increases in global CO2 emissions from 2010-2018. During … [Read more...]
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