New car registrations in Europe faced a steady decline in April. Volume fell from 1.34 million units in April 2019 to 292,600 vehicles in April 2020. This represents the lowest monthly level since the 1970’s, and the worst result among the big three markets – China, USA-Canada, and Europe. Europe’s sharp decrease was only outperformed by India (-100%). … [Read more...]
Wales provides good ev changing network
Wales has some of the best charge points for electric vehicles in the UK, say comparethemarket. The Wales-based insurer looked at places and hotspots for ev charging across the Uk and came up with some surprises. Outside of London, Christchurch in Dorset is the area with the highest concentration of charging points, with 112 overall, and West Somerset … [Read more...]
EV shocks for dealers
The move towards electric cars is going to be a shock for many car dealers, according to a new survey, writes Robin Roberts. While generally satisfied with manufacturers’ plans to introduce battery electric vehicles and hybrids, they are less happy about dealership costs and how they are going to make money in the longer term. Already coping with new … [Read more...]
Newslines 22 May
Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations division sold more than 9,500 high-performance models last year, up 64% on the year before, despite the virus pandemic impacting sales. Extremely strong demand for all seven SV vehicles has driven this growth along with an expansion to 100 SV specialist dealers around the world. Shadow Transport … [Read more...]
Tradelines 20 May
The French Government has reiterated it will only assist car makers coping with the pandemic fallout if they are producing and promoting low carbon polluting models. The big boost to electric vehicles is designed to be supported by a new scrappage scheme and replacement with evs. The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has written to the Secretary of … [Read more...]
Active travel and ev boosts get RAC support
The RAC has endorsed the UK Government’s boost for active travel and ev recharging. RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said, “We welcome the Government’s approach to increasing safe cycling and active travel for people to get about, particularly as concerns about the safety of using public transport are likely to persist for some time. “The success of … [Read more...]
Van delivers biggest sales in April & EV tops car chart
A van has become Britain’s best selling vehicle during the coronavirus lockdown according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. While the Mercedes Sprinter delivered for dealers the chaotic charts saw the pure electric Tesla Model 3 top the passenger car list, but even that couldn’t match the Sprinter. Overall, the … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: On the road & in the news 3 May
I’m still keeping calm and carrying on sifting through the latest automotive news items and press releases pinging into my Inbox, writes David Miles. Some are less ‘newsy’ than others and some press releases are just recycled items as PR operators seek to keep us informed by promoting their brands so here as some worthwhile snippets of news worth passing … [Read more...]
UK ev prices not as high as you may think
We know electric cars are expensive in Britain, but they are a fraction of the price charged in other countries, writes Robin Roberts. Sometimes they are dearer in the UK, but overall a survey for Compare the Market found Britain ranked 13th out of nearly 50 locations. The world’s most popular mass market ev is the Nissan Leaf and looking at global prices … [Read more...]
Real world emissions show cleanest cars and vans
New real-world data on vehicle emissions will allow revitalisation of an automotive industry and global economy devastated by the COVID-19 outbreak but with cleaner air and reduced impact on climate change. The AIR Index at airindex.com identifies the cleanest cars to give buyers confidence to switch to cleaner vehicles and restore the automotive industry … [Read more...]
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