Renault is to open its first European concept store – the Renault Electric Vehicle Experience Center – in Stockholm where visitors will be able to discover the benefits of electric mobility and find answers to their questions. This ground-breaking shop window for Renault electric vehicles will be located in Täby Centrum, Stockholm and a prime spot to … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 January
Unite union has met PSA over plans for Ellesmere Port Vauxhall plant, which assembles Astra models. Discussions followed a 250 jobs cut announced this month on top of 400 jobs going since last autumn but the company has said it is twice as expensive to run as the French equivalent plants. UK industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is bidding to build electric … [Read more...]
Misguided diesel attack will hit environment
Vehicle data expert cap hpi is warning that a clampdown on diesel vehicles could result in the UK missing European environmental targets. Experts from the company, who have authored a new report which looks at the recent issues around diesel, say there is a real danger that the EU’s 2021 environmental targets could be missed if the percentage of diesel … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 January
Figures by Go Ultra Low show that electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles achieved record-breaking levels of popularity in 2017 over 130,000 models registered. Unprecedented demand saw registrations increase by more than 27% on the previous year and this year could reach 60,000 for the first time, retaining the UK’s position as one of Europe’s largest … [Read more...]
New car sales dropped in 2017
British new car sales last year recorded their biggest drop since the 2009 recession. They slipped over 5% due to uncertainty over potential new diesel charges and weakening consumer confidence since Brexit and the SMMT expect a steeper slide this year of about 7%. Registrations ended 2017 at around 2.54 million vehicles, while demand for diesel cars … [Read more...]
Buyers’ back-seat thinking on EVs is changing
Environmental factors have become the second most important consideration to prospective car buyers, behind only price, according to new figures from comparethemarket.com in its latest Premium Drivers report. The new figures show that 25% of people consider environmental impacts, such as fuel, carbon efficiency and alternative fuel, as the most important … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 Dec
Engineers and councillors will consider installing average speed cameras along the 20 miles Evo Triangle in north west Wales The undulating and twisting roads are popular with drivers who want to test their cars on the circuit and follow the tyre tracks of motoring journalists but four people have died and 20 have been hurt there in the past five … [Read more...]
Santa delivers electric message next week
Santa is coming to Cardiff next week in his new electric sleigh. He will test drive his new Renault Zoe electric sleigh around Cardiff on 5 December and needs the help of locals to move him around the city via social media. He will deliver free gifts to those who tweet #SantaGoesElectric to @RenaultRetailUK while he is in the city and wants to see how … [Read more...]
Budget battering for diesels
Diesel cars are in for a battering after the Budget. New diesel cars that do not meet latest emissions standards will face a one-off tax increase each April which will last until 2021 when most are expected to be replaced with the latest technology. Affected models will be those which fail Real Driving Emissions Step 2 standards on emissions and that … [Read more...]
Government endorses “driverless” cars
The Government will give incentives to introduce automated cars on UK roads. Chancellor Philip Hammond yesterday said he will experience one of the so-called driverless cars today during a Midlands visit. The UK should be a leading country in the future of automotive technology and related science and it has projected 2021 as the date when self-driving … [Read more...]
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