A lack of knowledge about how to integrate plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles into choice lists is hampering their adoption by some fleets, says Arval. With choice lists typically based on factors such as estimated whole life costs, actual costs and CO2 output, these vehicles often do not fit directly into existing fleet structures, the company … [Read more...]
Newslines 24 October
The Government is sending out a mixed message about low carbon transport, says the AA. AA president Edmund King said the Government 100% EV grant has been cut by a £1,000 to £4,500 while it was increasing provision for workplace and public charging. The Severn Tunnel has reopened after closing for six weeks for rail electrification … [Read more...]
Hybrids hopes challenged by new EVs
Hybrids are likely to be a passing phase in car technology that will be surpassed by electric vehicles in a matter of a few years, predicts Glass’s. The vehicle data provider says that EV technology is advancing so quickly that a new hybrid vehicle being bought today could be effectively obsolete by the time it reaches the end of its normal … [Read more...]
EV sales charge to over 500K this year
Europe will see more than half a million electric vehicles on its roads by the end of 2016, says a report by Transport & Environment (T&E) . In three years the EV fleet on European roads has risen from 100,000 to almost 200,000 by 2014, and almost doubled again last year and is on course to end the year at 600,000 at current rates of acquisition … [Read more...]
Tradelines 5 October
The cost of unleaded petrol and diesel crept up again in September, as a result of rising world oil prices putting upward pressure on the wholesale cost of both fuels, says RAC Fuel Watch. The average cost of a litre of petrol ended the month at 112.07p, and diesel averaged 113.34p per litre, the highest average price since August 2015, and up 0.42p while … [Read more...]
EV parts making is new opportunity for struggling car plants
Car-makers have an opportunity to save jobs and protect themselves against future technology threats if they fully embrace design and manufacture of electric vehicles and their parts. Unions at Daimler, the world's oldest mass car-maker, have been working with the company to manufacture more components in their own plants for the new generation of EVs … [Read more...]
Integrate, involve and invite to boost EVs
Integration into the wider transport network is the key to the future development of Low Carbon Vehicles, according to the Transport Systems Catapult. At the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event (LCV2016) on the 14 and 15 September, the TSC will highlight how emerging technologies and business models will enable new ways of reducing transport emissions - both … [Read more...]
EV car sales are on a charge
Motorists in the UK are buying more electric vehicles than ever with latest figures confirming continual quarterly rises in plug-in car uptake. Since records began in 2011, volumes of electric car registrations have risen steeply as motorists realise the benefits of owning an electric vehicle, which include low running costs, tax savings and a fun … [Read more...]
EV stock is on a charge
The growing popularity of electric vehicles has seen a massive rise in the availability of affordable, second-hand electric vehicles in the UK over the past two years, according to the AA’s used car portal AA Cars. It looked at the numbers of EVs advertised on its portal in Q2 2016 and found that stock levels were a staggering 652% higher than Q2 2014 and … [Read more...]
Call for Government to support EVs in workplace
Government grants to allow widespread installation of workplace electric vehicle charging points would be a “major step forward” in fleet adoption of ULEVs, says Chevin Fleet Solutions. Ashley Sowerby, managing director said, “There have been several stories in the press saying that the Government will announce workplace EV charging grants this summer and … [Read more...]
