Green Policy and Innovation
DfT launches consultation on UK HGV CO₂ e...
The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a public consultation on a new regulatory framework designed to reduce CO₂ emissions from heavy goods vehicles (HGVs),
Pay-per-mile is coming: what it means for f...
We’re entering a new era for electric vehicles. April 2028 signals the end of the long-standing tax exemptions for electric vehicles (EV) and absorbs them
Pence-per-mile eVED raises concerns across ...
According to Shoreham Vehicle Auctions managing director, Alex Wright, this move could place a significant new administrative and compliance burden on the motor trade. And
What will shape fleet electrification in 20...
With 2025 wrapped up, it’s fair to say the past year has been a busy one for the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) industry. Policy announcements, funding changes and continued investment in
Electric car sales to increase to 580,000 i...
Electric car sales in the UK will increase to 580,000 in 2026, representing 29% of a total of two million new car registrations, according to
Government Injects £18 Million into Plug-i...
The UK Government has announced an additional £18 million of funding to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Plug-in Truck Grant, enhancing support for hauliers and
Octopus EV to absorb new EV road tax for ex...
Octopus Electric Vehicles (‘Octopus EV’) has announced it will cover the new pay-per-mile tax for all existing customers – meaning no extra charges for drivers
HyHaul Mobility has closed its Zehid HyHaul...
HyHaul Mobility has ended its Zehid HyHaul project, scrapping plans for a £14m hydrogen HGV corridor along the UK’s M4 after failing to secure sufficient
EU backtracks on 2035 zero-emission car tar...
The European Commission has moved to dilute the bloc’s long-standing pledge that all new cars and vans sold from 2035 must be zero-emission, instead setting
Mixed signals are stalling EV adoption
Tanya Sinclair, the Chief Executive of Electric Vehicles UK (EVUK), told MPs that “inconsistent government policy and confused communication are undermining the UK’s shift to
