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Volta Trucks & Astheimer Design wins D...
Volta Trucks, a leading and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, and its strategic design partner, Astheimer Design of Warwick, UK, have won the Dezeen Product Design award 2021, announced during an online awards
CV production increased 17.2% in October
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production increased to 7,892 units in October, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). October’s growth in output of 17.2%, the highest uplift since
5 Cost-cutting incentives that save EV moto...
Owning a car is expensive, whether its fuelled by electricity or petrol. Despite this, many British drivers are still hesitant to make the switch to an EV due to the assumption of a higher initial cost
Tanya Sinclair
Tanya Sinclair, Policy Director UK & Ireland, ChargePoint. Tanya has worked in electric vehicle policy for nearly a decade, previously working for Nissan Motor Corporation and Tesla Motors before joining ChargePoint in 2018, where she is
The electrification of transport is happeni...
There’s no longer any doubt that electric vehicles represent the future of transport. Based on strong sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe so far in 2021, strategic research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF) revised its previous sales
Increased range for electric Renault Trucks...
The Renault Trucks Master Z.E. has been equipped with new 52kWh lithium-ion batteries that will increase the vehicle’s effective range. It has so far had a battery storage capacity of 33kWh, and the upgrade will extend
The importance of camera systems in UK haul...
Over the past few years fleet operators have faced increasing pressure to comply with stricter safety legislation and provide safer working environments for their drivers. The introduction of the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and similar schemes,
MAN OptiView wins European Transport Award ...
The MAN OptiView digital mirror replacement system wins the 2022 European Transport Award for Sustainability in the Assistance Systems category. Available to order for all MAN truck series since October 2021, it makes blind spots visible
UK Electric truck pioneers, TEVVA, looking ...
EVera Recruitment, today, announced they had been tasked by TEVVA to identify and recruit dozens of engineers across a range of key disciplines, including; manufacturing, quality and maintenance as TEVVA prepares to begin UK manufacturing of
Thatcham Research reveals ‘encouragin...
Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP have published the Assisted Driving gradings of seven cars equipped with Highway Assist. The overall best performer in this batch is the BMW iX3, graded as ‘Very Good’. Two others – the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the CUPRA Formentor – achieve ‘Good’ gradings. The assist systems of the Polestar
