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UK van drivers are overworked and overwhelmed, finds Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles survey

UK van drivers are overworked and overwhelm...

Nov 08, 2024Comments off

One quarter of the UK’s van drivers (24%) have faced depression or mental health issues caused by work in the past year, according to a

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Selfie-taking behind the wheel now a common...

Nov 08, 2024Comments off

New research from Samsara has found that “selfie culture” is taking over the roads, with nearly half (46%) of professional drivers reporting they’ve witnessed general road users snapping

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Webfleet collaborates with Schmitz Cargobul...

Nov 08, 2024Comments off

Webfleet, Bridgestone’s globally trusted fleet management solution, is expanding its OEM.connect partner programme to trailers. The first trailer manufacturer joining the OEM.connect programme, is Schmitz Cargobull, the

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UK’s national EV chargepoint database to ...

Nov 08, 2024Comments off

From 24th November 2024, all UK public chargepoint operators will be required to share data from their chargepoints openly and freely. This will improve the

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2030 ICE Ban: Why consumer engagement and i...

Nov 07, 2024Comments off

With the 2030 ICE Ban looking to be put back in motion, the UK government and EV industry has little more than five years to

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New EV charging hub to tackle air pollution...

Nov 07, 2024Comments off

A new nine-bay ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) Charging Hub has been installed in Sheffield by national charging network Be.EV, that will help to tackle air

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Yes to AI functions in cars – but no to e...

Nov 07, 2024Comments off

Where and how much is the AI revolution changing the automotive industry? An international mobility study by MHP management and IT consultancy gives an overview,

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eHGV charger connections guide released

Nov 06, 2024Comments off

The eFREIGHT 2030 consortium – committed to driving the UK’s transition to electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs) – has released its latest guidance – the eHGV

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New drug and drink driving guidance for fle...

Nov 06, 2024Comments off

New guidance for fleets on how to tackle drug and drink driving is being issued this week by Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP). The two-page

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New van market hits three year high

Nov 06, 2024Comments off

The number of new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) joining UK roads grew 2.4% in October with 26,974 new vans, pickups and 4x4s registered, according to