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Mercedes−Benz Vans announces next−generation eSprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vans is accelerating down its road to full electrification and will make all of its model ranges available with a battery-electric drivetrain with a…
Flock launches insurance for connected motor fleets
Flock, the insurtech known for insuring complex commercial drone operations, today (8th December) launches Flock Motor, its commercial motor division focused on bringing motor insurance…
How the commercial vehicle industry is embracing recycling
Within the commercial vehicle industry, there’s a push to recycle as much as possible, from metal and parts through to tyres. Manufacturers are trying to…
Leasing industry continues to adapt as it prepares for the ‘Next Normal’
The vehicle leasing industry is braced for yet more challenges as the most turbulent year imaginable comes to an end. The BVRLA’s latest Leasing Outlook…
Top logistics head to be prepared for end to Brexit transition period
Although trade talks are still going on, the prospect of a No-Deal Brexit is looking increasingly likely. This will have a massive and pretty much…
First green number plates for EVs from 8 December
New green number plates are rolled out from today (8th December) for zero-emission vehicles and could influence almost one in five to switch to an…
Customer contact rise as logistics firms respond to pandemic
According to new research, more than a third of transport and logistics businesses have increased their customer contact efforts in response to COVID-19, as firms…
BVLRA: Reasons to be EV cheerful…
The BVRLA has updated its Plug-in Pledge* forecast to reveal that by 2025 the vehicle rental, leasing and fleet industry will be registering 400,000 battery…
UK new van market up 8.8% in November
UK new van market (LCV) registrations rose 8.8% in November, the third consecutive monthly increase, according to the latest figures published today by the Society…
Police step up drink and drug drive enforcement
Police chiefs have warned that anyone getting behind the wheel ‘after a festive drink or two’ faces the prospect of ending up behind bars this…
Report calls for independent Road Collision Investigation Branch
A UK Road Collision Investigation Branch ‘should be established as an impartial investigator, independent from the existing judicial investigation process operated by the police’. That…
CNG Fuels to develop 14 new HGV zero carbon fuel stations
Foresight Group is providing an initial £80 million in funding to CNG Fuels in a partnership to build a nationwide network of refuelling stations that…
European first project to make hydrogen vehicles more cost-effective
Hydrogen technology expert, Logan Energy, has delivered the first hydrogen refuelling station in Europe to adopt an industry-leading fuelling method, making vehicles powered by the…
2021 Predictions – Fleets, EVs, and a Greener Future?
A number of questions were posed to David Savage, Geotab’s UK & Ireland MD around 2021 predictions, and key topics for the coming year. Here…
GRIDSERVE opens UK’s first Electric Forecourt®
GRIDSERVE today announces that the UK’s first Electric Forecourt® near Braintree, Essex, is open for business, representing a major breakthrough for massive expansion of electric vehicle…
English lockdown stalls November new car market
The UK new car market again saw a decline last month as registrations in November fell -27.4% year-on-year, or 42,840 units, according to the latest…