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Electric Van on charge

Van fleets finding ways to adopt EVs

Sep 26, 2024Comments off

Survey shows interesting trends on how to handle electrification Fleets are taking a practical approach to implementing electric van strategy according to new research issued by Arval Mobility Observatory https://www.arval.co.uk/amo-insight In addition to assessing van range

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Vanaways have helped UES to get an electric van for their workforce and continue their journey to become a B Corp company. September 2024.

Vanaways supports UES on journey to B Corp ...

Sep 26, 2024Comments off

A Bristol mechanical, electrical and renewables contractor has begun the electrification of its fleet as part of its journey towards B Corp status. UES is working with Vanaways to replace diesel vehicles with 12 electric cars

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JLR's Halewood site

JLR invests £500M in Halewood EV productio...

Sep 26, 2024Comments off

JLR has announced a £500 million investment to transform its historic Halewood facility to support the parallel production of electric vehicles, alongside existing combustion and hybrid models. Originally built in 1963 to produce the Ford Anglia,

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Road repair

New technology trial reduces delays for dri...

Sep 26, 2024Comments off

New technology developed to help ease the pain of roadworks for road users and businesses saw 2,100 fewer journeys being delayed on the M6 in a two-month trial. The innovation, being trialled as part of a

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Mercedes-Benz AMG

New vehicle taxes for EV leasing customers

Sep 26, 2024Comments off

Seven years after introducing the Expensive Car Supplement (ECS) for petrol and diesel cars costing over £40,000, the UK Government has recently announced that electric cars will also be subject to this charge starting from April

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Go-Ahead fleet - Wigan Bus Interchange

Go-Ahead mark first-year as partners in Man...

Sep 26, 2024Comments off

Go-Ahead’s subsidiary Go North West is today celebrating its first anniversary of Bee Network operations and partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). The Bee Network, the UK’s first franchised bus operation outside London, began on

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All-Ellectric Volvo EX90 on Abbey Road in London

Is Pay-Per-Mile the future of road tax?

Sep 25, 2024Comments off

In response to significant changes in vehicle usage and the reducing tax receipts from VED and Fuel Duty, the UK government is considering alternative means of raising revenue, and a shift to a Pay-Per-Mile (PPM) system

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Green car at a charging point

Mercia Fleet Management launches new EV sub...

Sep 25, 2024Comments off

Mercia Fleet Management has launched a new competitively priced electric vehicle (EV) subscription service, Subscribe Electric, to give corporate customers a taste of going electric at affordable prices while meeting short-term vehicle needs. Mercia FM, the

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HaulTech helps Aggreg8 to double its output

HaulTech helps Aggreg8 to double its output

Sep 25, 2024Comments off

A fast-growing aggregates business says that HaulTech’s specialist bulk haulage software has helped it to rapidly scale up. Aggreg8 was founded in 2021 with a focus on reclaiming aggregates from heavy waste. Its facility in Barnston,

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Van Driver

RAC and Continental Automotive launch telem...

Sep 24, 2024Comments off

The RAC’s dedicated telematics division, RAC Connected, is offering business vehicle operators a safer and more efficient method of fleet management through a new partnership with Continental Automotive. In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Continental Automotive customers can choose