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Nissan Interstar vans

All-new Nissan Interstar opens for pre-orde...

May 15, 2024Comments off

Pre-orders are now open for the diesel variant of Nissan’s all-new Interstar, the latest and most advanced iteration of the brand’s largest LCV. In addition to a wide range of new safety technologies and convenience features,

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Renault Group - Experimentation Auntonomous Shuttle @Roland Garros 2024

Renault to launch Level 4 autonomous minibu...

May 15, 2024Comments off

Renault Group has a pragmatic vision of technology, based on the principle that innovation only makes sense if it is shared, economically accessible and genuinely useful to as many people as possible. Technological developments are now

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New DAF Truck for the HGV School

State-of-the-art vehicles drives success fo...

May 15, 2024Comments off

A West Midlands HGV training school that is hoping to attract a more diverse group of professional drivers into the industry has invested more than £300k in a fleet of state-of-the-art vehicles, with plans to purchase two more

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ID. Buzz Cargo

British businesses reach EV tipping point

May 14, 2024Comments off

British van drivers believe that electric vans (EVs) are now more cost effective to run than a petrol or diesel alternative, according to a study by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK.1 At a time of constant pressure

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INEOS Automotive

The future of the electric car

May 14, 2024Comments off

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Chairman of INEOS, makers of the INEOS Grenadier, recently expressed his opinions on the future of electric cars in the UK in the Daily Telegraph. “The electric car is not popular today.   The

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FedEx test Mercedes eActros

FedEx Express Tests eActros 300 Electric Tr...

May 14, 2024Comments off

FedEx Express has begun a two-week pilot of an eActros 300 tractor, an all-electric vehicle from Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The tractor unit is being used in place of a combustion engine tractor and trailer combination, to fulfil

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Arial view of parked lorries

Fewer goods vehicle drivers are being prose...

May 14, 2024Comments off

Almost 20,000 truckers were prosecuted for speeding in the UK last year – but the number of fines has fallen by a quarter since 2021. That’s according to new stats uncovered by leading vehicle lease firm

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Electric car being charged

How to drive fleet vehicle decarbonisation

May 13, 2024Comments off

UK EV adoption saw a mixed year in 2023, with demand from private EV users falling, but Fleet EV orders were up by a third and the popularity of Fleet orders has continued through to April

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Electric car being charged

Scottish Government enlists Allstar to supp...

May 13, 2024Comments off

Allstar, one of the UK’s leading EV, fuel and business expense payment companies, today announces it is supporting the Scottish government’s EV initiative for an ideal public charging offering. Launching as the first business charging provider

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VECTON Long Drain 20L

Castrol launches new VECTON fully synthetic...

May 13, 2024Comments off

Castrol has launched a new product under its VECTON commercial vehicle lubricant range that meets the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers’ (ACEA) 2022 specifications for Heavy-Duty (HD) engines*. Castrol VECTON LONG DRAIN 5W-30 E6/E9 is a