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Blue Ford Transit Courier

Euro NCAP releases the CV Rating for the Fo...

Nov 13, 2023Comments off

The optional autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system, which includes Forward Collision Warning (FCW) was fitted to the test vehicle. In tests of its reaction to a car in front, the system generally performed well, with collisions

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DAF Trucks Relay

DAF Trucks starts the DAF EV Relay

Nov 13, 2023Comments off

DAF Trucks has started its DAF EV Relay, with two DAF LF Electric 4×2 rigids on a tour of its Dealer Network to train and familiarise staff at all 34 of the market leader’s truck sales

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A BEV being charged on the street

UK is on course for one million BEVs by Feb...

Nov 13, 2023Comments off

Experts are predicting that there will be one million BEVs on UK roads for the first time by February 2024. According to cap hpi, heading into October 2023, there were nearly 900k pure BEVs on UK

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Eco-friendly Tootbus engages Magtec to repower fleet of 15 London sightseeing buses

Tootbus engages Magtec to repower fleet of ...

Nov 13, 2023Comments off

Tootbus has engaged Magtec, the UK’s leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of drive systems for commercial electric vehicles, to repower a fleet of 15 open top double-decker buses for its iconic sightseeing services in central London.

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Car on a country road

The potential of self-driving vehicles R...

Nov 13, 2023Comments off

The newly-announced Automated Vehicles Bill will set a rigorous safety framework for self-driving vehicles, with safety at its core, the Government says. Unveiled during the King’s Speech on 7 November, the bill is designed to ‘unlock

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Jack Tanner

Nov 13, 2023Comments off

Jack Tanner is the Head of New Business at Volkswagen Financial Services Fleet, where he and his team actively support customers in driving forward their net-zero mobility objectives. He is a sales leader with over 10

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Volkswagen ID5

A win-win for fleet EV transition

Nov 13, 2023Comments off

As fleet operators up the ante to meet ambitious sustainability goals, many are starting to take a more holistic approach to electrification. That means looking beyond their Scope 1 emissions (emissions that occur from sources that

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Volvo EX30 exterior

Volvo Cars to build EX30 small SUV in Ghent

Nov 13, 2023Comments off

Responding to strong demand for the car, Volvo Cars has decided that it will start building the new fully electric Volvo EX30 in its Ghent plant in Belgium from 2025, expanding production capacity for its celebrated

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Peterborough Bluelight Services IVA

Aebi Schmidt extends IVA test facilities to...

Nov 10, 2023Comments off

Aebi Schmidt UK has extended the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test facilities at its Peterborough head office having gained a green light from the Driver Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to cover M1 specialist vehicles. The first

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BVRLA launches three-point plan for fleet decarbonisation

BVRLA launches three-point plan for fleet d...

Nov 10, 2023Comments off

The BVRLA has announced its key asks of government for the fleet sector, calling for certainty, focus and fairness in the transition to zero-emission road transport. The Future of Fleets Manifesto was launched last night as