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Lotus & Centrica agree partnership to ...

May 12, 2020Comments off

Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, and British motor manufacturer Lotus are working together to develop a new model for electric vehicle ownership that fully integrates future mobility and energy.  By making the electric

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Temperature-controlled operator goes diesel...

May 12, 2020Comments off

Swedish long-haul operator Abbekås Åkeri (Abekkas Haulage) has fitted a Hultsteins Ecogen system to one of their 25.25m temperature-controlled drawbar vehicles which, says the company, is expected to extend the working life of the two diesel

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RAC data confirms car use is rising as lock...

May 11, 2020Comments off

Before yesterday’s (10th May 2020) announcement on how the UK might begin to ease coronavirus restrictions, a RAC study confirmed drivers are already using their cars more than they were earlier in the lockdown period. The

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PACTS to investigate safety benefits of 20m...

May 11, 2020Comments off

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has been awarded £60k of funding to investigate the safety benefits of lower urban speed limits. The project, which is being carried out in partnership with University of

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Active travel to help the UK ‘emerge from...

May 11, 2020Comments off

The Government has outlined the key role active travel will play in the UK’s transition out of lockdown restrictions, backed by a new £2bn funding package. Speaking at the daily coronavirus briefing on Saturday (9 May),

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Coronavirus: HMRC publishes new official co...

May 11, 2020Comments off

HMRC has issued guidance to fleets on how to treat benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax and company car expenses during the coronavirus pandemic. The new HMRC advice aims to deal with those employees, who may have been furloughed or

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MoT extension confusion and vehicle neglect...

May 11, 2020Comments off

Venson Automotive Solutions is urging fleet managers to encourage company car drivers to ensure their vehicles are road ready as the nation anticipates an easing of lockdown. The advice from Venson follows its latest survey of

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Start-up Bestmile: In the right place at th...

May 11, 2020Comments off

The Swiss start-up Bestmile has developed an orchestration platform for on-demand mobility providers that steers every vehicle in a fleet in real time. The focus is on the control of autonomous vehicles. Our cities are constantly

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Nissan embraces high-volume Voltia electric...

May 11, 2020Comments off

Environmental vehicle conversions specialist En-Veco has welcomed today’s (7 May) joint launch by Nissan and electrified urban delivery leader Voltia of the high-volume, zero-emission van it builds in the West Midlands. Newly rebranded as the e-NV200

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SMMT: Comment of April’s car producti...

May 07, 2020Comments off

Jon Lawes, Managing Director, Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions: “With lockdown measures in place for the entire month of April, the largest fall in car registrations in modern times doesn’t comes as a surprise. It’s important to note