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HORIBA MIRA Presses Industry to Speed Up EV...

Jul 10, 2019Comments off

Amid Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) recent announcement to invest over £1bn in electric car production, global engineering consultancy HORIBA MIRA is calling on the industry to accelerate the development and public adoption of such vehicles in

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Must-have tool to navigate EU’s complex, ...

Jul 10, 2019Comments off

Where are Europe’s new low-emission zones, and what are the rules governing them? Which countries are increasing the CO2 component in their vehicle taxes, and by how much? Who subsidises the introduction of EVs, and by

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Government provides welcome boost to the co...

Jul 10, 2019Comments off

The BVRLA has welcomed today’s announcement from HM Treasury confirming the government’s decision to freeze company car tax. A move set to benefit just under a million company car drivers. Those with vehicles registered before 6

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Highways England goes multilingual with roa...

Jul 09, 2019Comments off

Electronic message signs have gone all multilingual in a ground-breaking initiative to improve roadworks information for lorry drivers. Highways England has started giving roadworks information in nine foreign languages on several of its portable electronic variable

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Use current uncertainty to reshape fleet fo...

Jul 09, 2019Comments off

Procurement departments in UK companies should see the current high-uncertainty environment as an opportunity to rethink their supply chain strategies, increase flexibility, bring in best-in-practice suppliers and reshape their fleet policies for a sustainable future. So

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Boost for EV charging as BVRLA provides Plu...

Jul 09, 2019Comments off

The BVRLA has welcomed today’s announcement that the Government is marking the anniversary of its Road to Zero Strategy launch by investing £37m in innovative new vehicle charging infrastructure. It comes as the association marks the

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Enterprise Car Club adds hybrid SUVs to Edi...

Jul 09, 2019Comments off

Enterprise, part of the world’s largest vehicle rental group, has introduced eight Toyota C-HR hybrid SUVs to its on-street Enterprise Car Club network in Edinburgh. The new crossover hybrid SUVs will help to meet a growing

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Gasrec guide tackles the tough questions to...

Jul 09, 2019Comments off

Natural gas supplier Gasrec has published a free advice booklet, designed to help commercial vehicle fleets when appointing a fuel provider to support their transition from diesel to more environmentally-friendly and sustainable fuels. Titled 10 Tough

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Two thirds of buyers not yet ready to buy o...

Jul 09, 2019Comments off

Most buyers are not yet ready to purchase their next car online as the dealership remains a significant element of the buying journey, according to a new study by CitNOW. Over two thirds (67%) of drivers

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A breath of fresh air

Jul 09, 2019Comments off

People in one of the UK’s pollution hotspots will be able to breathe air that’s as clean as that found at Peak District National Park this summer[1], thanks to a new fleet of black cabs that