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Earn as you drive with Jaguar Land Rover
Drivers will be able to earn cryptocurrency and make payments on the move using innovative connected car services being tested by Jaguar Land Rover. Using…
Google Maps show real-time usage of charge points
Google Maps is now allowing drivers see the real time availability of charging ports in the UK and US. Google Maps now includes up to…
Local road network ‘poor relation’ within transport
Jesse Norman has admitted that the local road network is ‘not in a great state’, adding that the Government must ‘up its game’ to improve…
CV Show 2019 sold out for 5th successive year
The Commercial Vehicle Show 2019, which opens at the Birmingham NEC next Tuesday is sold out for the 5th successive year and, with high numbers of…
Gemini systems partners with Motorcheck to deliver integrated provenance reports via evolution
Gemini Systems, a class-leading Dealer Management Systems provider to the automotive industry, has joined forces with MotorCheck to bring its customers the benefit of data…
Cisco-led consortium launches vehicle-to-grid demonstration project, E-Flex
A consortium of partners led by Cisco has launched E-Flex, a London-based co-innovation project using active electric vehicles (EVs) in real-world fleets to prove the…
Revolutionary new vehicle colour coating system delivers cost and time-saving benefits to fleets
A revolutionary colour coating system engineered to cut vehicle branding costs and the time it takes to remove traditionally applied corporate colours at defleet time…
Airmax Remote’s analysis of telematics data reveals high numbers of business fleet vehicles ‘idling’ during winter and summer months
Airmax Remote, one of the UK’s leading providers of telematics solutions to fleet management companies and corporate fleets, today revealed the results of data collected…
Electric vehicles with lowest co2 emissions
For the same vehicle models with different powertrains, the carbon footprint of the battery-powered E variants is already better than those of the corresponding vehicles…
London’s road charges to be replaced with a more sophisticated scheme
Drivers in London are having to navigate an increasingly complicated patchwork of road charges, according to a new report by Centre for London. The report,…
Used cars holding value, but price growth eases in Q1
Despite challenging market conditions, not least ongoing fuel type confusion and the consumer uncertainty surrounding Brexit, used cars continue to hold their value, with the…
“Not my fault” say a third of car hire insurance claimants
“It wasn’t my fault” said a third (33%) of car hire drivers who claimed for damage on a hire car. iCarhireinsurance.com, the leading provider of…
Ultra Low Emission Zone sparks demand for alternatively fueled vehicles in London
The team at www.carwow.co.uk analysed site data to determine how the ULEZ, which launched in the Congestion Charge area of central London from Monday 8th…
Eco-friendly Brits to ditch diesel for electric cars
Two thirds of UK motorists look set to choose an alternative to diesel for their next car, new research has found. In a survey of…
First smartphone based EV performance control technology
Hyundai Motor Group announced development of ‘smartphone-electric vehicle pairing based performance adjustment technology,’ which allows users to customise primary functions through a smartphone application –…
Activa Contracts launches affinity car scheme to meet rising demand for personal contract hire
A new personal contract hire (PCH) product has been launched by Activa Contracts as a solution for existing customers to provide to their employees that…