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Daimler Unveils Electric Freightliner Cascadia
Daimler Trucks will launch a full line of electric trucks and buses starting with small scale pilot programs later this year and ramping up to…
New vehicle rating system sheds light on Europe’s NOx emissions, urban air-quality problems
The Real Urban Emissions Initiative (TRUE) today made public a ratings system reflecting real-world emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) measured for over 90% of passenger…
Unipres sees CO2 fall to 78g/km with salary sacrifice scheme from Fleet Evolution
Sunderland-based car parts manufacturer Unipres, which makes a range of parts for vehicle manufacturers including Nissan GB and Honda UK, has seen carbon emissions on…
Tough regulations brought in to crack down on emissions cheats
Carmakers will face heavy fines if they supply vehicles designed to cheat emissions tests to the UK, the government have announced. Under tough new regulations, manufacturers…
Making roads safer, smarter, smoother
The hazards of working next to 40-tonne lorries doing 60mph, having to cross a busy carriageway, or handling hot materials while moving is driving innovation…
Traxall Int. appoint Leomont Wouda
Traxall International, Europe’s largest independent provider of outsourced fleet management services, has appointed Leomont Wouda as its International Business Development Director, as well as Managing…
Assembly reaffirms opposition to Heathrow Airport expansion
973,000 households around Heathrow will experience increased day time noise if a third runway is built. As a number of fundamental issues remain unresolved with…
BP unveils AdBlue at the pump
BP is rolling out AdBlue pumps for commercial vehicles across the UK this summer. The dedicated dispensers will be available in the commercial vehicle lanes…
Road Safety GB NE launches World Cup drink-drive campaign
Road Safety GB North East is urging drivers to leave their car keys at home before going out drinking during this summer’s FIFA World Cup,…
Jaguar I-PACE to make public appearance at Fully Charged Live
The revolutionary all-electric Jaguar I-PACE will be making one of its first UK public appearances at Fully Charged Live, taking place at Silverstone from 9th-10th…
Geofencing feature ensures restricted area usage for car and van rental franchisee
Practical Car & Van Rental New Milton have utilised the geofencing feature within the Simplytrak system to identify areas of interest, after their rental van…
Jaguar Land Rover selects Ebbon-Dacs’ Leaselink platform
Jaguar Land Rover UK has selected Ebbon-Dacs’ market-leading e-procurement platform, Leaselink, to handle direct sales to public sector fleet customers and its moDel vehicle movement…
Failed theory tests costing UK learners £20m a year
Failed theory tests have cost learner drivers more than £100m over the last five years, according to new research. Analysis by Driving Test Success, which…
Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles rise by 27% in the United Kingdom
It has been announced, Birmingham is to host the world’s first zero emission vehicle summit as exemplar of the government’s Industrial Strategy. Due to be…
UK new car demand warms up in May with modest 3.4% rise
The UK new car market grew by a modest 3.4% in May with 192,649 new units registered, according to figures released today by the Society…
Jon Lawes, Managing Director, Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions reacts to SMMT car sales figures
“A second consecutive month of growth in new car sales is encouraging for the UK automotive sector, despite signs of uncertainty among business and fleet…