The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) has warned of a potential “charging crisis” for remarketing companies as electric vehicles (EV) start to enter the used market in greater volumes.
Peugeot UK has launched a partnership with charge point provider Polar to offer its electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid customers a free subscription to its Polar Plus network.
January’s usual flurry of new car discounts appear to have failed to generate the “boost in fortunes” usually delivered by the first month of the new year, according to Rupert Pontin, director of insight at Cazana.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has urged Government to safeguard the plug-in car grant (PCIG) in order to “ensure a consistent and successful transition to electric vehicles” by 2035.
Ford of Britain and the PSA Group have conceded that the time has come to influence car buying customers drivetrain choices in a bid to steer them into a new crop of low-emission electrified cars.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has said that the “race is on” to get vehicle technicians ready for 2035’s ban on new petrol and diesel cars.
Allianz Partners has committed to training all of its roadside technicians to the Institute of the Motor Industry’s (IMI) L3 Award in electric and hybrid vehicle system repair.
The announcement that the UK government is bringing forward the final date for the sale of fossil fuel powered vehicles to 2035 is without a doubt a laudable commitment.
UK sales of new hybrid cars climbed by 20.6% in January as demand for diesel fell for the 34th month.
Car buyer intention is shifting towards electric vehicles (EV), with more than one-in-ten (11%) of consumers now set to make their next vehicle electric, according to Deloitte.
The UK Government is poised to ban the sale of all hybrid, petrol and diesel cars from 2035, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce at today’s launch of the COP26 United Nations climate summit.
Hyundai Motor UK has claimed that it will significantly ramp-up the availability of its Kona Electric EV in order to cut delivery times.
Order books have been opened for the new Volkswagen e-up! with the updated model offering a 159-mile zero-emission range and a £19,995 entry point to VW EV ownership.
Used car dealers’ efforts to “buy up as much stock as physically possible” saw January buck an eight-year trend of declining January values with a 0.6% increase, Cap HPI data has indicated.
A manufacturer-led rush to clear their stocks of vehicles with high CO2 emissions levels contributed to a 21% increase in new car registrations across Europe in December, JATO Dynamics has claimed.
Auto Trader’s fastest selling used car of 2019 – the Renault ZOE electric vehicle (EV) – has retained its status as the platform’s most desirable vehicle in the first month of 2020.
An increase of 167% in the number of used electric vehicles (EV) entering the UK market in December failed to meet consumer demand, according to Auto Trader – with values remaining high.
The Volkswagen Group is set to expand its WeShare VW and Skoda car sharing scheme across Europe, but the UK will not feature in plans for the manufacturer’s mobility offering.
Roads which use contactless induction technology to charge electric vehicles (EV) on-the-move are part of a two-year Groupe Renault project to trial a series of innovative charging solutions.
Government’s decision to double its funding of residential, on-street electric vehicle (EV) charge points to £10 million next year has been hailed as “a positive move” by the NFDA.
