Matt Freeman, managing consultant at cap hpi consulting explores the rise in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) registrations.
Santander Consumer Finance has extended its partnership with MG Motor to provide dealers with an EV benefits scheme for customers buying new electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) in time for the September 73-plate change.
Investment in plug-in hybrid (PHEV) technology is allowing Toyota to aim to launch models that cover more than 120 miles with zero tailpipe emissions.
Renault has officially launched its coupe-inspired Arkana SUV along with technical details of its new Megane plug-in hybrid (PHEV) hatchback.
Pricing for the new Peugeot 308 hatchback will start at £24,000 in a range featuring two electrified plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drivetrain options.
A report compiled by Jato Dynamics has laid bare car manufacturers’ ongoing challenges in meeting the EU’s stringent CO2 targets for new cars – despite a 12% drop in average emissions in 2020.
AM editor Tim Rose's long-term review of the Volvo XC60 T8 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle finds that competition is fierce in the premium SUV PHEV segment however speed and grace are in the Volvo's favour.
Volvo offers free electricity charging deal to its plug-in hybrid buyers.
Renault is preparing to follow the launch of the new Clio hatchback with an all-new Renault Captur crossover, which is set to arrive in UK dealerships with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drivetrain.
Suzuki has officially launched its Business Partner Programme to drive fleet sales through its franchised car retail network by a third over the next three years.
Car dealers’ efforts to keep car buyers informed about plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EVs) have been boosted by The National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) publication of a new guide on the subject.
Mitsubishi Motors UK has invited customers to test drive the Outlander PHEV for a full 24 hours, so potential buyers can experience living with a plug-in hybrid.
Ford will begin full production of an plug-in hybrid electric powered Transit van in mid 2019
In the first three months of this year there were 13,327 new electric and plug-in hybrid cars registered, a 16% increase on the same quarter last year.
Mitsubishi UK managing director Lance Bradley believes a new SUV a year and training for dealership staff could take it to 50,000 registrations by 2021.
Kia’s Optima range is growing with the addition of a plug-in hybrid offering 37g/km CO2 emissions and a Sportswagon with a minimum of 552-litres of load space.
Alphera has seen the majority of plug-in vehicle customers opt for personal contract purchase (PCP) as the method for financing their vehicles, rather than the industry’s expectation for personal contract hire (PCH) to be the preferred method.
The opinion expressed that ‘popularity of PHEV’s is being driven almost entirely by company car taxation and is unlikely to be matched by used car buyers’ is not supported by real-life sales data.
The success of plug-in petrol hybrids in the new car market is unlikely to be replicated in the used market.
Next generation hybrid engines for a future Toyota crossover car are to be built at the manufacturer’s Deeside plant in North Wales.
