Mixing business with pleasure – a digital parking solution for grey fleets
By Adam Dolphin, UK Sales Director at PayByPhone Grey fleets – where employees use personal vehicles for business purposes – have become a popular transport solution. For organisations, it’s an attractive solution as they have less capital outlay and can pay lower taxes; and for the drivers, they take better care of the car as […]
How Octopus is trying to eliminate range anxiety with virtual charging
By James Morris, Editor, WhichEV Business is about certainty, data and accurate predictions. One of the most important aspects of running a modern business is cost control. Moving to your staff across to electric vehicles can raise a lot of variables – especially when it comes to key questions like where can I charge and […]
Exciting executive EV choices coming soon
By James Morris, Editor, WhichEV Roll the clock back 10 years and the Nissan Leaf was one of the only electric cars available in the market, with a range around 100 miles and very few places you could get a charge. The EV landscape looks very different in 2021. To help the specialist media get […]
The WhichEV View: JATO market data confirms massive increase in EV registrations in Europe
By James Morris, Editor, WhichEV For more than 30 years, Jato Dynamics has provided precision data on changes within the car market and their reports always make for interesting reading. Its latest update includes a summary of new vehicle registrations from across Europe for June 2021. With the pandemic seemingly well behind us now, the patterns are […]
The WhichEV View: Why your company should buy you an EV today
By James Morris, Editor, WhichEV In April 2020, the Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) rate for EVs dropped to 0% for the tax year. It rose to 1% for 2021-22, then 2% for three years from 2022 to 2025. Given the previous rate 16%, these are significant changes. In other words, if you received an electric vehicle as a […]
Leading home furniture retailer cuts insurance claims by half, saves 15% on fuel bills, and slashes idling by 20%
By Lightfoot The Furniture Market, one of the largest oak, French and modern furniture retailers in the UK, has succeeded in cutting fleet insurance claims by half thanks to Lightfoot’s trailblazing in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform. Read more here.
Addressing privacy concerns in driver risk management
By Ed Dubens (pictured), CEO/Founder of eDriving Today, data security and privacy compliance are among the most important considerations for practically every business. For that reason, when reviewing digital driver risk management solutions, data security and privacy compliance are critical components of the assessment and planning phase, and can even be the deciding factor in whether a programme is […]
The WhichEV View: Future electric cars – Best upcoming electric cars, SUVs and pickup trucks
By WhichEV All-electric vehicles are gaining a lot of traction. Growing interest from consumers is driving manufacturers to diversify their portfolios, while governments play a role in offering tax incentives and improving the country’s infrastructure. Gone are the days where an electric vehicle (EV) is slow, unsuitable for long-distance commutes, and expensive: government grants offer […]
Considering electric vehicles? Don’t be in the dark
By Drax If you’re considering switching your fleet to EV, you can’t make decisions in the dark. You need real intelligence. As the range of available EVs grows, your opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings will expand too. Telematics provides the best route to optimising the benefits of electrification. Drax Electric Vehicles can help you […]
The Drivers’ Lottery to give away over £150k to fleet drivers in 2021
Run by driver behaviour tech firm Lightfoot, The Drivers’ Lottery recognises those employees who are switching to a smoother, safer and more eco-friendly driving style. The unique Lottery runs alongside Lightfoot’s in-cab technology which provides live driver coaching and a rewards-based smartphone app to check on performance and compete with other drivers. Lightfoot maintains the odds […]