Royal Mail engages all-electric company car schemes
Royal Mail has announced a new initiative to ensure all its company cars will be electric by 2030, as the company builds on its ambitions to become a net zero carbon emission business with a 100% alternative fuel fleet. Under the plans, the Royal Mail will rework all of its current car schemes to accelerate […]
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 […]
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 […]
Record numbers of vans on UK roads
Commercial vehicles now account for 13.1% of all vehicles on the road in Britain – the highest recorded this century, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). SMMT’s annual automotive census has revealed that, as of the end of 2020, there were 4,604,861 vans, 589,445 trucks, and 73,608 buses […]
Oxford to get ‘Europe’s most powerful’ EV charging hub
UK-based Pivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, and Oxford City Council have joined up with Fastned, Tesla Superchargers and Wenea to deliver what they are calling Europe’s most powerful EV charging Superhub. The hub, initially featuring 38 fast and ultra-rapid chargers in a single site, is the most powerful in Europe – with up to […]
BENF: EVs will be cheaper than petrol cars in all segments by 2027
Electric cars and vans will be cheaper to make than fossil-fuel vehicles in every light vehicle segment across Europe from 2027 at the latest, according to a new BloombergNEF study commissioned by Transport & Environment (T&E). The research found that battery electric vehicles could reach 100% of new sales across the EU by 2035, if lawmakers introduce […]
UK firms ‘to invest £15.8bn’ in EVs this year
UK firms spent £10.5bn on electric vehicles (EVs) and on-site charging points during the year to March 2021, and are now planning £15.8bn of investment in the same area over the next 12 months – a 50% increase year-on-year. That’s according to research from Centrica Business Solutions, which says two fifths (40%) of those questioned […]
Tesco’s free retail EV charging network hits 500,000 charges
The UK’s largest free retail electric car charging network has hit 500,000 charges – providing more than 10 million miles of complimentary carbon neutral motoring. Tesco, in partnership with Volkswagen and Pod Point, is installing free charging points at 600 supermarkets around the UK as part of their commitment to improving electric car charging infrastructure. […]
Jaguar Land Rover will be all-EV by 2025
Jaguar Land Rover unveiled its ‘Reimagine’ electrification strategy, which will see the Tata-owned luxury marque’s entire line up going electric by 2025. Both the Land Rover and Jaguar brands will be electrified on separate architectures with what the company says will be two clear, unique personalities. In the next five years, Land Rover will introduce […]