UK university fleets leading the way for EV uptake
By Will Craig, Managing Director, LeaseFetcher On 15th February 2013, nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah died in hospital after suffering an asthma-induced seizure. She lived just off the South Circular in Lewisham, a notoriously polluted stretch of road. Five years after her death, a report from Professor Stephen Holgate, an expert on air quality, highlighted a “striking association” between […]
GUEST BLOG: Are we all driving Teslas now?
You may have seen figures in the press recently that suggest that, after a lengthy period of relative consistency, the nation’s favourite car brands are changing. Yes, it would seem that the dawn of the electric car is finally upon us, with the Tesla Model 3 recording the third biggest number of UK registrations in […]
EVs three times more economical than petrol & diesel cars
Electric cars travel up to three times the distance of their petrol or diesel rivals for the same amount of money. With interest in electric cars rising, many potential buyers are left confused by the way running costs are explained, with ‘miles per kWh’ difficult to compare to ‘miles per gallon’. Parkers.co.uk has developed a way […]
IFS: New taxes required to replace fuel duty
The rise of electric vehicles combined with current government polices towards less fuel duty mean new taxes will be required to plug an inevitable funding shortfall. That’s according to a study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which asserts that cutting fuel duty by 2p per litre in the upcoming Budget would cost £1 billion […]
‘Range & charge point anxiety’ a prevailing urban myth among fleet drivers
While many company car drivers are genuinely interested in the benefits of driving an electric vehicle, the UK’s charging structure still creates concern for 69 per cent of those motorists polled. The findings, from a survey by Venson Automotive Solutions, come as Nissan reports there are now more EV charging stations (9,199) in the UK […]
Government wants all new rapid chargepoints to offer card payment by 2020
The government wants to see all newly-installed rapid and higher powered chargepoints to provide debit or credit card payment by spring 2020. One year since the launch of its Road to Zero Strategy, the government has signalled it expects industry to develop a roaming solution across the charging network, allowing electric vehicle drivers to use any […]
Diesel car sales continue to fall as electric rises
Diesel car sales in the UK fell by another 242,000 in the last year, from 930,000 to 688,000, far outweighing the 131,000 rise in petrol car sales. That’s according to new data from accountancy UHY Hacker Young, which says the diesel emissions scandal and subsequent ‘demonization of diesel’ has now led to two consecutive years […]
EV charging sites outnumber petrol stations
New figures from Zap-Map have revealed the extent of the UK’s electric vehicle revolution, with the number of public charging locations now surpassing petrol stations for the first time. Data from Zap-Map shows that as of 22 May, there are 8,471 charging locations across the UK, hosting a total of 13,613 charging devices. In contrast, […]
Yodel invests £15m in green fleet
Parcel carrier Yodel has announced a £15.2m investment in its fleet, designed to reduce the environmental impact of its road-based operations. The investment includes new vehicles and trailers as well as technology to improve efficiency and safety. The firm has taken delivery of an all-electric 7.5 tonne light-duty truck, the first in its fleet. The […]
EVs should be ‘only option’ by 2035
The UK can end its contribution to global warming within 30 years by setting an ambitious new target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said. In its latest advisory, the Committee states that by 2035 ‘at the latest’ all new cars and vans should […]
