Whether you’re a large business with a whole fleet of vehicles or a small business with just one or two company cars, it’s worth finding out more about electric vehicles (EVs), says the Energy Saving Trust (EST). With the […]
Whether you’re a large business with a whole fleet of vehicles or a small business with just one or two company cars, it’s worth finding out more about electric vehicles (EVs), says the Energy Saving Trust (EST). With the […]
Hospitals, stations and streets across the UK will see a wave of new chargepoints for electric cars, thanks to Government funding. In February the Government announced an extra £37m to offset the cost of installing infrastructure for recharging electric vehicles. […]
City of York Council has ordered six electric cars following the Energy Saving Trust’s Plugged-in Fleets Initiative (PIFI). The initiative demonstrated how public and private sector organisations in the UK could significantly reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions by […]
In a UK first, ten groups of neighbours are being sought to drive electric cars for 18 months as part of a new trial that will look at ways of managing their impact on the local electricity grid. The pioneering […]
Good news for Hybrid vehicles With CO2 emissions of 48g/km, the Volvo V60 D6 AWD will still benefit from the newly confirmed Ultra Low Emission Discount (ULED) for London’s congestion charge scheme when the new limit of 75g/km of CO2 […]
According to findings from the Alphabet Fleet Management Report (AFMR) 2012 the number of organisations that have set green fleet targets has dramatically increased over the past year; from 45% in 2011 to 79% in 2012. The AFMR 2012 also […]
HMRC has confirmed that the P11D price for EVs will include the price of the battery even if the battery is leased rather than purchased outright. While the 2010 Budget announced a five year tax break for battery electric […]
The Mayor of London has announced his intention to create the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone in central London, with the aim to deliver dramatic benefits in air quality. Boris Johnson believes that the decision will provide a […]
The Volkswagen e-Up has been revealed ahead of its public debut at the 2013 Frankfurt motor show in September. It’s an electric version of the Up city car that will go on sale in the UK in early 2014. The […]
My Electric Avenue, an innovative project that aims to provide a solution to the potential impact that the recharging of electric vehicles (EVs) may have on the local electricity network, is now officially underway following final sign-off by Ofgem of […]
BVRLA chief executive John Lewis shares his comments on the Budget: New thresholds for company car Benefit-in-Kind tax: “This decision to rethink the benefit-in-kind thresholds on low-emission company cars will ensure they remain an attractive proposition for drivers. “The market […]