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Thatcham Research praises hydrogen Hilux

Thatcham Research has praised Toyota’s prototype hydrogen fuel cell variant of its Hilux pick-up as a benchmark in sustainable vehicle design strategy. The pick-up was developed as part of the […]

Government opens EV enquiry

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has opened its inquiry into electric vehicles. The inquiry is examining the importance of the decarbonisation of transport and transition to […]

ULEZ forcing drivers to replace cars

More than a fifth of car users (20.4%) living in cities with clean air zones have sold or are planning to sell their vehicles due to them failing to comply […]

Leasing can drive EV uptake

New research has found that three in four British motorists (74%) would send back a new car if they didn’t like it. Mobility provider SOGO researched attitudes towards owning a new […]

Volta Trucks announces major distribution trial

Volta Trucks has announced that global transport and logistics company DSV is trialling its zero-emission trucks. The truck will be operating from DSV’s southern hub in Purfleet and will be […]

Copart awarded environmental accolade

Copart has been awarded a milestone badge from the Ecologi platform for planting 1,000 trees across the UK, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, Senegal, and Ethiopia. The award supports Copart’s ongoing […]

IMI backs government inquiry into EVs

The IMI has urged the government to consider incentives, infrastructure, availability and end-of-life disposal after it announced a new inquiry into the electric vehicle experience. The inquiry is seeking industry […]

BMW trials first hydrogen model

BMW is piloting a fleet of nearly 100 hydrogen vehicles. The BMW iX5 has been in development for four years but is now being deployed internationally for trial purposes. The […]

Europcar adds EV model to its fleet

Europcar has become the first rental company in the UK to add the ORA Funky Cat to its fleet. The ORA Funky Cat is a compact electric car manufactured by […]

Government launches inquiry into EVs

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has launched an inquiry into electric vehicles. The aim of the inquiry is to understand how the government will achieve its […]

ICE ban could cause further supply shortages

The proposed ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and the ban on hybrids from 2035 could result in a shortage of internal combustion engine vehicles. […]

Kia passes 50,000 EV sales milestone

Kia UK has reached the 50,000 EV sales milestone in July 2023, after another record-breaking month that saw the brand finish as the UK’s fourth best-selling brand. Kia sold 9,624 […]