Government incentives and cheaper fuel costs are among the benefits of electrifying your fleet early. But it turns out the advisory fuel rate (AFR) – i.e. the “45p per mile” electric expense alternative – doesn’t fit the bill, quite literally. In September 2018, HMRC set out an AFR for pure electric cars of just 4 ... Read More
On Thursday the government announced its plan to cut the electric vehicle grant. The Department of Transport announced it would reduce the grant from £3,000 to £2,500 and that it will be restricted to cars under £35,000 (previously £50,000). Grants will no longer be available for higher-priced vehicles. The viewpoint being that higher-priced vehicles are ... Read More
Move over, Tesla. A cheap model has hit China’s car market and it outsold the EV giant by 2-1 in January. In fact, it’s now the second-best-selling electric model in the world. At just £3,200, the Hong Guang Mini EV by China’s biggest car manufacturer, SAIC Motor, is proving a big hit. Even though its ... Read More
We all know which way the UK is headed when it comes to fuelling vehicles. By 2030, there’ll be a ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars, and we’ll have no choice but to make the switch. But right now, range anxiety and a shortage of means to charge an electric vehicle ... Read More
Nearly 1.3 million vehicles failed their MOT in the UK last year for one particular reason, it's the most times it's ever happened. According to the figures, faults relating to exhaust emissions have risen by over 70% in just two years. Diesel vehicles are performing worst, with a whopping 240% rise in emissions-related failures since new regulations were ... Read More
The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry into zero emission vehicles and road pricing. It follows the acceleration of the ban on sales of new vehicles with combustion engines to 2030. The new ban date has been widely hailed as a positive move for the UK’s “Green Industrial Revolution”, though critics suggest ten years ... Read More
There are still plenty of unknowns in the UK’s race towards the 2030 combustion engine ban. When are we going to have enough electric chargepoints to actually make this target viable? What can we do to drive uptake further and get more people switching sooner? But one thing that’s for sure, and that’s that ... Read More
In a bid to get more people on board with the race towards the 2050 net zero emissions target and the 2030 ban on sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles, the Government’s been putting incentives in place to encourage drivers to make the switch. Zero vehicle excise duty (VED) in the first year of ... Read More
The Competition Regulator is due to conduct research into drivers’ “range anxiety” to establish whether the electric vehicle (EV) charging sector is meeting consumer needs. The news comes after a couple from Kent took nine hours to complete a 130-mile journey home from Bournemouth because of charging issues. Hours added to electric journeys After the ... Read More
After several months on the backburner, guess what’s back with a vengeance? That’s right: Brexit. As the clock ticks down towards the end of the year and the prospect of ‘No Deal’, politicians, economists, civil servants, as well as a whole raft of others are crunching the numbers to understand exactly what the state of ... Read More