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Nearly half of workshop technicians believe they will need electric and hybrid technology know-how over traditional mechanical knowledge in as little as five years. Research from CitNOW shows that 42% of workshop technicians think that having knowledge of AFVs will be important given the recent rise of EVs. Just 18% of professionals ranked EV expertise among the most important skills ...

The volume of used electric vehicles (EVs) available in the UK has risen by 27% since 2017. A cap hpi study examined used vehicle disposal data across the UK and showed the increase rises to 30% when comparing the first two months of 2018 to 2019. Electric vehicles are the fastest growing sector of the new car market with Q1 ...

Over 40,000 EVs and plug-in hybrids were sold in the Q1 of 2019, an almost 15% increase compared to the same period last year. However, research from Jardine Motors Group shows that 60% of UK motorists still need convincing. The Group found that one of the driving factors that would make more UK drivers consider going electric would be if ...

The number of plug-in electric cars in the UK increased by 75% in 2018. Motorparc data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows that there is now a record 195,410 plug-in vehicles on UK roads. AFV ownership increased 30%, with more than 620,000 hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric cars now in use. This increase has ...

The Nissan LEAF has emerged as the UK’s fourth fastest selling used car. Figures from Indicata show that the LEAF took, on average, 43 days to sell, which is just four days more than the table-topping Hyundai Tucson. It was also the fourth highest value car on the list at £21,264. Indicata believes this is further proof that electric cars ...

LDV will unveil a new EV van at the 2019 Commercial Vehicle Show. It will be the smaller version of the first electric vehicle launched by LDV, the EV80. This model has a 120-mile range on a single charge and can be fully charged in less than 90 minutes. The new EV will be the first model launched by LDV ...

Potential buyers are being confused by conflicting and muddled information concerning EVs, and are put off by their cost. A What Car? study has shown that those considering an EV research for three months in order to gain the same level of understanding that they have of petrol or diesel cars. The study, of over 9000 motorists, found that 8.4% ...

Despite an increase in interest and a growing range, AFVs/EVs still come with a potentially off-putting price tag. 71% of drivers would consider owning an EV, but they currently make up just 7% of the UK market. Auto Trader has concluded from a pool of current AFV owners, that just 25% were motivated by cheaper upfront cost, whereas cheaper running ...

The Nissan LEAF is the first electric car to surpass 400,000 sales. Introduced in 2010 as the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle, the Nissan LEAF has helped to make electric driving accessible to non-luxury buyers. At the time, LEAF customers were mostly “early adopters.” LEAF owners have driven their cars more than 10 billion kilometres in total. The number of ...

Honda has today announced that it will close its Swindon vehicle manufacturing plant in the UK in 2021, at the end of the current model’s (Civic) production lifecycle. The plant produces 150,000 cars per year, and employs approximately 3,500 people. The company says that the closure is a part of a restructure its global manufacturing network, but Honda’s European HQ ...