Tag Archives: EVs

Petrol and diesel vehicles are written off and scrapped by insurers at double the rate of EVs, according to a data study conducted by cap hpi. In the pure electric vs ICE category, with regards to scrapped vehicles aged one year and under, a total of 40 EVs were scrapped out of the 334,525 on the road compared with 701 ...

A discussion concerning consumer interest and perspective with regards to electric vehicles took place during the Transport Committee meeting on Wednesday. Interest in EVs from private buyers has been low due to various concerns from drivers considering a switch to electric. Steve Huntingford, Editor of What Car? said: “The cars are getting better all the time. The cars are actually ...

Greenhous Group has provided Telford College with two electric Vauxhall Corsas and components to enhance the college’s automotive training facilities. The new EVs will help the college expand electric and hybrid vehicle training for full-time students and top-up tuition for local businesses to upskill their technicians. Danny Minshall, regional retail director of Greenhous Group said: “Greenhous is dedicated to addressing ...

Trade-to-trade listings of Alternatively-Fuelled Vehicles (AFVs) have risen 30% this year, according to Dealer Auction’s new EV Performance Review (EVPR). The EVPR also shows that the number of AFVs sold has increased by 47% when comparing the period January to April to the previous full four months. Although combined AFV listings and sales increased, the number of hybrid listings fell ...

Portsmouth, Southampton and Stockport are the areas in the UK where EV drivers will struggle the most in search of rapid charging points, according to Aston Barclay. Aston Barclay analysed Department for Transport statistics on the number of available rapid charging devices in the UK, and compared with the total number of registered EVs. Portsmouth had just one rapid charger ...

Car buyers are embracing the latest EV models when they reach the second-hand market for the first time according to Aston Barclay’s April desirability index. The Tesla Model Y, Audi Q4, Polestar 2, Skoda Enyaq and Vauxhall Mokka X all appeared in April’s index of the top 10 most desirable used EVs. The index which determines the hottest models being ...

Average levels of discount on EVs in the UK have reached record highs, according to data from Auto Trader. In March, EV offers reached record highs as average new EV discount peaked at 11%. A discount of 20% or more had been offered on 11% of new EVs, compared to 2% of petrol cars with that level of discount. A ...

Average car CO2 dropped -2.1% while company car emissions plummeted by -11.5%, due to compelling fiscal incentives encouraging fleet and manufacturer investment in EVs, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). SMMT suggests providing private consumers with similar incentives would help accelerate a switch to electric, dramatically decarbonising UK road transport. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said: ...

Connected transportation solutions company Geotab says two-thirds of vehicles operated by private and public sector organisations in the UK are ready to go electric. The ‘Taking Charge: On the Road to an EV Future’ report analysed driver data from 1.3 million vehicles across seven countries over 12 months. The UK was singled out as the most ‘EV suitable’ market in ...

Falling EV values stabilise once they reach price parity with their ICE equivalents, the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) heard. EV pricing, fleet remarketing trends and remarketing logistics were discussed at the VRA’s March meeting. Discussions centered on EVs achieving price parity with their ICE equivalents. Andy Shields, global business unit director of Indicata, said: “This effect appears to have some ...