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Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs) are now more popular than petrol and diesel vehicles, according to more than 3 in 5 (62%) of dealers who stock AFVs. The research, from Close Brothers Motor Finance, found that two-thirds of dealers who stock AFVs also confirmed that they are selling more now compared to two years ago, pointing towards heightened demand as we ...

Consumers are now less confident on the UK’s EV charging infrastructure than they were six months ago. That’s the conclusion of new research from What Car? Which asked consumers in the market to buy a car would they be comfortable owning an electric car if they could only use public chargers to recharge their car. Just 17.7% of electric vehicle ...

Retailers must develop new business models to thrive in the age of electrification, ICDP MD Steve Young has said. “For many years, the aftersales department has provided a major part of dealer profits in many markets,” he added. “The traditional target used to be that the full overhead of the dealership would be covered by aftersales. However, at a time ...

Gloucestershire College has launched and EV training centre, offering a range of electric and hybrid electric vehicle (EV/HEV) short courses. Half a million pounds has been invested into its automotive technology workshops at Gloucester Campus. To support automotive employers in upskilling their workforce to meet the 2030 deadline, the college is currently delivering Skills Bootcamps in electric vehicles and now ...

The shift to electric cars continued  in January with combined battery electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid electric vehicle volumes up 49.9% to 28,329 units. They represented more than four in every 10 (41.3%) cars made in January, a near record monthly share. Overall, UK car production was stable in the first month of 2023, with output down just -0.3% to ...

Issues relating to the purchase process or the service received from a business after buying a car formed the majority (41%) of consumer complaints about an electric vehicles (EV) in 2022. According to the Motor Ombudsman this marks an 8% year-on-year increase in the volume of disputes logged by individuals. For customers who submitted a dispute about the purchase of ...

Kia has partnered with ‘&Charge’ to enhance its charging services. ‘&Charge’, accessed via app, allows users to collect EV charging credits when shopping at hundreds of UK retailers. Credits can be redeemed via the Kia Charge app to pay for public charging sessions, reducing the total cost of ownership. Customers can also earn credits by providing information and feedback on ...

Chinese electric carmaker BYD is gearing up for its UK launch with the appointment of key dealers to represent the brand. The first groups to come on board are Pendragon, Arnold Clark Automobiles, Lookers Motor Group and LSH Auto Holdings The first vehicle to be launched in the UK will be the BYD ATTO3, a C-Segment SUV powered by a ...

Electric car battery manufacturer Britishvolt has gone into administration with 300 redundancies. The group announced plans for a Gigafactory two years ago, saying it would create 3,000 jobs. The project was to receive support from the Government through its Automotive Transformation Fund. Once complete, the factory was intended to produce enough batteries for 300,000 electric vehicles each year. Kwasi Kwarteng ...

Nearly two thirds (64%) of UK drivers do not expect their next car purchase to be purely electric, according to the latest ‘The Road Ahead’ research from Close Brothers Motor Finance. Only one-in-ten of those surveyed expect their next vehicle to be electric, compared to 30% still looking towards petrol, which remains the most popular choice. More than one-in-five expect ...