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JLR is seeing a surge in demand for plug-in hybrid models, with global retail sales for the first half of the financial year up 29% compared to the prior year. It said more customers were using the technology as a stepping stone towards battery electric vehicles (BEV). In the UK, it has seen a 55% growth in PHEV sales in ...

Graeme Potts, chief executive of Eden Motor Group, offered a retailer perspective on the switch to electric at NFDA’s Driving Digital 2024 yesterday. Potts suggested encouraging consumers to get comfortable with electric by using hybrid models as a stepping stone rather than making the full electric switch right away. He said: “When it comes to power choice, I’m sorry to ...

The used market has bounced back in Q1 2024 with 43% more used cars sold than in Q4 2023, when many dealers stopped buying stock because of volatile prices, says Autorola. As used car sales volumes return to where they were in Q3 2023, the performance of hybrids has stood out this quarter. Autorola sold more used hybrids in Q1 ...

The Government plans was to ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans to 2035, or earlier if a faster transition is feasible. The date could be earlier if proven feasible and the plans are subject to consultation.The new date is five years earlier than previously planned and hybrids are included for the first time. Transport ...

The first car recovery operators have received training on electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The training courses were launched by Allianz Partners in partnership with the Institute of Vehicle Recovery (IVR). The first training days were completed over six days, in six different locations around the UK, helping recovery operators meet a new standard in training and awareness on ...

Dealers are seeing a surge in demand for hybrid vehicles in the used car market. Research carried out by Motors into the 500,000 cars listed on its platform found that hybrids are selling much faster than a year ago. While overall hybrid sales are low, they sell fast, on average 21 days in September compared to 29 in August and ...

The volumes of alternative fuelled used cars are rising faster than that of petrol and diesel-engined cars, according to the new Auto Retail Price Index. Despite this growth the research, covering the month of November, also found that EVs depreciate at a faster rate than hybrid, diesel or petrol engine cars in their first two years. The data showed the ...

Honda plans to significantly boost its hybrid sales with a new generation Insight which will debut at next month's Paris Motor Show.

The Toyota Prius is by far the most popular green model in the US, accounting for 50.6 per cent of sales in the hybrid sector so far this year.