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Ralph Morton

U.K. and European Correspondent

Ralph Morton is the European correspondent for Automotive Fleet and Global Fleet, covering the U.K. and European beat.

A highly experienced automotive journalist, Ralph has written for motorsport titles, consumer car magazines, and for the last 20 years, the fleet industry. He is a former editor of What Car? magazine, launched and edited Business Car Manager, and now runs and publishes two titles: Broker News, aimed at the leasing broker sector, and FleetandLeasing.com, which is a website focused on SME fleets. Ralph is married with two adult children and works from an office in Richmond, London. He gained a degree in English literature from the University of London, where he was president of the English Society.

Newsby Ralph MortonOctober 4, 2022

Sixt Expands eMobility Capability with 100,000 BYD EV Deal

The long-term partnership will commence with a few thousand EVs that will become available to Sixt customers thru Q4 2022. The first model to be delivered is the compact SUV Atto 3 model.

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Newsby Ralph MortonOctober 3, 2022

APCOA To Roll Out 100,000 EV Charge Points

APCOA says it plans to invest in charging stations offering 11 to 22 kW in over 12,000 locations while partners will be invited to install 350-kW ultra rapid chargers at 1,000 of its parking facilities, and that it will take until 2035 to reach its target—13 years, or roughly 7,700 chargers per year.

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Newsby Ralph MortonSeptember 23, 2022

Head of U.K.’s Largest Leasing Company Departs for MotoNovo Finance

Jones leaves Lex Autolease after four years heading up the leasing business and a long and varied career at Lloyds Banking Group since joining their graduate finance program.

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Newsby Ralph MortonSeptember 22, 2022

Alphabet Appoints Former Fleet Manager as Consultancy And Channels Development Manager

Before her new appointment at Alphabet, Sandall-Mansergh spent more than 23 years as a fleet manager, most recently with Barclays Bank, before becoming an independent consultant and eventually moving to LeasePlan.

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Newsby Ralph MortonSeptember 21, 2022

Charging Infrastructure is Preventing Greater Fleet Electrification

A new report by industry body the British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA) says that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to public charging is impeding the development of fleet electrification.

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Newsby Ralph MortonSeptember 21, 2022

First Fiat Scudo Van Built at Vauxhall’s Luton Plant

Fiat says it has maintained strong order books for the Scudo since its 2021 launch, and the additional Luton manufacture will help meet its growing order books.

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Newsby Ralph MortonSeptember 21, 2022

Holman Helps Orbis Protect Lower Emissions in Fleet Deal for 210 Vehicles

Orbis Protect says that since trialing the Lightfoot telematics system, its fleet has seen an 18.2% average fuel saving per vehicle as well as a 100% reduction in dangerous driving incidents.

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Newsby Ralph MortonSeptember 21, 2022

Connected Vehicle Technology Will Help Fleets Control Tire Cost Escalation

TyreServe, a one-stop tyre replacement service to the contract hire and leasing industry from epyx, reports that it has seen tire costs rise by 33% during the last two years.

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Newsby Ralph MortonSeptember 21, 2022

Telematics Company ABAX Partners With FleetCheck

An API will link odometer data collected through ABAX products to FleetCheck’s fleet management software, enabling a high level of visible fleet information from a single dashboard.

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Newsby Ralph MortonSeptember 14, 2022

Ogilvie Fleet Reports Nearly Half of New Orders are EVs

Ogilvie reports that 45% of all forward orders are for pure electric cars, and that the percentage rises to 78% if it counts plug-in hybrid models.

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