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LeasePlan, a global fleet management company, and Arrival, a global electric vehicles (EVs) manufacturer announced a partnership in which LeasePlan will be the preferred operational leasing partner for Arrival electric vans. The partnership is based on an initial order of 3,000 vans, with the sales agreement expected to be finalized in Q3 2021.
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Parcel delivery firm DPD has gone fully electric for the fleet that serves the city of Oxford, England. It is the first of the company’s fleets to go fully electric and will help it comply with local air quality regulations. The 40 electric vehicles, which will deliver more than 15,000 parcels a week throughout the city,
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Australian petroleum company Ampol has entered into a funding agreement with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to deliver a national fast-charging network to support the increasing popularity of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) the country, according to the Australiasian Fleet Management Association (AfMA).
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Learn about BrightDrop and how they are approaching Fleet and EV sustainability through their EV600 delivery van and EP1 all-electric pallet in this episode of Fast Forward.
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In terms of new car registrations for 2021, Europe just hit the halfway mark and on its “Road to Zero” from both a fuel type and a CO2 perspective. Learn if CO2 values are continuing to meet the targets set, even as the 5% buffer for the most polluting vehicles has now been removed for 2021.
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Bridgestone, along with other shareholders, will purchase the Azuga fleet management platform for $391 million.
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Toyota Motor Corporation has launched the all-new Aqua, a hybrid electric-only compact car offering approximately 20-percent more fuel efficiency – 35.8 km/L – than its previous generation. The Aqua is the world's first vehicle to use a high-output bipolar nickel-hydrogen battery as an electric drive battery. According to Toyota, the new battery realizes approximately twice the output as it delivers improved accelerator responsiveness and enables smooth, linear acceleration from low speeds.
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Eco-powered cars are entering the rent-a-car (RAC)/Short Term Rental (STR) market at a faster pace, while the overall market is strengthening post-pandemic in Spain, Italy and Germany, according new report by Dataforce, a Germany-based provider of fleet market data and automotive intelligence solutions in Europe.
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Automotive Fleet views itself as a facilitator to provide a platform for different voices from the industry to sound-off on today’s challenges. This regular column is designed to encourage discourse for fleet professionals to let their voices be heard to their peers and other industry professionals. Here is what is top of mind for fleet professionals concerning vehicle remarketing, electrification, and fuel management.
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The supermarket chain Asda, currently the third largest in the UK, is swapping its company car fleet to all-electric vehicles. The grocer says all its current internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles will be off-fleet latest June 2025, five years in advance of the government's ban on petrol and diesel vehicles, commencing 2030.
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