The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says the new office would monitor the public charging market with the ability to enforce regulated minimum standards.
Arval reports that its fleet orders in the UK grew by 15% in what it says was a flat market during the pandemic-affected 2021. The leasing and mobility company posted a similar uplift in vehicle orders (15%) on a global basis as it grew its fleet to1,469,753 leased vehicles.
The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has announced its first-ever annual conference in the UK, to take place at The British Motor Museum, Gaydon, on May 18, 2022.
The last two weeks of 2021 saw intense consumer demand for light commercial vehicles in the UK, driving average stock values to their second highest levels of the year.
AF Editor Mike Antich assembled an online group of fleet managers - the Global Fleet Advisory Board operating in excess of 125,000 vehicles globally - to discuss some of the issues they were facing with electrification with Stewart Lightbody, deputy chair of the Association of Fleet Professionals, the largest fleet association in the UK.
Europcar says the new fleet management agreement with CBVC will support the Group’s aims by encouraging staff take-up of electric vehicles (EVs), which will also allow drivers to take advantage of the significant tax benefits available to company drivers choosing a zero emission vehicle.
The Miele fleet in Germany has scored a first: a hydrogen fuel cell e-van has gone into service for the premium domestic appliance maker in the Rhine-Main region of Germany. The Vivaro-e Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle is the first off the Opel production line, offering the Miele fleet a range of 249 miles and a refueling time of just three minutes.
The newly formed collective will work with local governments to provide charging infrastructure in places where it is desperately needed.
Ford is undertaking trials of its all-electric E-Transit with major European fleet customers before the van becomes widely available spring 2022. Fleets chosen for the real-world trial include operators in the postal, municipal, and utilities sectors, as well as firms operating in the last mile and grocery delivery arenas.
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