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If you’re old enough to remember Scalextric, you may be excited to hear about a brand-new scheme soon being planned for the UK, with initial trials starting in the West Midlands. The scheme involves using ‘Scalextric-style’ engineering in our roads within the next 2 years.
more info…The global pandemic has played havoc with many businesses and industries throughout 2020, and the motor trade industry has been no exception.
more info…Thanks to a new grading system launched in October 2020, motorists now have more information to better understand a vehicle’s autonomous and assisted driving capability before purchasing the latest vehicle makes and models off a motor trader forecourt.
more info…All new cars with an internal combustion engine could be banned by 2030 if a report in ‘The Guardian’ is to be believed, so the motor trade has been planning and bracing itself for the widespread introduction of electric vehicles in the next decade.
more info…Autonomous vehicles look set to play a much more prominent role in the motor trade industry after Cruise LLC, a subsidiary of General Motors in which Honda also holds a stake, recently revealed an ambitious, electric, driverless shuttle / taxi prototype in San Francisco. more info…
The United Kingdom is officially due to leave the European Union (EU) on January 31st, 2020, following Brexit, the Government will no longer be bound to charge standard rate VAT of at least 15% on electric cars. more info…
A trial of electric vehicle induction pads which enable wireless charging points are to be trialled on roads, car parks and taxi ranks throughout London, the Midlands and Scotland. If the trial is seen as a success, electric new and used cars could be wirelessly charging on UK roads by spring 2020. more info…
Modern vehicle technology is full of acronyms, like ABS (Antilock Braking System) and AWD (All Wheel Drive). Even though the technology has been around for many years, you may not have heard of AEB (Autonomous Emergency Braking). more info…
You might expect that the biggest issue facing the motor trade when it comes to introducing autonomous vehicles would be the limits of technology. However, a recent survey showed that it may be a lack of trust and enthusiasm on the part of drivers preventing the uptake of driverless technology. more info…
According to the Transport Studies Unit at Oxford University, sales of all-electric cars increased 70% year-on-year in 2019. However, still only a tiny percentage of new and used cars sold in Britain are electric. more info…
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