The UK has seen a rise in the use of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the last decade. By the end of 2020 there were an additional 30,000 vehicles sold, which is a 53% increase compared to the previous year. Two locations, London and South East had a third of the total number of electric cars within the UK based on data from RAC analysis government data.
more info…Although sales of electric vehicles in the UK are continually increasing, the rise in ownership is still relatively slow which is bad news for government emission targets and the plan to eliminate sales of petrol and diesel cars altogether by 2030.
more info…The United Kingdom currently have over 20,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging points available to EV motorists and the motor trade industry, a number growing with every passing month.
more info…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…
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