UweHochgeschurtz, head of Stellantis European business, warned that the UK government must take more steps to encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles
The government in the UK has, with immediate effect, changed the level of grants available to fleets as well as private buyers for electric cars and vans. The Plug-in Car Grant is reduced by £1,000 to a maximum of £1,500. Only vehicles that cost less than £32,000 (previously...
It also predicted that - with battery electric vehicles accounting for 16.5 per cent of new car sales in the UK - the price gap to petrol and diesel cars would continue to narrow as battery costs come down. In response, Fiat said the government is now 'well and truly on the cusp of [...
The UK government has followed through on its decision to withdraw a significant grant towards switching to electric vehicles, with grants now only offered on models costing less than £10,000. Previously the Government offered a grant of up to £1,500 (or 20 per cent of the purchase pri...
The UK government’s plan to ban the sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 dominated the news and media headlines this summer. Commentators speculated on the death of the internal combustion engine. Around the country drivers were contemplating the potential reduced value of their vehicle...
Automated vehicles could make travel safer, and on motorways, driving is often a tedious and boring task. While the idea of hands-free driving on long stretches of road is a tantalizing one, the government wants to ascertain how rules relating to ALKS can be established within the current ...
When the government reveals the new design at COP26, it says it will also call on other nations to “accelerate” their transition to electric vehicles. It says that, along with phasing out coal power and stopping deforestation, will be “crucial” to keeping warming at 1.5°C. ...
The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) provides grants to help individuals and businesses buy an electric vehicle (EV) or install charging points What government EV grants are there? Currently, the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) is offering four grants to help fund electric cars...
The UK government has announced plans to accelerate the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles, bringing it forward by five years to 2030, as part of its ‘green industrial revolution.’...
Electric vehicle owners will pay car tax from 2025 to offset falling revenues from the slow decline of petrol and diesel vehicles ahead of their planned phaseout at the end of the decade by the UK government. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday that the exemption for battery-powered cars ...