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Julian Kirk

Fleet World Fleet: Volkswagen Golf GTE

4 weeks ago / 0 comments

A while-you-wait oil service appointment gives time to mull over the Golf’s pros and cons. Julian Kirk reports back.

Fleet World Fleet: Volkswagen Golf GTE

2 months ago / 0 comments

Forget range anxiety; could the Golf GTE give range envy? Julian Kirk reports back.

Fleet World Fleet: Volkswagen Golf GTE

3 months ago / 0 comments

It’s long been said that PHEVs offer the perfect stepping stone to full EVs. Julian Kirk puts the theory to the test with our new long-term Golf GTE.

Fleet World Fleet: Audi e-tron GT quattro

6 months ago / 0 comments

Julian Kirk takes delivery of his new Audi e-tron GT quattro 350kW long-termer.

Fleet World Fleet: Audi e-tron Technik 50 quattro

2 years ago / 0 comments

Julian Kirk enthuastically greets our new, fully electric long termer.

Fleet World Fleet: Audi Q7 55 TFSIe quattro S line

2 years ago / 0 comments

Julian Kirk finishes his test drive of the Q7 PHEV with a look at the merits of running a PHEV in the current marketplace

Fleet World Fleet: Audi Q7 55 TFSIe quattro S line

2 years ago / 0 comments

Julian Kirk transforms his long-term test drive of the Q7 PHEV with the install of a home charger.

Fleet World Fleet: Audi Q7 55 TFSIe quattro S line

2 years ago / 0 comments

Julian Kirk finds a quick solution to a problem with the Audi’s MMI system.

Volkswagen reveals forthcoming luxury electric saloon

6 years ago / 0 comments

Volkswagen has given us a glimpse of the luxury saloon of the near future with the unveiling of the I.D. Vizzion concept.

Geneva Motor Show: Kia debuts two plug-in hybrid models

7 years ago / 1 comments

Kia will add two new plug-in hybrid models to its line-up later this year, both offering sub-50g/km CO2 emissions.

VW targets fleet sales for plug-in hybrid Golf GTE

7 years ago / 1 comments

Volkswagen is expecting more fleet buyers to switch-on to the GTE plug-in hybrid version of its recently refreshed Golf.

Detroit Electric rebirth draws near

8 years ago / 0 comments

Detroit Electric, once a 20th Century EV pioneer was expected to begin sales in 2014. What has happened, asks Dave Moss?

Can fuel cell vehicles succeed?

9 years ago / 0 comments

Cost and fuelling infrastructure are holding hydrogen fuel cell vehicles back, reckons Chris Wright.

To EV or not to EV? That is the question…

10 years ago / 0 comments

How realistic is electric vehicle ownership? That’s a question that Bart Vanham of TCO Plus set out to answer.

Deploying Electric Vehicles in Fleets

10 years ago / 1 comments

Although by no means suited to all fleet applications, electric vehicles (EVs) are nonetheless becoming a more viable, practical and financially attractive option for fleets, according to Robert Evans, CEO of Cenex and current … Read More »