Natalie Middleton
Mobistar to install EV charging stations in employees’ homes
Using Alphabet’s AlphaElectric service, the move means that the charging stations will ensure they don’t have to pay for their fuel, just like employees who have a fuel card. It adds that this makes … Read More »
Electric vehicles play leading role in 2014 Fleet World Honours
Held yesterday (20th May) at the prestigious Royal Automobile Club at Pall Mall, London, the awards once again recognise the leading car and van vehicles and suppliers in the UK fleet industry. This year’s … Read More »
Nissan announces pricing & specs for e-NV200
Nissan has announced that its new e-NV200 van will go available from July priced from £13,393 for a flexible battery leasing option. Based on the NV200 – voted International Van of the Year 2010 … Read More »
Nissan plans for 20% of China’s EV sales
According to a report by Bloomberg, EV sales in China may rise to 100,000 to 400,000 vehicles a year by 2017 to 2018. Jun Seki, head of Nissan’s China business, told Bloomberg that Nissan … Read More »
New Alphabet E-Valuation tool pinpoints where EVs will benefit fleets
Dubbed “E-Valuation”, the tool was originally launched last year as part of the firm’s AlphaElectric proposition to analyse a whole fleet in detail with potential for route and vehicle optimisation. However, now a new … Read More »
Tusker board goes electric as firm reports surging EV orders
David Hosking, chief executive officer, Mark Sinclair, chief operating officer and chief commercial officer Iain Carmichael have all opted for BMW i3s, while chief financial officer David Brockwell, has chosen a Nissan LEAF. This … Read More »
Grass Roots adds first EVs to fleet
The two Renault Kangoo ZE vehicles feature the new Grass Roots “bubbly” branding in the form of vinyl wraps with the slogan “I run on elec-trickery” on the back. The vehicles have been added … Read More »
6% of fleet operators plan to invest in electric vehicles
The poll was held from 30th April to 7th May. Visitors were asked: “Do you plan to invest in electric vehicles?” A total of 6% said yes. Kjell Anderton, a director of TrackCompare, said: ‘We … Read More »
BYD announces plans for Europe as receives record order
In response to China’s deteriorating air quality and ecological environment, Hangzhou’s Leadership has adopted zero-emissions public transportation, in the form of electric buses and taxis. The order for 2,000 long-range, battery-electric transit buses and … Read More »
Jersey government urged to look at EV incentives
According to a report by the BBC, the head of the island's power company has said that the States should make money available to help people buy electric vehicles. Speaking to the BBC, Chris Ambler, … Read More »
LeasePlan marks EV milestone with new incentive
Dubbed “Take a Leaf Out of Our Book”, the initiative will see the firm make a number of Nissan LEAFS available to clients for a ‘risk-free’ three-month trial period from 1st June 2014. The … Read More »
Chrysler confirms plug-in hybrid minivan & full-size crossover
Few details have been announced but the carmaker's presentations showed that it will launch a plug-in hybrid version of Chrysler’s former Town & Country minivan, which Fiat Chrysler is planning to bring to market … Read More »
EV sales increase three-fold in UK
Latest SMMT data shows that 1,547 pure electric vehicles have been registered for the year to date – up 246.9% on the figure of 446 for the same period last year. Meanwhile petrol-electric hybrids … Read More »
No danger from magnetic fields in electric cars, finds new report
Said to be the most comprehensive study in this field, the research carried out by seven countries covered electric-powered cars and those powered by hydrogen, petrol and diesel and found that none of them … Read More »
Nissan e-NV200 goes into production
The model is being produced at the Barcelona plant as part of a €431m investment in Nissan’s Spanish operations and will be exported globally to around 20 international markets, including Japan, from June. The … Read More »
Call for nominations for Low Carbon Champions Awards
The Awards celebrate examples of outstanding and innovative practice in accelerating the shift to lower carbon vehicles and fuels and reducing road transport emissions. There are seven categories of awards as well as two … Read More »
Cornish taxi firm clocks up 150,000 miles in Nissan LEAFs
St Austell-based C&C Taxis – the first cab operator in the county to employ a pure electric vehicle – added the first LEAF to its 10-strong fleet almost exactly 12 months ago. The firm … Read More »
Registration opens for LCV2014
Run by Cenex – the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies – the event combines a technology exhibition with a broad B2B focus, a Ride & Drive in … Read More »
EV project to call on pan-European fleets
Due to be launched imminently, the Incentives for Cleaner Vehicles in Urban Europe (I-CVUE) project aims to reduce CO2-emissions in urban environments by increasing the number of EVs in large fleets in urban areas. … Read More »
British Gas adds 100 Nissan electric vans to its fleet
Launched last November to determine viability of electric vehicle technology as part of British Gas fleet operations, the six-month pilot saw Nissan and British Gas working with Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Solutions to manage … Read More »
