February update on the number of charging points around the UK.
Hugh Poulter
BUSINESSES working towards low-carbon or net-zero targets will have to find ways of moving employees using their own vehicles into more environmentally-friendly models.
This is the view of the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) which has recognised that the slow conversion of the ‘grey fleet’ into electric vehicles compared with company fleets is becoming a major…
FLEET Evolution founder and managing director, Andrew Leech, has called the number of EV chargepoints in Westminster versus the rest of the country a ‘national disgrace’. Latest figures show that Westminster has 1,095 public chargepoints for electric vehicles. This is more than the number available in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle combined at…
Venson Automotive Solutions’ Operations Director Alison Bell, says companies who are looking to adopt cleaner fleets are now facing a ‘postcode lottery’ for the cost of charging an electric vehicle. According to figures obtained by British Gas, 21 councils across England and Wales allow motorists to top up their batteries for free, yet in other…
Osprey Charging, one of the UK’s largest and fastest-growing rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, has announced a major retail partnership with real estate specialists, Ediston, to install rapid EV charging across its portfolio of retail warehouse sites in the UK. The partnership will open up rapid destination charging to customers visiting major retail brands…
ChargePoint has been named the winner in Best Practices Market Leadership Award in the European electric vehicle charging market in a new independent report conducted by Frost & Sullivan, an influential US business growth and leadership company. The award recognizes that ChargePoint has achieved the greatest market share resulting from outstanding performance, products, and services.…
FLEET Evolution founder and managing director, Andrew Leech, says the number of EV chargepoints in Westminster versus the rest of the country is a ‘national disgrace’.
Latest figures, as reported in a national newspaper, show that Westminster – with one of the most comprehensive public transport networks in the UK – has some 1,095 public chargepoints…
After taking over the helm of Fleet Alliance last August after heading up Lookers, Andy Bruce discusses the differences and similarities between the leasing broker sector and the traditional dealership market now and into the future.
The leasing broker sector and the franchised dealership world are two different but complementary channels to market. The franchised dealership…
SMALL business and fleet drivers are at risk of falling foul of new mobile phone laws that were introduced by the government in January with minimal information or publicity. The new rules, which were included in changes to the Highway Code introduced on 29 January.
It is already illegal to text or make a phone call (other…
THE safe loading of vehicles and load security is too often dismissed as a box that needs to be ticked. That is, until something goes wrong and people are injured or killed.
An example of this happened last year when a driver and passenger were lucky to escape with minor injuries when a lorry shed its load…