THE Taxi Centre – one of the UK’s leading suppliers of cars to the taxi industry – has taken delivery of its first batch of 100 percent electric Nissan LEAFs as it predicts a major surge in demand for the market-leading model during 2017. The Glasgow-based company – part of Vertu Motors plc – has
Suggestion that carmaker could produce vehicle in Germany instead of Oxford comes amid fears over Vauxhall’s future The new electric Mini could be made in Germany rather than the UK because of the uncertainty caused by Brexit. Most Minis are manufactured at its plant in Oxford, one of the biggest factories in the country, but
Ford puts European spec Focus Electric on par with US market counterpart, with additional range and fast-charging technology Ford has quietly issued an update to the electrified version of its popular family hatchback, the Focus Electric, boosting the range European buyers can expect and fitting fast-charge technology. The updates bring the European spec Focus Electric
Ministers are coming under growing pressure to remove tax incentives for diesel cars and offer compensation to motorists so they can swap to more environmentally friendly vehicles A group of medical professionals, environmental campaigners and lawyers has written to the chancellor ahead of the budget to demand a change to the vehicle excise duty that
This is a quick walkaround of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicle), actually showing the first one we sold. The Outlander is a good size vehicle, providing plenty of space inside for five people. It has a large boot, though this loses some height to provide storage for the home charge 13A cable
Brexit, migration and climate pressures mean our ‘too big to fail’ global food chain could unravel The UK’s clock has been set to Permanent Global Summer Time once more after a temporary blip. Courgettes, spinach and iceberg lettuce are back on the shelves, and the panic over the lack of imported fruit and vegetables has
Selfridges boosts it’s green credentials with free all-electric BMW i3 chauffeur service BMW has loaned a fleet of all-electric BMW i3s to Selfridges in Manchester for the next three months as part of the department store’s Material World initiative to encourage consumers to think more sustainably when shopping. Customers can choose to be chauffeured with
Vattenfall is one of the largest utility companies in Europe, with operations in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and the United Kingdom. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swedish government. Not surprisingly, it has a lot of vehicles in its fleet, including 3,500 cars and light trucks. The company has just
Country’s first electric car showroom to open in Milton Keynes
Chargemaster has won the contract to set up and operate a new EV Experience Centre in Milton Keynes. This will be the UKs first-ever shopping centre multi-brand showroom. Milton Keynes was awarded £9 million Go Ultra Low Cities funding in January 2016 to encourage the uptake of low emission vehicles and hit the target of
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