A few days ago, the German government agreed to a €130 billion COVID-19 economic recovery package. A significant portion of that stimulus, about €8 billion, is earmarked for the automotive industry in Germany. Previously, President Emmanuel Macron announced a similar €8 billion COVID-19 support package for the automotive industry in France. Next in line is
The Tesla Model 3 is now the best-selling vehicle in California in all categories, as it already is in the arguably less representative market of the Netherlands. The data is published by the California New Car Dealers Association, which is probably contemplating in despair how the best-selling vehicle is precisely one that does not get
Google Trends data show that, since the PM’s launch of the COVID-19 recovery strategy on 11th May, there has been a significant boom in demand across the UK automotive industry, which is especially evident in the electric vehicle industry judging by a new analysis tool built by LeaseFletcher. Demand is now parallel with the numbers
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Air Pollution has called for an accelreated roll out of electric vehicle infrastructure and for emissions zones to be extended to help tackle climate change as the coronavirus lockdown starts to lift. The APPG has launched its Strategy to Reduce Coronavirus Infection as we emerge from Lockdown in order to
Data suggests that carmakers are making progress towards meeting emissions reductions targets Electric and hybrid cars gained traction among European buyers in April despite coronavirus lockdowns stalling the market, suggesting carmakers are likely to avoid potential fines potentially worth billions of euros if they fail to reduce average emissions. Battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid
With oil prices at multi-year lows, conventional wisdom suggests an interest in electric vehicles (EVs) will wane. Perhaps surprisingly, the opposite is happening. Whilst registrations for diesel and petrol vehicles have plunged in the UK year on year, registrations for electric vehicles have more than doubled in the midst of the global pandemic. Analysts don’t
Improved air pollution levels during lockdown could result in a surge towards electric vehicles (EVs), a new study has found. The latest research by online parking portal YourParkingSpace.co.uk discovered that 4-in-10 people are more likely to purchase an EV in the future as a direct result of the lockdown which has seen fewer vehicles on
There were 111,000 fewer diesel cars in the UK in 2019 than the year before as people switched from polluting vehicles to greener ones The UK has reached a motoring milestone, passing ‘peak diesel’ as the number of diesel cars on the roads fell for the first time in at least 25 years. There were
So you’ve been thinking about making the switch to an electric car, but you’re still unsure whether the time is quite right. After all, the Government keeps on providing fiscal incentives to go electric, while seemingly clobbering drivers of petrol and diesel cars with taxes, so the financial case is already strong. The thing is,
10 things we love about electric cars in lockdown
Erin Baker explains why she’s lucky to own a Nissan Leaf in lockdown, and shares what potential electric car buyers should look for. We’re running a Nissan Leaf for six months and we’ve been so grateful for it since lockdown began. Here’s why electric cars make perfect sense right now. 1 – Easier to social
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