Trained on Cardiff University’s renowned Postgraduate Diploma in Motor Magazine Journalism, Alex is an award-winning motoring journalist with ten years’ experience across B2B and consumer titles. A life-long car enthusiast with a fascination for new technology and future drivetrains, he joined Fleet World in April 2011, contributing across the magazine and website portfolio and editing the EV Fleet World Website.
C&C Taxis, based in St Austell, already has a fleet of six Nissan LEAFs, and says each of its electric vehicles save around £10,000 in fuel bills per year. The newcomer was deployed earlier this month and has already clocked up 1,000 miles in the region. Fleet manager, Mark Richards, said: ‘We’ve had such great […]
Using grant funding from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), the points will be installed at the Beeches Car Park in Cirencester and Old Market Way in Moreton-in-Marsh and will be active within weeks, offering hubs for visitors and residents bringing plug-in vehicles to the district. Users will be charged £4 via a telephone […]
The deal means Days Contract Hire will continue to use Fleet Assist’s network of 7,000 garages to carry out service, maintenance and repair work on its fleet of more than 10,000 company cars and vans. Fleet Assist, which works with 30 contract hire and leasing companies operating 700,000 vehicles, also offers a service booking facility […]
Another step towards a 40% electric fleet target by 2020, joins a fleet of 98 low carbon vehicles used by the university as part of its carbon management plan, which in turn allows for additional funding from the Higher Education Funding Council. The van is in Acenta spec, leased through Lex Autolease, and will cover […]
The Chargepoint Mapping project will log three months of telematics data from commercial vehicle fleets based in the capital to help plan a network of rapid chargers in the capital, in turn allowing businesses to maximise the cost and environmental benefits of electric commercial vehicles. Managed by the Energy Saving Trust and Route Monkey, the […]
A review of the Government Car Service, which provides vehicles for ministers, is already underway and the first plug-in hybrid and electric cars will be deployed this autumn. Shortly afterwards, another 135 plug-in cars and vans will be available for public sector fleets, including police forces, councils and the NHS. All vehicles will be considered […]
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What is it? Smart Witness is one of a growing number of dashboard cameras on the market, popular not only with fleets but increasingly with private drivers too. The device records court-admissible video footage which is being used to settle insurance disputes and curb false claims. It’s not hard to see why they’re becoming popular […]
The Arval Smart Experience is said to be a response to changing expectations from customers, with 60% of the UK’s population now using smartphones, 20% using tablets and over half accessing social media platforms. The UK launch follows trials in France, and will coincide with launches across several of the company’s largest markets. It comprises […]
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Dave Tuckett, product and planning manager at MINI UK, said it estimates around 700 will have sold by the end of the year, and the carmaker is planning similar numbers for 2014. Limited use of bespoke parts in production means it can be flexible on volume if demand requires. But MINI isn’t hoping to sell large volumes, […]
Unveiled at Geneva, the Electric Defender pick-up is designed to offer the same off-road ability as its diesel-powered counterpart, including permanent four-wheel drive and Hill Descent Control. The latter uses brake regeneration to recover up to 80% of energy as electricity for the car’s batteries. Using two lithium ion batteries, the car has a range […]
