Articles by Gareth Roberts - Page 390

The semiconductor shortage has forced Daimler and Volkswagen to cut the working hours at some of their plants.

Company car and van drivers are being urged not to drive for longer than two hours without taking a break.

Price, size, range and capacity are still barriers to uptake, according to operator responses.

Price premium for pure used battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is leaving buyers reluctant to make the switch, when faced with a cheaper, second-hand diesel car.

Fleets are being urged to hold fire on making wholesale changes to company car replacement cycles, with the full impact of Covid-19 not yet clear.

Bosch has opened a €1 billion (£860m) semiconductor fabrication facility in Dresden, Germany – the largest single investment the company has ever made.

Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) has centralised its fleet communications by deploying The Driver Handbook.

Lex Autolease and Black Horse have agreed a new five-year remarketing contract with BCA, renewing the original deal struck five years ago.

The first BP Pulse rapid charging hub for fleet vehicles has been switched on in Park Lane, London, with Uber among its first customers.

Royal Mail will introduce 3,000 more electric vans to its fleet, a tenfold rise on the 300 plug-in vehicles it currently operates.