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Windsor, Swindon and Stockport have the least number of rapid chargers per electric cars, according to analysis of official statistics by the Liberal Democrats.

Silvey Fleet has launched an electric vehicle (EV) charging payment solution and a new consultancy service to help fleet managers transition to electric.

Independent forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG), has opened its first all-electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Stretford, Manchester.

The UK faces an EV skills gap, with too few technicians to service the volume of zero emissions vehicles predicted to be on UK roads, according to the IMI.

Seven businesses have joined the EV100 with a pledge to electrify their combined fleets of more than 250,000 vehicle by 2030.

Electric vehicle (EV) company car schemes are proving to be a key retention and recruitment tool as the job market heats up following the pandemic, according to FleetCheck.

A landmark deal on zero emission cars and vans has been unveiled today to coincide with Transport Day at COP26.

Virgin Media O2 has unveiled the first electric vehicle (EV) to join its fleet, as part of an initial order of 280 vans.

The Green Finance Institute has highlighted 18 solutions to overcome the financial barriers to decarbonising road transport in the UK, by 2030, in a new report.

The Government says it will phase out new, non-zero emission HGVs weighing 26 tonnes and under by 2035, with all new HGVs sold to be zero emission by 2040.

Arval has launched a zero-emission e-bikes leasing scheme to coincide with COP26.

The DVLA says that drivers have missed out on £2.3 million of savings by not renewing their photocard driving licence online.

Operating in Edinburgh, the eCargo bike will deliver items that do not require two-person services but still require special handling.

ALD Automotive and The Miles Consultancy (TMC) have launched a new fleet data reporting solution called Global Fleet Inventory (GFI).

Used car transactions fell by 134,257 units compared to Q3 2020 when the easing of lockdown measures saw the market bounce back strongly, according to the SMMT.

Westminster City Council's trial of commercial vehicle charge points will be expanded in the New Year.

The Government review will look at ways to reduce the burden and cost of the Driver CPC for existing and returning HGV drivers.

Vauxhall confirms pricing and specification details for the all-new Astra, including a plug-in hybrid version, with an all-electric model available from 2023.

Nextbase has appointed Simon Grantham as its new chief executive officer and iVendi appoint Darren Sinclair as its new chief commercial officer.

The transport sector experienced the highest price-per-miler average across all vehicle types in September 2021, according to the TEG Road Transport Index.

Connected Kerb, has announced plans to install 190,000 public on-street EV chargers, worth up to £1.9bn, by 2030.

Teletrac Navman has launched an interactive dashboard, which assimilates the data from the annual DfT ‘Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain’ report.

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter was crowned the most reliable van in the 2021 FN50 reliability survey, while Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles was named the most reliable van manufacturer.

AX has launched AX Motor Assist, a new, technology-driven end-to-end incident management service for fleet and leasing companies and their customers.

Westminster has been identified as the best place in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) with regards to the availability of charging infrastructure.

The Government is being urged to do more to solve the HGV driver shortage or risk the prospect of similar supply chain problems that led to the fuel crisis.

Mercedes-Benz is facing fresh allegations of using illegal defeat devices to cheat emissions tests, this time affecting its Euro 6 compliant six-cylinder 3.0-litre BlueTec engine.

Fleets face a £54 million bill in additional charges for entering the expanded ultra-low emission zone in London over the next year, according to Masternaut.