UK to bring forward ban on fossil fuel vehicles to 2030
The anticipated UK ban on new fossil fuel vehicles is now expected to be brought forwards by a decade, from 2040 to 2030, to speed up the...
Asia-Pacific region to be prime growth driver of battery electric vehicles
Despite the decline in passenger car sales across the globe owing to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is expected to lead the global battery...
Skoda bolsters its eco-credentials by not sending waste to landfill
Skoda, the Czech automaker and subsidiary to the Volkswagen Group, has for numerous years been optimising its ecological footprint by not having municipal waste sent to landfills....
New UK car registrations down 97% in April
UK new car registrations declined -97.3% in April, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This marked a record low...
UK car manufacturing is down 99.7% in April
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has today announced that car production across the United Kingdom has fallen to its lowest level since the Second...
Hyundai reveals where Britons will go after lockdown ends
Britain is a nation of dreamers who fantasise about what they’ll do when the lockdown is over – with three-quarters admitting they have taken their previous freedom...
Reforms to smart motorways will help improve safety, says GEM Motoring Assist
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist has welcomed the government pledge to raise standards of safety on smart motorways.
GEM was one of many groups to...
Seat converts its factory to manufacture ventilators to combat Coronavirus
The famous Martorell facility that produces the new Seat Leon has been transformed to manufacture automated ventilators for local healthcare authorities to help battle the global pandemic,...
UK car production braces for coronavirus impact
British car manufacturing fell -0.8% in February, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Some 122,171 vehicles rolled off production...
MG and DriveElectric supply Haringey Council with the ZS EV
MG Motor and DriveElectric have come together to support Haringey Council’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak by supplying a batch of fully electric vehicles to the...