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Oct 17, 2024 · Electric vehicles rack up record global sales in September. 3 days ago / 0 comments. A record-breaking 1.7 million EVs were sold globally over the month of September, EV research house Rho Motion has revealed.
BT Fleet Solutions renamed as Rivus Fleet Solutions - Fleet World
BT Fleet Solutions has now rebranded Rivus Fleet Solutions, in the wake of its recently announced acquisition by Aurelius Group. The rebrand is intended to reflect the firm’s full range of fleet management solutions. Pronounced ‘ree-vus’ and named after the Latin word for ‘river’, the new branding has been chosen to reflect the ...
Road test: Mini Cooper Electric - Fleet World
The former boasts a high-voltage 40.7kWh battery, which provides up to 190 miles of electric range (WLTP). The car’s 184hp (135kW) electric motor generates 290Nm, helping it to reach 62mph from a standstill in 7.3 seconds. Moving up to the Cooper SE – which carries a £4,500 price premium – and drivers will get more power (218hp/168kW ...
Drivers beware: New text message parking scam now doing the …
Drivers are being warned to be on their guard as a new text message-based parking scam starts doing the rounds. The scam texts ask for payment for a supposed parking fine, linking drivers to a fake government website to pay. Local authorities including Sefton Council and Thanet District Council have issued warnings about the scam after local ...
Fuel Card Services launches Tele-Gence - Fleet World
Fuel Card Services has launched its latest product, Tele-Gence, that aims to save fleets money and offer a fully scalable range of services, customisable and bespoke telematics options. Tele-Gence is claimed to improve fleet mpg by up to 20%. The company says that Tele-Gence immediately reduces costs and adds value to any business, and has been ...
Size of UK company car and grey fleet markets mapped out in …
The report finds that some 1.8 million ‘true fleet’ company cars were operated in 2019, down from 2.0 million in 2018, based on MVRIS sales data and member data from BVRLA. In fact, the true company car market has been reducing each year since 2017, although HMRC data has been skewed by payrolling issues. While recently published ...
Road Test: Ford Fiesta ST-Line X 1.0L EcoBoost MHEV 155PS
Ford Fiesta ST-Line X with the 155hp 1.0-litre EcoBoost. SECTOR Supermini PRICE £22,980 FUEL 42.8-50.461.4mpg CO2 122g/km. There’s no full-electric Fiesta yet, but Ford’s popular supermini is the latest model to benefit from mild-hybrid power. Alongside the Puma and Focus, the Fiesta gains 48V architecture, giving further small fuel and ...
Northgate repositions as complete fleet management provider
The company, renowned for offering flexible vehicle hire, is setting itself up as an independent fleet management provider to offer customers a solution that provides complete control over their vehicles and drivers whilst offering significant cost savings across their fleets. Under the move, Northgate has invested in a large and diverse in ...
Scottish Ambulance fleet gets funding for complete overhaul
The £34.3 million funding package will see 326 new accident and emergency vehicles introduced, as well as 250 support vehicles. The former will include 65 paramedic response units (cars or motorbikes used to get paramedics to the scene of an incident as quickly as possible) while the latter will include 98 patient transport vehicles and 151 support vehicles.