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The strong rebound in growth in UK commercial vehicle (CV) production in 2022 continued in July, where the highest number of vehicles were registered for six years and rounded off the best first seven months of a year in a decade.
CV production grew by…
The first all-electric refrigerated commercial Class 6 truck in Canada has been servicing customers in British Columbia for the past three weeks.
Four Canadian companies – Cold Star Solutions from Victoria, Volta Air from Burnaby in B.C., and Lion Elec…
The UK’s plug-in car grant (PiGC) for electric cars has been scrapped with immediate effect.
The Government said the success of the scheme in encouraging drivers to switch to electric cars meant it could now “refocus” funding to improve EV adopti…
The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on UK roads has reached more than 748,000, representing a 71% increase in electric use.
That’s according to new data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), claiming that increasing petr…
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20 April 2022
Drivers in the UK will be able to watch television while in a moving car under planned changes to the Highway Code that address the impending roll-out of self-driving vehicles.
Despite dri…
Speed limiters could be fitted to all newly manufactured cars following a controversial EU ruling.
The UK Government is set to launch a consultation on the matter, looking into the possibility of speeding drivers having their car’s engine power reduced…
Decarbonising the UK HGV fleet represents a massive challenge for the industry, according to SMMT CEO Mike Hawes.
“Last year one in 10 new cars sold was pure electric, and one in six were plug-in hybrids, but for the HGV sector it’s nowhere near that,”…
HGV registrations grew by 12.9% in 2021, but remain 16.9% down on the pre-pandemic average.
A total of 37,163 new HGVs were sold last year despite ongoing supply challenges with steel, aluminium and semiconductors.
Rigid trucks made up the bulk of regi…
Many of us will be marking our calendars for January 3 to catch a glimpse of the Quadrantids in the first significant meteor shower of the year.
Set to peak late at night until dawn on January 4, the Quadrantid meteor shower is also one of the most u…