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Will electric car sales hit the UK’s required 22% target in 2024?

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Mike Potter, managing director of DriveElectric, one of the UK’s leading electric vehicle leasing companies, on what we can expect to see in 2024.

AFP comment: Why it’s business as usual for fleets

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Don’t expect any changes to the speed of electrification adoption because of the 2035 delay, says Paul Hollick, chair of the Association of Fleet Professionals.

Fantasy Fleet: Nissan Hyper Force

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This month, FW editor John Challen ponders on just how much Nissan’s 1,341hp Hyper Force concept is a flight of fantasy or a road to a … Read More »

Comment: Why EVs are essential for last-mile delivery

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By John Gillan, UK general manager at last-mile delivery platform Stuart

What fleets need to know about EV smart charging

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By Adam Hall, director of energy services at Drax Electric Vehicles 

Stick or twist? The outlook for fleet insurance in 2024

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Will 2024 bring short-term gain or lead to long-term pain when it comes to fleet insurance? Ashbourne Insurance’s Peter Smits assesses the landscape.

LeasePlan on the defining moments of 2023 and the outlook for 2024

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As a new year unfolds, Alfonso Martinez, UK managing director at ALD Automotive | LeasePlan (soon to be Ayvens), takes a retrospective look at 2023 and … Read More »

Comment: The top six salary sacrifice tips

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Sarah Worthington, corporate sales manager at Select Fleet Solutions, a division of Select Car Leasing, on some of the biggest salary sacrifice wins and fails that … Read More »

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Aliaksandr Kuushynau: “Wialon community really shapes the future of telematics and fleet management”

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Wialon, one of the leading global telematics, IoT and GPS tracking platforms, has gained a great reputation not only for its fleet management solutions, but also … Read More »

2024 – A transformative year for the fleet industry

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By Richard Peak, director of Nextbase

Fleetcor comment: What happens now post-Autumn Statement

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Paul Holland, managing director for UK/ANZ Fleet at Fleetcor, including UK brand, Allstar, on the Autumn Statement and what’s needed now in the Spring Budget.

Benefits of good behaviour: A more effective way to cut insurance costs

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Chasing cheaper quotes for cover might not be best way to lower insurance premiums, says Ashbourne Insurance’s Peter Smits.

Cell mates: Why battery intelligence is vital for EV MaaS

3 months ago / 0 comments

Unless fleets prepare for the Mobility as a Service era by harnessing the latest software technology, they’ll never optimise operations, says Joe Jones, commercial lead of … Read More »

Comment: AFP on electric vehicle residual values

3 months ago / 0 comments

By Paul Hollick, chair of the Association of Fleet Professionals

Comment: Recharged interest in second-hand EVs

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Mike Palmer, client development director at Nexus Vehicle Rental, discusses why businesses should still be focused on preparing to switch to electric vehicles, and why second-hand … Read More »

Comment: A push for positivity on EVs

3 months ago / 0 comments

In the first of a series of new columns, fleet industry stalwart Mark Jowsey injects some positivity and pragramatism in the switch to EVs.

Comment: ZEV mandate could lead to fines worth £2.4bn in 2024

3 months ago / 0 comments

Britain has confirmed its ZEV mandate with a mandatory BEV share of 22% in 2024. A calculation based on new registrations in the last 12 months … Read More »

Comment: Time to rethink our on-street charging approach

3 months ago / 0 comments

Pending deadlines for the phase-out of fuel-burning cars and vans are perhaps a moment to stop and rethink approaches to on-street charging, says our man.

Comment: Ohme insights on driving EV efficiency

4 months ago / 0 comments

Ohme mobility director Peter McDonald looks at the different ways of measuring efficiency – including the new definition that EV fleets should be paying attention to.

Top tips for cutting fleet insurance costs

4 months ago / 0 comments

When it comes to improving efficiency and trying to reduce costs, insurance might not be the first thing that fleets think of investigating. But Peter Smits, … Read More »

The AFP’s five-step guide to going electric for fleets

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How easy is it to transition to EVs? Paul Hollick, chairman at the Association of Fleet Professionals, reckons it’s as easy as one, two, three (plus … Read More »

Comment: How used vehicle leasing could help fleets go electric

4 months ago / 0 comments

Despite stability returning to the new car market, are recent developments aligning in favour of used vehicle leasing? Alex Grant investigates.

Comment: Surge in road fatalities shows need for fleet safety focus

4 months ago / 0 comments

By Beverley Wise, Webfleet regional director for Bridgestone Mobility Solutions

Comment: Driving forward EV charging investment in the North West

4 months ago / 0 comments

By Michael Whear, principal and managing director at global real estate firm Avison Young.

Fantasy Fleet: Lego Concorde

4 months ago / 0 comments

We’ve gone small in this column before, but never 105cm x 43cm x 15cm-small! But then the item in question is a special kind of Fantasy … Read More »

Comment: BVRLA on the road to 2030

4 months ago / 0 comments

Toby Poston, director of corporate affairs BVRLA, contemplates what the next six and a half years holds for the automotive market.

Q&A: Fleetcor’s Tom Rowlands talks EV evolution and Allstar’s plans

5 months ago / 0 comments

By Tom Rowlands, managing director, global EV solutions at Fleetcor, including UK brand Allstar

Comment: How fleet managers can support the grid with the surge in EVs

5 months ago / 0 comments

By Adam Hall, director of energy services, Drax Energy

Comment: Navigating the change to a ULEZ future

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By David Savage, vice president UK & Ireland at Geotab