Alex Grant
Kent company launches 34-vehicle Tesla hire and chauffeur fleet
The company, which is part of plant hire specialist H.E. Services Group, is targeting environmentally-conscious individuals and businesses primarily in London and the Home Counties, but … Read More »
Fleet demand drives £350,000 investment at FAB Recycling
From its 2.5-acre yard in Cinderford, the company operates a parts recycling service called My Green Fleet, which can supply pre-owned parts nationwide, overnight. My Green … Read More »
Road Test: Hyundai i10 1.25 SE
Sector: City car Price: £9,995 Fuel: 57.6mpg CO2: 114g/km The Hyundai i10 may compete in the smallest sector of the market, but customer expectations of a … Read More »
All-new Volvo XC90 SUV revealed
Replacing a car which has been on sale since 2002, the all-new XC90 is the first Volvo to use the brand’s new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) … Read More »
SEAT puts continued focus on end user fleets
The growing Leon model range had enabled the brand to set ‘lofty expectations’ for 2014, he said, with corporate sales as a priority. As a result, … Read More »
Road Test: Audi A3 Cabriolet 2.0 TDI Sport
Sector: Convertible Price: £27,820 Fuel: 67.3mpg CO2: 110g/km Audi’s segment-defining A3 has become a staple of the UK’s fleet diet, combining economy, style and technology to … Read More »
Road Test: Fiat 500L Trekking 1.6 MultiJet
Segment: B-crossover Price: £19,750 Fuel: 60.1mpg CO2: 122g/km With the B-SUV segment continuing to grow, and UK buyers opting en masse into crossover products, the 500L … Read More »
UK's first Tesla rental fleet arrives in London
The company, which launched early this year, expects to have all ten vehicles available by the end of the year, growing to 15 during 2015 and … Read More »
Road Test: Volkswagen Passat Executive Style 1.4 TSI 160PS
Sector: Upper Medium Price: £23,045 Fuel: 45.6mpg CO2: 144g/km After nine years, one facelift and a rapidly changing fleet landscape, Volkswagen is about to call time … Read More »
Road Test: SEAT Leon FR 2.0 TDI DSG (184PS)
Sector: Lower medium Price: £23,805 Fuel: 60.1mpg CO2: 119gkm There’s a real sense, with the latest SEAT Leon, that the brand’s core model has really come … Read More »
Signs of change
Electric Vehicles: How is the market performing? The SMMT recorded 2,558 pure electric vehicle sales during the first six months of 2014, a 143.9% year-on-year … Read More »
New Renault Twingo priced from £9,495 in the UK
Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March, the car features a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive platform developed with Daimler and shared with the next Smart ForFour. … Read More »
Road Test: Fiat 500L MPW 1.6 MultiJet Pop Star (7-seat)
Sector: Small MPV Price: £18,990 Fuel: 62.8mpg CO2: 117g/km The Fiat 500L aims to answer that all-important dilemma of form versus function by mixing cute city … Read More »
Road Test: Mercedes-Benz GLA 220 CDI 4MATIC AMG Line
Sector: Crossover Price: £29,295 Fuel: 55.6mpg CO2: 132g/km Mercedes-Benz is the last of the ‘big three’ German premium brands to enter the C-segment crossover pack, but … Read More »
Tesla extends UK fast charge network to Birmingham
Located at Hyatt Regency Hotels in Portman Square, London, and Bridge Street, Birmingham, the units offer an 80% charge in around half an hour – enough … Read More »
Chargemaster confirms free wallbox offer to continue
The company said it will continue to install 3kW wallboxes at no cost to the end user, including six months’ membership to the POLAR charging point … Read More »
Democratising the electric car
How large do you predict the European market will be for the Model S? Our hope for Europe is that we sell a comparable number of … Read More »
Now this is range anxiety
‘A thousand miles, on one tank?,’ the man at the petrol station counter smirked, handing me a folded VAT receipt. ‘Hope you’ve got breakdown cover ready … Read More »
First Drive: Citroën C1
Sector: City car Price: £7,995–£11,935 Fuel: 65.7–74.3mpg CO2: 88–99g/km Citroën has sold over 780,000 C1s since the original launched in 2005, and it’s become such a … Read More »
First Drive: Volkswagen Scirocco
Sector: Lower medium Price: £20,455–£33,795 Fuel: 35.3–67.3mpg CO2: 109–187g/km Volkswagen was undergoing a transformation when it introduced the original Scirocco in 1974. A preview of the … Read More »
Data roaming
In April, the European Parliament voted in favour of legislation set to accelerate the roll-out of high-speed broadband both on land lines and to mobile … Read More »
S-Class Plug-in Hybrid to offer 65g/km CO2 emissions
The S500 PLUG-IN HYBRID is the brand’s first European model to feature technology which will be available on the new C-Class from next year. In the … Read More »
Government announces cap on whiplash report fees
Announced by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling today, fees will be limited to £180 in a move said to reflect the time needed to carry out assessments … Read More »
Porsche ranked top for real-world fuel economy
Consultancy company Emissions Analytics ranked 26 manufacturers based on the variance between real-world fuel economy and the official figures generated under the New European Driving Cycle. … Read More »
Road Test: Audi S3 Saloon S tronic
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £34,725 Fuel: 40.9mpg CO2: 159g/km Although the Audi S3 Saloon is based on a car which is aimed primarily at markets outside … Read More »
Men & young drivers most likely to use mobile phone behind the wheel
Held in the wake of the announcement that Parliament are considering doubling driving licence penalty points from 3 to 6 for using a mobile phone, the … Read More »
Mayor of London unveils air quality manifesto
Announced at Mansion House last night, the proposal comes less than six months after the European Commission launched legal proceedings against the UK government for failing … Read More »
Hitachi Capital appoints first head of customer experience
The fleet specialist recently undertook workshops across its business aimed at making itself more of a partner for its customers than an operational supplier. Jackson’s role … Read More »
Kia shows first images of new Sorento SUV
With styling shared between the brand’s design studios in Korea, Germany and the USA, the new Sorento will a model which has been popular in its … Read More »
Mayor of London looks to disincentivise diesel engines
According to The Times, the Mayor is set to introduce an ‘air quality manifesto’ today, principally with aims to disincentivise the use of diesel vehicles and … Read More »
