Fleet World’s five-minute industry briefing: This week’s top stories
This week’s top fleet industry stories…
Changing private-hire perceptions: Justin Patterson - Current Eco Superstar winner at this year’s Great British Fleet Awards, Justin Patterson surprised everyone this summer after leaving Addison Lee to join Splend as their ... Read More »- Bristol diesel ban causes dismay but plans might not actually go far enough - Bristol City Council may become the first place in the UK to introduce a diesel vehicle ban under plans that are causing controversy – but may ... Read More »
- True cost of not plugging in PHEVs revealed in new research - Drivers misusing plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) by not charging them could be increasing the monthly whole-life cost by more than £140 a month. For more of ... Read More »
- First Drive: Land Rover Discovery Sport - Martyn Collins finds adding a new platform brings welcome extra refinement and composed handling to the Discovery Sport formula. For more of the latest industry news, ... Read More »
- London’s ULEZ makes more than £30m for TfL since April - The Ultra Low Emission Zone’s daily charge has already accrued more than £30m in revenue for Transport for London (TfL) since its launch in April. For ... Read More »
- First Drive: Renault Captur - The B-SUV pioneer is back, with an improved package that still appeals, reckons Martyn Collins. For more of the latest industry news, click here.
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Jonathan Musk
Jonathan turned to motoring journalism in 2013 having founded, edited and produced Autovolt - one of the UK's leading electric car publications. He has also written and produced books on both Ferrari and Hispano-Suiza, while working as an international graphic designer for the past 15 years. As the automotive industry moves towards electrification, Jonathan brings a near-unrivalled knowledge of EVs and hybrids to Fleet World Group.
One Comment
Mark Alcock01. Nov, 2019
Ford has secretly dropped the 1.5 ecoboost Petrol engine from the Mondeo Line up and added a Hybrid version in Zetec spec. This means the only engine options are Hybrid and the 2 ecoblue diesel engines at 150ps and 190ps.
This came about as our fleet policy dropped the diesel for Petrol power only (not my choice at 40k a year) and new orders have been stopped due to the engine. The petrol hybrid makes the estate version unpractical due to the bad battery location taking up a lot of boot space (the exact reason I need an estate!) Can you do some digging around at Ford to see if this will now be the only engines choices for what seems like the final nail in Mondeos uncertain future.