Fleet World’s five-minute industry briefing: This week’s top stories
This week’s top fleet industry stories…
New safety tech to be mandated by EU - Advanced safety features such as autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and intelligent speed assistance (ISA) will be fitted as standard on new cars by 2021 under new ... Read More »- EU to take UK to highest court over air pollution - The UK and five other countries are being referred to the European Court of Justice over ongoing failures to tackle air pollution. For more of the ... Read More »
- Intelligent Car Leasing launches new online van leasing division - Intelligent Car Leasing (ICL) has launched a new online van leasing division, IntelligentVanLeasing.com, to offer highly competitive leasing deals. For more of the latest industry news, ... Read More »
- Volvo to phase out diesel from 2019 - Volvo Cars will begin phasing out diesel engines this year, with all new launches offering only electric or progressively more hybridised petrol engines – starting with ... Read More »
- LCV tax reforms could include NOx and CO2 - The Government is set to announce a new tax system for light commercial vehicles during the next Budget, potentially including NOx and CO2 emissions for the ... Read More »
- UK startup cracks on-street EV charging - A British startup claims to have a solution for the 11.6m UK households currently unable to charge an EV at home, using retractable telescopic charge posts. ... Read More »
- ECO schemes could curb fleet tax rises - Fleets could help circumvent fast-rising company car taxation by deploying a blended fleet and employee car ownership (ECO) solution that brings a ‘best of both worlds’ approach. For ... Read More »
- First Drive: Volkswagen Touareg - Volkswagen’s tech-laden new flagship aims to continue its fleet appeal. Jonathan Musk heads to Austria to find out if it does. For more of the latest ... Read More »
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Natalie Middleton
Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.
