The National Grid is supportive of bringing the Government’s 2040 deadline to stop the sale of new conventionally-powered petrol and diesel cars forward by 10 years. Graham Cooper, National Grid project director electric vehicles, was giving evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee yesterday (Tuesday, March 27). He … Continue reading
The Easter weekend will see 19 million leisure trips by car, with Good Friday accounting for 4.45m individual journeys. A study of drivers’ plans conducted by the RAC indicates that after Good Friday, Maundy Thursday (March 29) and this coming Saturday (March 31) are each expected to see 3.18m individual … Continue reading
Modern car headlights are dazzling motorists, according to a new survey from the RAC. Two-thirds of respondents claimed they were left blinded by oncoming cars using newer headlight technology such as LED or Xenon. The RAC Opinion Panel surveyed 2,061 motorists and found that six in 10 (58%) motorists think … Continue reading
Drivers in the West Midlands are paying £177 more to run their cars than any other region in the UK, prompting them to buy smaller, more efficient cars. The findings come from a study by carwow into the impact that a postcode has on the cost of running a car. … Continue reading
At the latest Future of Technology seminar organised by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) and Innovate UK, academics and industry specialists agreed that hydrogen is ready to challenge batteries as the zero emissions fuel of the future. With hydrogen fuel cell vehicles now in production and proven, compelling arguments were … Continue reading
Four out of five motorists are more likely to buy a car from a salesperson accredited to sell car finance, according to research from Alphera Financial Services. The BMW-owned finance provider, which recently struck-up a partnership with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) to promote the uptake of its … Continue reading
Sophisticated road-user charging, which takes account of emissions and miles driven, will not be introduced in London any time soon. That was the message from the mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Mike Brown, London’s traffic commissioner, who said technology for the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) was their number one … Continue reading
Findings from a new survey by on-line parking portal YourParkingSpace.co.uk indicate that more than 2.5 million Brits are flouting the use of disabled parking spots. Among the excuses given by motorists were that they were in a rush, they thought no-one would notice, they didn’t care and even that they felt there … Continue reading