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Software specialist FleetCheck said there could be a problem in the wider gig economy where some home delivery and courier companies have long operated outside of normal safety bounds.
According to The Times newspaper, the grant will be cut from £3,000 to £2,500 because the increasing popularity of EVs makes the scheme unsustainable. The upper price limit for models benefitting from the grant will be reduced from £50,000 to £35,000, the report added.
New model extends the reach and range of our E-tron models which were ranked last year as the number one premium cars. Audi expects half of sales to go into fleet and has invested time training dealer staff in talking to fleet decision makers.
Move comes as the company is increasing EV charging capability across its sites. The investment is designed to ensure SMH is well-positioned to continue to be a responsive partner in a rapidly changing fleet market.
Shell Fleet App, available on both Android and iOS platforms, offers customers fuel credit, tracks their drivers’ fuel spending and facilitates card management. Designed to improve operational efficiencies, Shell Fleet App could help small businesses save up to £70 a month on their Shell fuel spend, helping to further cost savings
VN5 uses with the same reliable, hard-working construction as LEVC’s highly successful TX taxi with flexible zero emissions and a range of over 300 miles via LEVC’s innovative eCity electric technology. Impressively, VN5 can offer 60 miles pure electric range and a pure EV city range of 75 miles.
The downsides for business were few, such as the increase in Corporation Tax, and there were welcome new measures to encourage apprenticeships as well as an extension to the business rates holiday until June.
In the final quarter of last year, orders for electric company cars more than doubled for the leasing and mobility specialist, primarily driven by beneficial tax rates for EVs as company cars, and further supported by more businesses offering salary sacrifice schemes for employees.
Salary sacrifice allows all eligible employees to drive a new BEV at an attractive inclusive monthly cost compared to a petrol or diesel equivalent. And for companies, it is also a positive shift in terms of environmental impact and the broader benefits around duty of care for employees.
Changes in the way business are operated during the pandemic could lead to car fleet operations becoming much more diverse than had normally been the case in the past.
New report polling fleet decision makers across the UK, reveals that only half have EVs in their fleet currently (52%) although 56% would be persuaded to switch if they could have greater confidence in the accessibility of the UKs charging infrastructure, proving that range anxiety is still an obstacle within the industry.
Following the government’s Road to Zero plan, it is a crucial time for fleet decision-makers who need to determine whether it is more cost-effective to buy or lease zero-emission vehicles.
The spread of the pandemic, as well as the subsequent government response, has hugely impacted the way many organisations work, with transport managers increasingly turning to short-term and contract hire solutions to keep their fleets moving. In turn, this has engendered a shift in telematics requirements for fleets.
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Toyota Mirai saloons will be used in a pilot programme by existing corporate customers in different parts of the country, by Enterprise Car Club members and by Enterprise employees.
The first practical application of the new relationship, which will see technical experts and developers from both parties working together, is likely to be in the field of smart repair and damage identification. This will allow the pinpoint accurate assessment of the depth and detail of the damage to vehicles during lease or rental periods
So how is your fleet set up? Is it positioned to take advantage of electrification? Or is it stuck in the slow lane of doing things the 2020 way? Martin Brown of Fleet Alliance has assembled 21 tips, thoughts and action points to consider:
Fleet departments have been increasingly working from home and this has created a demand for flexible online systems that can be accessed anywhere by any member of the management team.
Fleets need to ensure that drivers have a good understanding of their charging options, have their own charging facilities that are not just a standard socket and, in the case of PHEVs, will always charge the car even when there is option to avoid doing so.
MASSIVE growth in driver-owned home delivery fleets means that they will need to start aligning to industry norms on safety. Fleet software specialist FleetCheck, said the increase in these kinds of vehicle operations during the pandemic was an area that needed attention Managing Director Peter Golding said: “There have always been some issues with people using their own unsuitable vehicles [...]
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