Oxford has been voted one of the best places to stop on a eco-powered road trip in the UK. Electric vehicle owners looking for a sustainable staycation will be fully charged in Oxford, according to new data analysis from Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions and Zap-Map, the UK’s leading app and platform for EV drivers. Oxford’s dreaming spires, which welcome more than seven million daytime visitors per year are poised to welcome families driving the electric vehicle revolution with 133 charging points dotted around the city.
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Click the thumbs up >It s the last week fleets, suppliers and manufacturers have to submit entries for the Fleet News Awards 2021, ahead of deadline on April 9.
With new categories and a merger with the Commercial Fleet Awards, the 2021 event will bring together for the first time every aspect of fleet, from car to van to truck.
Winning a Fleet News Awards trophy doesn’t come easy, but the effort is worth every moment. Studies show that winners enjoy a measurable improvement in business performance and credibility, while it can also raise staff motivation.
Group fleet manager Shaun Atton described himself as “proud” and “over the moon” after collecting the most improved fleet of the year trophy for Auto Windscreens at last year’s Fleet News Awards. British Gas head of fleet Steve Winter, who won the fleet of the year gong, said it was “a great reward for our fleet team”.
Click the thumbs up >The number of new company cars registered to fleet and business was up 28.3% last month, compared to March 2020, according to new data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
There were 157,114 new cars registered to fleet and business in March, an increase of 34,686 vehicles on the same month last year.
Overall, there were 283,964 new car registrations, including private sales, an 11.5% increase on the 254,684 vehicles registered in March 2020. Fleet and business registrations accounted for 55.3% market share in the month.
So far, 239,349 new company cars have been registered to fleet and business, compared to the 255,567 vehicles registered in the first quarter of 2020.
Click the thumbs up >A plan to electrify all British Gas vehicles by 2025 is being helped by Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions’s (HCVS) decision to allow diesel vans to be terminated early at no extra cost.
Centrica, owner of British Gas, has committed to electrify its 12,000- strong operational fleet by 2025, five years earlier than originally planned, as part of its commitment to become a net zero organisation.
It has also committed to make its 1,500 company cars EV-only in the same time frame.
However, in order for the total cost of ownership (TCO) to remain competitive on diesel vehicles still joining the fleet, lease provider Hitachi Capital needed to be creative.