A healthy used electric vehicle market is an integral element if the entire transition is to succeed. The current challenges will be explored alongside forecasts for next year as part of the next event in the BVRLA’s Fleets in Charge programme. The the half-day event – ‘Happy EV After? Unleashing the potential of Used BEVs’ is taking place on Tuesday 17 September in London.
A forward looking session ‘Where is the industry heading?’ and what to expect in the rest of 2024 and 2025 will feature at the BVRLA’s Leasing Broker Conference at the beginning of October.
A record 335 new MPs entered parliament last month (52%), with the General Election generating an unprecedented churn of representatives. They all face a steep learning curve and will be hungry to engage with their constituents and industry representatives.
The coalition behind the Zero Emission Van Plan has written to the new Secretary of State for Transport to urge her to take action to get electric van usage on track.
The varied trajectories seen in electric vehicle adoption continue to go in opposite directions, creating concerns about the long-term success of the drive to decarbonise. That is according to the latest Leasing Outlook report from the BVRLA, which shows a growing divide between company-provided cars and private motorists when it comes to EV demand.
Over two hundred members and guests attended the BVRLA’s Fleets in Charge Conference last week, with a key theme across the event being Used BEV support.
The potholes in the Road to Zero are beginning to curtail the UK’s journey to zero-emission road transport. While certain sectors remain unable to accelerate adoption, those bearing the weight of the transition up to now are creaking under the strain. The assessment comes out of the BVRLA’s annual Road to Zero Report, which explores decarbonisation progress across vehicle supply, demand and infrastructure.
The latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) show that company cars continue to drive the transition to zero-emission road transport. The findings come as HMRC published its annual benefit in kind (BiK) statistics and commentary on company car and car fuel, for the 2022/23 tax year (ended 5th April 2023).
Time is running out to secure your tickets for the next week’s Fleets in Charge Conference in London. Taking place less than a week after the election, delegates will get a rounded picture of priorities for the automotive industry.
In line with the new government being formed, the Chairs of the BVRLA’s Leasing, Rental and CV Committees sat down to discuss the needs of their respective sectors.
A report from New Automotive has shown that price parity between EVs and their ICE counterparts may not be as far away as many suspect. On the back of the ZEV mandate being introduced last January, “Price Parity 2024: the final mile” looks at when price parity could be fully achieved.