Eco-Driving

Employees are wanting access to workplace benefits such as salary sacrifice electric vehicle (EV) schemes, new research from YouGov suggests. When asked to choose the most important factor of an employee benefit, respondents overwhelmingly selected the ability to save money (73%) as their top priority. Benefits focused on mental and physical wellbeing were less popular …

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We all want to do our part to slow the damage being done to our planet by excessive production and consumption. But we don’t always know where to start, or how to do so without spending an arm and a leg on fancy composting machines or electric vehicles. Luckily, there are things you can do …

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There are estimated to be over half a million battery-electric cars on the roads in the UK, which isn’t including the 405,000 plug-in hybrids that are also registered. And with plans from the British government to stop the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, it’s likely we’ll see the number of electric …

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According to a new investigation, fewer than half of all commuter car parks in Britain have an electric vehicle charging points. Only 44 per cent of all popular train stations, large business parks and park & ride locations in major cities were found to offer charging facilities, in the latest damning report on the nation’s …

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Thanks to estimates from the RAC, we can see that there are around 456,000 zero-emission Battery Electric Vehicles on roads throughout the UK. This number has sky-rocketed since the first electric car was made available for purchase in 2010, and there are plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars as early …

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The 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales means the UK’s future is an all-electric one – but are we ready? Scroll through the report to find out. Rivervale Leasing surveyed 2,000 people to get their opinions on how ready the UK is for electric vehicles (EVs), the biggest concerns and which type …

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A problem with going electric, for petrol heads, has often been the unwillingness to give up on style and performance for environmental reasons. However, for Richard Morgan, founder of the UK’s first classic car conversion company, Electric Classic Cars, there is no longer a reason to make that choice. Richard states: “People keep talking about …

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As many as 14% of drivers – more than ever before – say their next car will be electric (EV), but the proportion of those expecting to be in an EV in the next five years has reduced in the last year, new RAC research with more than 3,000 drivers shows. While figures for the …

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Countries around the world need to move further and faster to reduce one of the most harmful types of air pollution, a leading fuel tech company said today, after shocking new research found toxic particles in the lungs, livers and brains of unborn babies. Academics from the University of Aberdeen and Hasselt University in Belgium …

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The cost of living crisis will see a growing number of motorists switch to ‘green’ recycled parts to help reduce motoring bills according to eBay, the UK’s leading online marketplace for car parts and accessories. eBay found that 71% of surveyed motorists* would consider switching from installing new car parts on their vehicle to ‘green’ …

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