Electric vehicle charging infrastructure specialist, Fleete, has announced that it has started construction on what is set to be one of the largest commercial vehicle charging hubs in the UK. Located at the Port of Tilbury, the charging hub is designed specifically to serve commercial fleets, offering support to logistics operators transitioning to electric vehicles.… Continue reading Fleete announces new charging hub for commercial vehicles at Port of Tilbury
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SMMT statement on government support for electric vehicle purchasing
Today’s announcement of the return of government support for the purchase of electric vehicles is a clear signal to consumers that now is the time to switch. Rapid deployment and availability of this grant over the next few years will help provide the momentum that is essential to take the EV market from just one… Continue reading SMMT statement on government support for electric vehicle purchasing
Environmental Vehicles Registration – June 2025
Statistical data> Enrollments Publication period: July 14, 2025 Reference period of data: June 2025 The UNRAE communicates the estimate of the registrations of commercial vehicles (trucks with PTT up to 3.5 t) Download Annex: AUTOCARRI_GIUGNO 2025_6874FEE412E75.pdf To view the content it is necessary Accept the installation of Calameo cookies Tag: trucks, enrollments, commercial vehicles, Italy,… Continue reading Environmental Vehicles Registration – June 2025
SMMT statement on Government’s DRIVE35 programme
The creation of this dedicated automotive programme is further evidence of the sector’s importance to economic growth. Delivered as part of the Industrial Strategy, Drive35 has the potential to unlock investment and innovation in the UK, supporting jobs and creating wealth across the country. The importance of a long term, cross-government strategy with specific measures… Continue reading SMMT statement on Government’s DRIVE35 programme
Grid reform critical to decarbonise auto sector
Climate change remains the critical challenge of our time and the automotive industry’s 26th Sustainability Report, published this week by SMMT, shines a light on the significant progress the sector continues to make in driving down its environmental impact. Improvements are visible across both production and market with a -2.4% fall in energy required to make a vehicle,… Continue reading Grid reform critical to decarbonise auto sector
Federal government must finally make participation -proof
Frankfurt am Main – IG Metall welcomes today’s adoption of a resolution in the Federal Council to strengthen the participation and to give works councils contemporary rights and opportunities. The Federal Government is now to be asked to modernize the company participation and to reform the Works Constitution Act. The resolution contains central claims that… Continue reading Federal government must finally make participation -proof
IG Metall to the investment booster
Christiane Benner, first chairman of IG Metall, to the investment booster July 11, 202511. 7.2025 “A real and important step: the investment booster comes. Industry and its employees need better investment conditions and targeted support. Now it is time to raise sleeves, tackle and make what. And we need the next steps: employees with small… Continue reading IG Metall to the investment booster
Warning works councils: Sling course at energy and heat transition endangers jobs
Frankfurt am Main- employee representatives from the industries of energy and heat technology expect reliability in energy supply from the federal government. Every political signal that the company unsettles is poison for the local jobs, according to the works council conclusion at an IG Metall industry conference in Berlin. However, clear local content guidelines for… Continue reading Warning works councils: Sling course at energy and heat transition endangers jobs
Industrial Vehicles Registrations – June 2025
Statistical data> Enrollments Publication period: 10 July 2025 Reference period of data: June 2025 The UNRAE communicates the estimate of the registrations of industrial vehicles (with a total mass greater than 3.5T) Download Annex: Industrial vehicles June 2025_686FB9E7A5C15.pdf To view the content it is necessary Accept the installation of Calameo cookies Tag: industrial vehicles, enrollments,… Continue reading Industrial Vehicles Registrations – June 2025
Five minutes with… John Ricardo-Neto, Head of Product Planning at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
What do you think are the major challenges for van drivers at the moment? We conducted an annual survey of 1,000 van drivers to get a temperature check on the challenges facing UK van drivers, and it reveals a very difficult landscape – with as many as 90% of respondents experiencing work-related stress in the… Continue reading Five minutes with… John Ricardo-Neto, Head of Product Planning at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles