Monday, October 12, 2020

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EVA scheme goes live

The Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) accreditation scheme has reopened. The EVA accreditation scheme was developed by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) and first launched in May 2019. It recognises dealers' expertise in the electric vehicle sector and promotes industry standards by encouraging dealerships to develop EV selling and servicing ability. Independent audits, carried out by the Energy Saving Trust ...

Renault announces new EV sales

Renault Trucks has sold its first two 100% electric medium duty vehicles. The trucks have been sold to UK bakery Warburtons, and SUEZ recycling and recovery UK (SUEZ). Carlos Rodrigues, managing director of Renault Trucks UK and Ireland, said: "Renault Trucks is delighted to announce the introduction of our first two medium duty D Z.E. vehicles with these two outstanding companies. ...

Waymo launches driverless ride-hailing service

Members of the public in Phoenx, America can now hail an autonomous vehicle which doesn't have a back-up driver behind the wheel. The fully autonomous service is being introduced for a trial period by Waymo, which is the driverless vehicle unit of Google parent company Alphabet. Customers can hail the vehicle for journeys with a 50 square mile region. The ...

Marginal growth for consumer finance market

The consumer finance market grew again in August compared to the same month in 2019, rising one per cent in volume and eight per cent in value. This is according to figures released by the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA). It has also reported that in the eight months to August 2020, new business volumes in this market fell by 26% ...