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15/05/2019
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) with support from OLEV and the Energy Saving Trust has launched a new Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme to certify retailers’ excellence in the electric vehicle sector.
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10/05/2019
A new report from Cenex finds that bidirectional Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging, which sees vehicles provide energy from their batteries to the grid when plugged in, delivers greater value and revenues than unidirectional Smart Charging.
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08/05/2019
New labelling on fuel dispensers and nozzles is being introduced as a result of new regulations by the Department for Transport. The new labels - to be introduced by 1st September 2019 - will help drivers to choose the right fuel for their vehicle. The LowCVP is working with the DfT and key industry stakeholders to help ensure a smooth transition.
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02/05/2019
The Committee on Climate Change has published a landmark report which calls for the UK to adopt a world-leading target of Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The report calls for the target for electric cars introduction to be brought forward and for the accelerated introduction of low carbon technologies for other harder-to-electrify vehicle types, such as long-range trucks.
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30/04/2019
(LowCVP News Release): The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership and Cenex have published a new Low Emission Van Guide to coincide with this week’s CV Show in Birmingham and the revised licensing for drivers of alternatively fuelled vans (announced yesterday by the DfT).
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29/04/2019
Opposition parties are calling on the Government to declare a Climate Emergency after protests by Extinction Rebellion activists resulted in disruption in London and over 1,000 arrests. The Labour Party is forcing a vote in Parliament on the issue after a visit by school striker Greta Thunberg to the UK and a high profile television documentary prompted stronger and more urgent calls for action.
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29/04/2019
A new report from the Centre for London calls for the introduction of a new road user charging scheme which charges drivers on a per-mile basis and varies according to vehicle emissions, local levels of congestion and pollution and the availability of public transport alternatives.
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25/04/2019
A study published by car maker Volkswagen finds that for the same model VW Golf operating on different powertrains, the electric vehicle performs better in terms of CO2 emissions than the ICE diesel model with which it is compared over the full life-cycle.
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19/04/2019
A new report from the National Infrastructure Commission says that the UK Government should ban the sale of new HGVs running on diesel from 2040. The report's publication coincided with a decision by the European Parliament to pass legislation to mandate that EU-based truck and lorry manufacturers will have to cut CO2 emissions for new vehicles by 15% by 2025 and 30% by 2030.
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08/04/2019
The world's first Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has launched in London today; a major element of the capital's efforts to clean up air pollution. London is leading on UK city-based efforts to tackle poor air quality after the UK Government lost several high profile court cases for failing to ensure air quality meets legal standards in several parts of the country. The vehicle standards adopted by the ULEZ are common to Clean Air Zones planned in other cities.
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