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Click the thumbs up > A line-up of expert speakers has been assembled for the Fleet News Electric Fleet Conference, which will take place virtually on March 23 and 24. During the two-day event, fleet decision makers will hear from Greg Archer, UK director of Transport and Environment, a clean transport campaign group that influences transport policies and regulations, and Philip New from the EV Energy Taskforce. Both will deliver keynote speeches at the free-to-attend event. Day one (March 23) will focus on Vehicles and Mobility, with sessions assessing the political roadmap towards decarboni...

1 person found this useful Air quality concerns, climate change, customer demand, and corporate social responsibilities are all putting increasing pressure on UK businesses to accelerate their investment in electric vehicles. With the launch of more pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars and vans this year, companies and their drivers have greater choice than ever before. Meanwhile, the all-important total cost of ownership calculations are also starting to tip the balance away from the traditional petrol and diesel vehicles in favour of electric. However, there are still many considerations f...

► The challenges facing the sector... ► ...and car makers' plans for the future The boss of Bentley Motors has warned that the added cost of a hard Brexit would slice a quarter off the car maker's profits worldwide - and admitted that a last-minute deal with the EU was at the top of his Christmas wishlist. Speaking the week before Christmas, chairman and CEO Adrian Hallmark said: 'I sincerely hope some kind of common ground can be found in these last days of negotiations with the EU to find a credible trade deal. While a hard Brexit would not kill us, it would dent our profitability and m...

A landmark inquest has ruled that air pollution was a leading factor in the death of 9-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah. She becomes the first person in the UK to have air pollution officially recognized as contributing to her cause of death. Ella, who lived in the south-east London borough of Lewisham, died on February 15, 2013, from an asthma attack. Following a 7-year fight for justice, a Southwark Coroner's Court concluded on Wednesday that air pollution "made a material contribution" to her death, BBC News reports.  Ella, who suffered from severe asthma, lived close to London's South Circula...

The long-awaited estate in Allens West already had outline planning permission granted by Stockton Council.  But fresh worries were aired about the lack of shops and facilities on the estate as well as the prospect of hundreds of extra cars funnelling onto Durham Lane at Wednesday’s Stockton planning committee.  Taylor Wimpey and the Home Group will build the two, three and four-bedroom homes on the former MOD site with access from an existing roundabout.  However, there were no fewer than 150 objections ahead of the meeting – with concerns over how schools will cope, to loss o...