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Growing EV Demand Gives Dealers Sales Opportunities
- April 11, 2019
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
No CommentsIndependents should be stocking electric and hybrid cars and vans this year to capitalise on growing demand for these vehicles as their range increases, the national recharging infrastructure improves and cities begin to roll out Clean Air Zones putting a renewed focus on cutting emissions. Auto Trader named the all-electric Nissan LEAF, the fastest selling
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Revhead Ramblings: Forget Tesla, Polestar are the ones to watch
- March 5, 2019
- Posted by: Alex Baker
- Category: Revhead Ramblings
The fate of Volvo was very much on a knife edge in the 2000s, thankfully Geely came to the rescue and helped turn them into a strong challenger in the premium market. Polestar have been turning Volvo’s motorway cruisers into performance cars for just 6 short years. These tuned models are a rare sight on
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Revhead Ramblings: Say Goodbye to Mainstream Hybrid Tech
- February 12, 2019
- Posted by: Alex Baker
- Category: Revhead Ramblings
Toyota Pioneered the self-charging hybrid in the 90s, other than Honda, few manufacturers took notice. When Europe got serious with emissions though, they scrambled to catch up. The thing is, having a hybrid engine doesn’t automatically make a car environmentally friendly. They must be driven correctly to reap the benefits and these skills are only
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Matching the Fuel Type to the Consumer
- January 23, 2019
- Posted by: Shahinur Miah
- Category: News
You might have heard about the government’s plans to reduce vehicle emissions by ending the sale of ‘conventional’ petrol and diesel cars by 2040, with the UK also pledging that half of its new car sales will be hybrid or electric by 2030 as part of its ‘Road to Zero’ campaign. Being environmentally conscious is
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If Electrification is the Future, What About the Present?
- January 10, 2019
- Posted by: Alex Baker
- Category: Automotive Industry
You may notice them as you drive along, or you may pick them out in their charging spaces at the supermarket, but EVs are by no means mainstream. In 2016 EVs made up 0.4% of new car registrations, by 2017 that number had risen to 0.5% and for 2018 it ended at 0.6%. This is
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Revhead Ramblings: Alex’s Automotive Pet Peeves
- January 8, 2019
- Posted by: Alex Baker
- Category: Revhead Ramblings
I read somewhere the other day that getting everything that annoys you off your chest is a great way to start 2019. So, with that in mind, what better place to start than cars? Obviously, I accept that cars are incredibly personal and impersonal things. To some they’re a mode of transport and to others
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Revhead Ramblings: An Affordable Electric Sports Car is Exactly What We Need
- December 11, 2018
- Posted by: Alex Baker
- Category: Revhead Ramblings
The electric market is dominated by either small, affordable city cars or big, expensive saloons. What the market is crying out for is a cheap sports car to convert people to electric driving! Think about it, sports cars are already light, so the added weight of a battery shouldn’t have too much of an effect
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2019: The Year of the Van is Upon Us
- December 3, 2018
- Posted by: Alex Baker
- Category: News
The UK is already Europe’s second largest market for commercial vehicles. 2019 is set to be a big year for sales too, with the likes of Vauxhall and Ford releasing refreshed models. France just pips our little island to the top spot, but Britain dominate in the large van market. This trend is sure to
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Revhead Ramblings: Formula E is the light at the end of the ICE tunnel
- November 20, 2018
- Posted by: Alex Baker
- Category: Revhead Ramblings
Formula 1 has paved the way for plenty of technology for our road cars, with increasingly economical yet powerful engines and even gearboxes finding their place in our cars. Now the same hopes lie with Formula E, as we’ve accepted EVs as our future, the electric racing series is our best bet for developing truly
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Revhead Ramblings: How the government are trying to kill the EV revolution
- October 23, 2018
- Posted by: Alex Baker
- Category: Revhead Ramblings
It seems like we were just about gaining momentum in the EV revolution and now we’re cutting the plug-in car grants. Cars are often used as the golden standard of environmental destruction. We know that our driving is hurtful to the environment but so is our beef consumption. I’m yet to see Mrs May put
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