EVs can power up for less with approved home chargers

By |2012-04-30T07:20:40+01:00April 30th, 2012|Van News|

Author: Robin Roberts British Gas is powering up its deals for EV owners and drivers. It’s introducing a new Off-Peak Saver tariff which provides 20 hours of discounted off-peak electricity between 8pm and 4pm and just four hours peak electricity between 4pm and 8pm With a reduction of 12% on the standard off-peak charge rates, electric vehicle drivers can expect to save [...]

CV Show at NEC goes international next year

By |2012-04-30T07:00:23+01:00April 30th, 2012|CV Show, Van News|

  Author: Robin Roberts Get hitched up for a bigger CV Show at the NEC next year. That’s the message from the organisers after the  Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles decided to formerly recognise the event and so lift it into the international category, which will virtually guarantee greater international manufacturer support. OICA accredits a limited number of [...]

Isuzu take it to the Max this time around

By |2012-04-26T08:48:11+01:00April 26th, 2012|Van News|

Isuzu D-LMax: Wider range of body shells and queues   Author: Robin Roberts More models, more dealers and more sales, that’s the goal for the new Isuzu D-Max when it launches in June, MD Paul Tunnicliffe said at the Commercial Vehicles Show in the NEC. Priced between £14,500 and £21,500, the new ten model range sees the re-introduction [...]

End of the road for Astravan

By |2015-09-15T16:37:24+01:00April 25th, 2012|Van News|

  Vauxhall's Astravan: Production will cease as it's replaced by new Vauxhall Combo Shed a tear: It's the end of the road for the Astravan. That once staple of the trades - the great Vauxhall Astravan - is on the way out. Vauxhall says it only sells some 3,000 Astravans every year. In its place will come - [...]

MEPs fight back against tougher greener fuel proposals

By |2012-04-24T07:30:11+01:00April 24th, 2012|Van News|

Author: Robin Roberts Conservatives in the European Parliament delivered a setback for European Commission plans to erase tax benefits for diesel fuel, saying that a period of austerity and high fuel costs is not the time for such moves. MEPS voted 374-217, with 73 abstentions, for an overhaul of the EU executive’s year-old draft energy taxation directive that [...]

Control you van fleet fuel costs

By |2012-04-23T06:45:45+01:00April 23rd, 2012|Van News|

  Author: Robin Roberts Cut the amount spent on fuel is the message from fleet software specialist CFC to van operators. Van mangers should be seeking to limit spending on fuel in whatever ways they can to help retain good net profits for small businesses – whether that's by rerouting, more efficient van driving, or investing in more [...]

Transit enters latest phase in its UK history next week with all new model

By |2012-04-20T08:40:47+01:00April 20th, 2012|Van News|

  Author: Robin Roberts Our love affair with vans continues next week with the debut of the all-new Ford Transit Custom at the Birmingham CV Show. Representing a completely new generation of Ford one-tonne vehicles, the Transit Custom marks a major step in Ford’s commitment to refresh its entire commercial vehicle line-up by 2014. With its bold new [...]

After cars, think van, lorry and bus road safety improvements says transport engineer

By |2012-04-20T07:10:38+01:00April 20th, 2012|Van News|

  Author: Robin Roberts Collision-avoidance technologies, which could help eliminate cyclist and pedestrian deaths caused by driver ‘blind-spots’, should be made mandatory for all UK buses and lorries by 2015, according to a report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The ‘Intelligent Transport Intelligent Society’ report also calls for automated emergency response systems to be integrated into all [...]

MB will launch Citan small van in autumn

By |2012-04-17T09:08:27+01:00April 17th, 2012|Van News|

  Author: Robin Roberts For the first time, the Mercedes-Benz portfolio of vans features a vehicle specifically for the urban environment. The new Mercedes-Benz Citan is the product of a joint venture with Renault using the French manufacturers Kangoo as a base but substantially altered for its MB buyers who will now have a model to match the [...]

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