diesels

Electrified cars outsold diesels in Europe for the first time last month

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It’s official, electrified cars are now more popular than diesels in Europe. That’s according to the latest data from industry analysts Jato Dynamics, which today reported that registrations of battery electric, plug-in hybrid and conventional hybrid cars overtook diesel for the first time on record in September. One in four new models bought in 27 … Read more

Just 1% of DfT vehicles are electric and seven in ten are DIESELS

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Fingers are being pointed at the Government for not setting the right example when it comes to switching to cleaner vehicles after an investigation revealed that just one per cent of the Department for Transport’s fleet are electric. Of the 1,525 vehicles it currently uses, only 22 are pure electric models. Incredibly, 1,328 of the … Read more

Fewer than one in five new cars bought last month were diesels

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The downfall of diesel has sparked a huge decline in new car registrations for the first month of the year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders confirmed today that sales dropped by 7.3 per cent in January 2020 on the back of declining consumer confidence. It was the 34th consecutive month of falling sales … Read more