Despite the recent uptake of low carbon emission buses (LCEBs) in the UK, significant barriers remain to sustained market growth, and there are risks of current progress being disrupted, according to a new report prepared for the UK LowCVP by Transport & Travel Research Ltd, in partnership with TRL.LCEBs are defined as vehicles producing at least 30% fewer lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than a current Euro-III-equivalent diesel bus of the same total passenger capacity.
UK new-car sales reached a nine-year high in the first six months, rising 11 percent to 1.3 million.
Tesla has been quite busy expanding their European sales network and over the weekend the first right hand drive Model S’s were delivered to customers in UK.
UK car export values have doubled in the past decade, up from £12 billion in 2004 to £24.8 billion in 2013 – meaning £47,000 is generated for the UK economy every minute by car exports.
Daimler’s Car2Go unit will withdraw from the UK tomorrow after the car-sharing business it runs with rental firm Europcar failed to gain traction in London.
