While electric cars may not have taken off as quickly as the likes of Renault and Nissan had hoped, the latest figures from the government’s £5,000 electric car grant scheme show that sales have leapt 25% in the last quarter.
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Was last week as bad for you as Tesla
Last week, after almost a year of unbeatable reviews and a rising stock price, Tesla Motors hit the skids.
AP ethanol investigation draws Industry backlash
A new Associated Press investigation, which found that ethanol hasn’t lived up to some of the government’s clean-energy promises, is drawing a fierce response from the ethanol industry.
American NTSB report underscores need for electronic logging devices
American Trucking Associations said the safety recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board emphasize the need for the Obama Administration to accelerate efforts to mandate electronic logging devices in commercial trucks and to improve its Compliance, Safety, Accountability fleet safety monitoring and measurement system.
softer used-vehicle prices forecast by Tom Webb Manheim economist
Increases in off-lease, retired-rental and repossessed vehicles entering the market are dampening used-vehicles prices, auction company Manheim’s chief economist said, and the trend will continue into 2014.
