At Fleet Auto News we like to keep in touch with our readers and encourage people to continue their careers within the fleet industry. Here are some of the recent changes. Nick Evans has joined Summit Fleet Leasing and Management in the role of Business Development Executive QLD/NT. Tarek Moughanie has joined Autosafe as Business […] Read more
This article was originally published by Fleet News. Fleet operators are being warned that there are fewer replacement tyres available for electric vehicles (EVs), by ATS Euromaster. Tyres built specifically for EVs vehicles will vary by manufacturer, but some have a special structure to support the additional weight of the battery. ATS Euromaster says there […] Read more
The SUV market is changing with the introduction of a new Toyota Kluger that will come with a hybrid powertrain. The Kluger will be the first hybrid large SUV to be launched with fuel consumption as low as 5.6l/100km3 with combined CO2 emissions of just 128g/km4. It will be a perfect way to reduce carbon […] Read more
Planning to buy a car? What does it cost to run? Do you already own a car? Did you know that you could end up with more dollars in your pocket with a novated lease versus paying cash? It’s true! Novated Leasing is a great way to save money by salary packaging a vehicle. All […] Read more
This article was originally published by Fleet News. Fleet operations in the UK are best placed to switch their cars and vans from petrol and diesel to electric vehicles (EVs). That’s according to telematics provider Webfleet Solutions, which has analysed data from around 100,000 connected vehicles, operated by more than 5,000 fleet customers across Europe. […] Read more
Isuzu Motors Limited, (Isuzu), Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino), and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have announced that they have agreed on a new partnership in commercial vehicles. The three companies intend to combine Toyota’s CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electric) technologies with the commercial vehicle foundations cultivated by Isuzu and Hino. Through this collaboration, they aim to […] Read more
Fleet Auto News recently took the 2020 Corolla Ascent Sport for a drive and found the interior to be cavernous. So we asked the question, has the Corolla gotten bigger over the years? The answer is, YES, as you can see in the table below. They have stretched the overall dimensions compared to the 1983 model, […] Read more
Toyota has commissioned Victoria’s first commercial-grade permanent hydrogen production, storage and refuelling facility at its former manufacturing site at Altona in Melbourne’s west. Toyota Australia President and CEO Matthew Callachor said the Toyota Hydrogen Centre was built to showcase the benefits of hydrogen fuel cell technology as part of its commitment to developing sustainable technologies […] Read more
– By Henry Bailey – After driving large sedans for most of my time on the road for work, I thought the Corolla as a small car. It only took five minutes in the drivers seat of the latest generation Corolla Ascent Sport to realise it was large enough for me and my daily routine. […] Read more
– By Caroline Falls – Lara Young, group carbon manager, at Costain, one of the UK’s leading infrastructure providers, is managing the company’s transition to a net zero emissions organisation. One of the key planks in the climate change action plan is to alter the company’s fleet, including company vehicles and equipment, as well as […] Read more
– By Victoria Nelson – In February a group called Solar Citizens held an online rally to ‘Stop the EV tax’. FAN attended and heard a some good reasons why the government should be supporting the rollout of electric vehicles; not taxing them. One of the speakers at the rally was John Pye, an EV […] Read more
Fleets and consumers can now demand their used tyres go to genuine recyclers as the Australian Government lends support to Tyre Stewardship Australia’s National Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme (TPSS). In March, the tyre scheme was recognised as best practice product stewardship by the federal Government as part of the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence. The […] Read more
