Ever since the launch of Fast Fours and Rotaries magazine in 1988, Australian hot hatch fans have been waiting for a barn storming Corolla to reappear on our shores. We were offered Levin and Sprinter variants that were teasers and never delivered the performance levels that fans demanded. We got the GR Yaris which satisfied […] Read more
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will accept legal responsibility for collisions that occur in cars fitted with an ‘L3’ Automated Lane Keeping System, when directly caused by a fault with its technology but not when the driver has “failed to comply with their duty of care”. With this news representing another significant milestone on the road towards […] Read more
Fleet Auto News’ Caroline Falls talks with Kirsten Corson, founder of EV sharing company Zilch in New Zealand for a FAN podcast. They chat about about NZ’s transition to EVs, Zilch’s role and the new association called Women of Electric Vehicles. The FAN podcast has a sponsor this year, Sofico Services. Thank you Sofico for […] Read more
Hertz and Polestar, the Swedish premium electric performance car maker, have announced a new global partnership that includes purchasing up to 65,000 electric vehicles (EVs) over five years. Availability is expected to begin in Spring 2022 in Europe and late 2022 in North America and Australia. For Hertz, the partnership is part of the company’s […] Read more
We haven’t driven the new model VW Polo yet but we’re looking forward to it the GTI version after reading the list of upgrades available in 2022. If you’re looking for a small car packed with features for your next novated lease, you should check out the pricing and specifications list below. The revised Polo […] Read more
Without the supporter of suppliers from the fleet industry conferences and other events would not be possible. Here are some of the exhibitors from the IPWEA Fleet Conference in 2022. Fleet Auto News spoke with them to learn more about their products and services. The Hi-Drive booth was manned by commercial sales representatives Jordan Abraham, […] Read more
Fleet Auto News Caroline Falls talks with Marcelo Salgardo. He’s one of a trio of Tritium executives that broke away and started a company EVOS, to manage EV charging hardware and energy for fleets of Australia. Marcelo says he’d like to see bolder government policies to boost EV take-up. FAN’s 2022 podcast has kicked off […] Read more
This article was originally published on Fleet News. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution, SP Energy Networks and EV fleet and battery storage specialist Zenobē have worked collaboratively through Scotland’s Bus Decarbonisation Taskforce to produce guidance on how fleet operators can switch to electric. It outlines how fleet operators can make informed technology choices […] Read more
Most suppliers haven’t been able to visit customers locally or interstate since the start of the pandemic. So when the 2022 IPWEA Fleet Conference was announced, they jumped at the chance to attend and setup a display in the exhibition hall. Caroline Falls from Fleet Auto News was in attendance and found out why they […] Read more
If the current pump prices are hurting your hip pocket, there’s a way to save bucket loads of money every time you fill the tank. How? Salary packaging a car via a novated lease. Let’s explain a novated lease first. It’s an agreement between you, your employer and a finance company to lease car (new […] Read more
Tesla sales have been reported in VFACTS for the first time and the Model 3 made the list of top five selling cars during March 2022. A total of 101,233 vehicles were sold in March bringing the year-to-date total to 262,436. This year‑to-date result represents a slight decrease of 0.5 per cent on the comparative […] Read more
National freight provider Hi-Trans Express is reaping the efficiencies of the Bridgestone M866, with the new drive tyre exceeding mileage expectations across linehaul operations and lowering costs, off-road downtime, and their environmental footprint. M866 has delivered on its promise of industry-leading operating life, with Hi-Trans Express recording a staggering 364,688km from a set. Another set […] Read more
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