– 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
The recent announcement that SG Fleet will buy the Australian and New Zealand arm of global fleet leasing company Leaseplan has provided some data on the size of local fleet management, leasing and novated providers. Obviously SG Fleet will be the largest once combined with Leaseplan; but who is second? In the documents supplied by […] Read more
The much-anticipated return of the bus offers all the well-loved features of Ford’s range of Transit commercial vehicles, in a 410L, 12-seater, rear wheel drive (RWD) variant that comes with a 10-speed automatic transmission as standard. The Ford Transit Bus – and every Transit – also comes with AEB with Pedestrian Detection as standard as […] Read more
This article was originally published by Fleet News. Company car drivers are being warned not to leave the charging cables for their electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles unsecured, as criminals are targeting the high-value items. Waste removal company Divert.co.uk say that you shouldn’t leave your electric charging cable outside your home unnecessarily, as scrap metal […] Read more
This article was originally published by Fleet News. Siemens has become the UK’s biggest operator of end-user plug-in hybrid company cars, according to data from the Fleet200, with more than half its 2,300-strong car fleet now running on electric technology. It has been a rapid transformation for the business, which introduced its first plug-in hybrid […] Read more
You now have two luxury SUVs from Genesis to test drive when considering a novated lease with the introduction of the brand new GV70 medium SUV which will be available for sale in Q2 2021. The first-ever Genesis GV70 offers novated buyers with a choice of three turbocharged powertrains, an eight-speed automatic transmission, and either […] Read more
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), the peak body for the automotive industry in Australia, released the new vehicle sales figures for March 2021. A total of 100,005 vehicles were sold in March 2021, up 22.4 per cent on March 2020 sales when 81,690 vehicles were sold. This positive result was reflected across all […] Read more
You may not think about it, but most of your fleet vehicles purchased in 2020 will already be Level 2 autonomous. Plus, any ANCAP five star rated vehicle purchased in 2021 will include a number of driver assistance technologies that will remove the input from the driver for large portions of a journey. So, have […] Read more
Novated Leases are simple really. You pick a car and then save some money by using pre-tax dollars. Not enough detail? Keep reading. If you’re planning to buy a car (new or used) using finance, and work for an employer that offers salary packaging benefits, you should ask some questions about novated leasing. Novated Leases may […] Read more
Time and motion, with Formula One-like precision, has become a determining factor in the purchase of new equipment for one of Australia’s most progressive and innovative miners. Time taken to haul ore from the pit floor to the crusher has been found to make a significant difference in the efficiency of the mine’s operation, and […] Read more
