This month at a glance
Welcome to October’s Industry Insights blog, your monthly summary of all the sector-specific updates which will help you optimise your fleet.
Read on for news of the approved EU tariffs, tfl fleet decarbonisation survey, new ZEV LCVs and how you can join the Zenith webinar to get more information on how the Autumn budget announcements will impact you and your fleet.
The data highlighted how batteries degrade, on average, by 1.8% per year – compared to 2.3% when Geotab last performed a wholesale analysis of EV battery health in 2019.
NEW ZEV LCVS
This month we’ve seen a flurry of new zero emission LCVs hit the headlines.
- Renault has revealed an estimated 435 mile WLTP range hydrogen Master van that it is planning to launch next year.
- Vauxhall Vivaro HYDROGEN trials in the UK are underway with a range of up to 311 miles (WLTP) and can be re-fuelled in under five minutes. Orders will open in late 2024 for delivery in 2025.
- BYD has revealed a new line-up of electric vans and trucks, including the E-Vali, a new zero-emission light LCV. The 3.5-4.25 tonne E-Vali offers a WLTP range of 136-155 miles. The cobalt-free 80.64 kWh Blade Battery uses lithium iron-phosphate (LFP) as its cathode material, which offers a much higher level of safety than lithium-ion batteries and can be fast charged from 10-80% in around 30 minutes.
Government direction, policy and industry lobbying
2030 phase out date for ICE vehicles
The Government remains committed to restoring the 2030 phase-out date for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. However, the sale of new hybrid electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to be allowed until 2035, with the Department for Transport (DfT) to consult on what the qualifying criteria will be.
“This Government’s policy has always been to revert to the original 2030 phase out date for the sale of new vehicles with pure internal combustion engines.
The original phase out date included the provision for some hybrid vehicle sales between 2030 and 2035. We will set out further details on this in due course.”
A government spokesperson
