by Hypermiler UK | Feb 26, 2015 | EV Electric Cars
Electric car (EV) ownership is set continue its upward trend as the Government confirmed that UK will receive £43m in cash for plug- and EV vehicle funding. The funding will see a flurry of charge points installed into homes, hospitals, train stations and A-roads. Of...
by Hypermiler UK | Jan 23, 2015 | Car production
Newly released figures from the SMMT have revealed that UK Car manufacturers produced more than 1.5 million vehicles in 2014, the highest figure since way back in 2007. Battling at the frontline, Nissan’s factory in Sunderland built the most cars in 2014 with...
by Hypermiler UK | Jan 22, 2015 | Green Car News
London’s Islington council has approved plans to levy an annual surcharge of £96 ( or £1.85 a week) for diesel vehicle parking permits in the borough. The charges will come into effect from April 2015 in what the borough claim will “help improve air quality in...
by Hypermiler UK | Jan 7, 2015 | Car Sales
Car sales in the UK hit a 10-year high in 2014 according to a report by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) with a whopping 2.47 million new cars finding new owners. The figures represent an improvement of 9% compared to sales in 2013 with...
by Hypermiler UK | May 13, 2014 | Car Sales
Booming new car sales once again hit the headlines this week as figures from the SMMT revealed that April marked the 26th month in a row that new car sales improved. Official figures have shown that sales from the first four months of the year totalled 864,942, up...
