Toyota Motor Corporation has launched the all-new Aqua, a hybrid electric-only compact car offering approximately 20-percent more fuel efficiency – 35.8 km/L – than its previous generation. The Aqua is the world's first vehicle to use a high-output bipolar nickel-hydrogen battery as an electric drive battery. According to Toyota, the new battery realizes approximately twice the output as it delivers improved accelerator responsiveness and enables smooth, linear acceleration from low speeds.
Eco-powered cars are entering the rent-a-car (RAC)/Short Term Rental (STR) market at a faster pace, while the overall market is strengthening post-pandemic in Spain, Italy and Germany, according new report by Dataforce, a Germany-based provider of fleet market data and automotive intelligence solutions in Europe.
Fleets operating in Europe will be forced to electrify vehicles by 2035 under far-reaching plans announced on July 14, 2021 by the European Commission. Called the European Green Deal and dubbed ‘Fit for 55’, the plan embraces the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies making them fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels.
LeasePlan is on an ambitious course to electrify its fleet of vehicles under management by 2030. The mission is part of its EV100 association, a collection of businesses committed to fleet decarbonization by 2030. The size of the task is significant: the company has a fleet of 1.9 million vehicles in 30 countries.
Fleet operational requirements across Europe are becoming more complex, following the announcement by the Brussels Regional Government to ban diesel engines by 2030, ban petrol, hybrid and gas-fueled vehicles by 2035, with a target for carbon neutrality by 2050.
As the UK’s largest leasing company, Lex Autolease, announces a new five year remarketing deal with BCA, Managing Director Richard Jones raises questions about the problem of establishing residual values for electric vehicles.
Automotive Fleet Editor Mike Antich and John Dmochowsky, president of JC Consulting, examine key takeaways from the first week of the Global Fleet Conference, including fleet market reports on Europe, the USA, the Caribbean, and the EV adoption trends in Europe.
The next two presentations for the 2021 Global Fleet Experience will be held May 6 as part of a new month-long virtual event. There are 15 presentations scheduled throughout May. Open free to all fleets, the sessions will cover topics applicable to fleets around the globe. Register at www.globalfleetexperience.com.
The 2021 Global Fleet Experience, a new month-long virtual event, launches Tuesday, May 4, with the first of more than 15 presentations scheduled throughout May. Open free to all fleets, the sessions will cover wide-reaching topics applicable to fleets around the globe. Event registration is open at www.globalfleetexperience.com.
With the increased amount of packages and groceries being delivered to European homes, the need for clean commercial vehicles is increasing. Also, the fact that a lot of cities must improve inner city emissions to comply with emission regulations is adding to the pressure.
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