Issue 130 | July 2020

Fleet procurement in the ‘new normal’ business world will become more complex but will provide businesses with the opportunity to future-proof their fleets, rethink their supply strategies and increase flexibility and resilience in their supply chains, says Sue Branston, head of Fleet Logistics UK.

According to data from the European Environment Agency (EEA), average CO2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union, Iceland, Norway and the UK increased in 2019 – the third year in a row.

New figures show the severe impact of economic and social lockdowns across Europe due to the coronavirus pandemic with demand for new cars falling by more than a third in the first half of 2020.

European manufacturers’ trade body ACEA has produced a comprehensive overview of the tax benefits and purchase incentives for electric vehicles across the EU and the UK which shows that wide variations exist.