EV & Low CO2 Fleet Show

The EV & Low CO₂ Fleet Show is a one-day event being held at the world-famous Silverstone circuit on Wedneday the 18th April. The event will feature major motor manufacturers who have pioneered the development and production of electric vehicles, including Renault, Nissan, Peugeot and Citroen.

The event is being organised by Fleet World magazine in association with the British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association, the trade association of the UK’s leasing and rental industries, with the event being sponsored by the Energy Saving Trust.

If you fancy attending the event, at the Silverstone racing circuit in Northamptonshire, there will be a wide range of electric, hybrid and other low-carbon vehicles that will be available for driving around the famous track.

Ross Durkin, Managing Editor of Fleet World, said: “The show is really starting to take shape now. We’re delighted that four of the motor manufacturers who have really been at the forefront of EV development will be at the event in order to help fleet managers really understand the potential for incorporating electric vehicles onto their fleet”.

The EV & Low CO₂ Fleet Show will allow visitors to:

- Test drive the latest petrol-electric hybrids, diesel-electric hybrids, fuel-cell hybrids and electric range-extenders, as well as many of the latest low-emission petrol and diesel engine vehicles

- Discuss future drivetrain strategies with leading motor manufacturers that attend the event

- Find out more about low-emission light commercial vehicles

- Talk to EV charging point suppliers and recharging infrastructure providers

- Discuss low-carbon vehicle supply with leading vehicle leasing suppliers

For more details on the event you can phone 01727 739160 or visit http://evfleetshow.co.uk/

New Peugeot Expert Van

The new Peugeot Expert Tepee will be unveiled as a world premiere at the forthcoming Geneva Motor Show in March and will be available in the UK, along with the new Peugeot Expert Van from around mid-March 2012. The new Peugeot Expert incorporates the new Peugeot style codes, has new equipment and a range of Euro 5 engines which position it as a market leader in its segment, for lowest CO₂ emissions.

New Peugeot Expert Tepee

The new Peugeot Expert will be available as a Compact Van or Combi (Tepee) and here are some of the headlines for this new model.

• The Peugeot Expert has a modern appearance, introducing a new front face
• It comes with high-performance and efficient Euro 5 engines
• Offers best-in-class low CO₂ emissions for the Expert Tepee – 172g/km
• The 2.0l HDi Expert Van delivers the best power/CO₂ emissions ratio -168g/km
• Introduces a 6-speed automatic gearbox on the 2.0-litre HDi 163bhp engine.

New Peugeot 107

Peugeot is updating the popular Peugeot 107 city car which gets a “new face”, improved fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions, when it goes on sale in February 2012. The front of the car has a deeper, lower front panel with a stylish housing for the front fog lights, LED daytime running lights and to finish it all off, a redesigned bumper.

Three trim levels are on offer, namely Access, Active and Allure and this now brings the new Peugeot 107 into line with the rest of the Citroen car range’s naming strategy. Air conditioning is now standard on Active level versions with alloy wheels and rev counter, Peugeot Connect Bluetooth and USB connection now standard on all Allure versions.

The car emits 99g/km of CO2 emissions, which is handy if driving in London or other congestion zones, returns 65.7 combined mpg, reaches 0-62mph in 14.2 seconds and has a top speed of 100mph where permitted. All versions of the new Peugeot 107 come with a 998cc petrol engine coupled to manual transmission and we should be loading the new Peugeot 107 contract hire prices shortly.

Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4

Benefit-in-kind is a key factor when choosing your next company car and under the BIK current rules, diesel models attract a 3% diesel surcharge due to their particulate emissions. However the HMRC has just confirmed that Peugeot’s diesel-electric HYbrid4 vehicles will not attract the 3% diesel uplift.

The Peugeot HYbrid4 models use the world’s first diesel electric hybrid layout currently using a 2.0-litre HDi 163 diesel engine to propel the front wheels and a 37bhp electric motor for the rear wheels. The first car with this combination is the Peugeot 3008 Crossover and will soon be seen in the Peugeot 508 RXH and the 508 Saloon HYbrid4.

The environmental and fuel efficiency of this combination is attractive (as well as reduced benefit-in-kind) with CO2 emissions from 99g/km and fuel consumption of 74mpg, with the freedom of choosing four operating modes – Auto, ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle), Four-wheel drive and Sport. You really do get the best of both worlds with 4×4 motoring, low CO2 emissions, great fuel economy and low BIK.

Phil Robson, Fleet Sales Director, said,”The clarification by HMRC that customers of our HYbrid4 cars will not incur the 3% diesel surcharge and benefit from the 10% threshold for personal BIK taxation is excellent news. It is the final piece in the HYbird4 jigsaw and means that both individuals and businesses will benefit from the best possible environmental and fiscal position”.

Peugeot contract hire is on the site now for the Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 model range.

New Cars of the World

A new monthly guide, called New Cars of the World, has just been launched by Worldcarinfo.com (The World of Cars) and this new monthly format presents the latest new cars introduced from around the world.

The first edition covers September-October 2011 and features the new BMW 3-Series, Isuzu D-Max, Hyundai, i30, Mia Electric, Honda Civic, Peugeot 308 Sedan, Volkswagen up! and many more new car models.

It covers all the key motoring markets of Europe, USA, China, South America, India and Russia and is easy to use with clear and concise descriptions, with many pictures and illustrations. The guide collates its data from the hundreds of auto websites from around the world and the PDF format can be e-mailed to your e-mail inbox on the 5th of every month (subscription fee applies).

The November 2011 Edition will be out on the 5th of December and will feature all the new cars launched at the Los Angeles, Guangzhou and Tokyo Motor Shows and if you want to get the first copy FREE then visit their website @

www.worldcarinfo.com

EcoVelocity Show 2011

The EcoVelocity UK eco motor show is being held at Battersea Power Station in London from Thursday the 8th to Sunday the 11th September. There will be a number of green low-CO2 cars, electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids on show, with manufacturers being represented including Citroen, Fiat, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, SEAT, Vauxhall and Volkswagen.

EcoVelocity is going to be a fun interactive day out for all the family with the “SEAT youngs driver programme (11-16 year olds), Honda introducing motorcycling to young children, a Green Supercar paddock and also an Eco-Lab which delves into the science behind eco-motoring.

Gile Brown, Event Founder, commented,”In the absence of the British Motor Show in 2011, EcoVelocity will be the most important and definitely not to be missed motoring event of the year, showcasing the best real-world cars for real-world motorists at a single location”. If you are also thinking of leasing a low CO2 car try the Vehicle Type leasing shopper for a range of the latest models available.

Mazda MX-5

The iconic Mazda MX-5 has been voted as Best Convertible at the CarBuyer Awards 2011, and is still getting awards presented, 21 years after its successful launch in the UK.

CarBuyer.co.uk judges, commented,”Cars that are this much fun rarely make so much sense. The latest MX-5 has a racy new look to match the rest of the Mazda 2011 line-up and comes with attractive prices. Build quality is brilliant and reliability is first rate, while the 1.8 and 2.0 engines provide just the right amount of performance”.

The Mazda MX-5 scored 4.6 out of a possible maximum score of 5 and beat off competition from the likes of Audi, Peugeot and Volvo, to claim the Best Convertible award. Mazda MX-5 contract hire leasing is available on the site now.

Electric Peugeot vans

Allied Vehicles has launched two new electric vans at the CV Operator Show to complete the range to four models. You can now order a Peugeot eBipper, ePartner, eTepee and eBoxer electric van offering zero emissions, combined with a practical payload and load area.

All eBipper and ePartner models have a range of 65 miles with the eBipper offering a 375kg payload (2.8 cubic metres loadspace) and the ePartner 549kg and 3.7 cubic metre load space. Charging is available through a domestic power socket, or in the case of the Partner, a dual-mode charger which is able to access either a domestic single-phase or commercial three-phase supply.

Fifty orders have been placed with Scottish based Allied Vehicles and if you are interested in a test drive call Donald Pow on 0141 336 1183.

They found that many new car buyers will have lost up to 50% of their money in this time. Depreciation is never on most people’s minds when they buy a new car and this is why business car leasing is becoming more popular with many small businesses, as the risk around depreciation is with the vehicle leasing company.

• New car prices are an approximate guide price of the price paid for a new car 3 years ago

In particular, car manufacturers producing vehicles in the 101-120g/km segment experienced a market share increase of 8.9%, moving from 16.7% to 25.6%. This market trend has been guided by the popularity of small cars in the various car scrappage schemes operated by many European countries.

The most improved brand for reducing CO2 emissions is Ferrari, reducing volume weighted CO2 emissions by 53.6g/km with Porsche coming in at second reducing by 27.5g/km (mainly due to the Cayenne Diesel).

However Fiat remains top of the lowest overall brand for CO2 topping the league with an average 127.8k/km. In second place is Toyota at 130.1g/km with Peugeot in third place at 133.6g/km.

Interestingly in the volume weighted average CO2 emissons league table, Audi is a new entrant at ninth, mainly due to the strong sales of the Audi A3 and reducing CO2 emissions across the range particularly on the high volume A4 2.0-litre TDI. The full league table is below and if you are looking for a low CO2 car try the Super Shopper where you can select by manufacturers and CO2 ranges.