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15 May 2024 - Electric vehicles - Oral evidence
Skip to main content Committee Transport Committee Inquiry Electric vehicles May 15 2024 Wednesday 15 May 2024 Start times: 9:30am (private) 9:30am (public) Add to calendar Transport Committee holds sessions on electric vehicles and on draft Rail Reform Bill with union chiefs In this one-off session, the cross-party Committee will examine the health of the EV market, and how it was affected by the Government’s decision in September 2023 that the ban on petrol and diesel cars would be delayed...
2021: A year of ups and downs
As another year full of ups and downs ends, BVRLA chief executive Gerry Keaney looks at some of the key barriers the association has overcome, while also looking ahead to the challenges to be faced by the industry in 2022. In looking back over the last year, our industry can be immensely proud of the progress it has made. 2021 was always set to be a turbulent year as the UK economy and global supply chains came to terms with the impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns and ensuing recovery.
Part of air quality solution - and the debate
By Gerry Keaney, chief executive of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) Poor air quality is now linked to an estimated 40,000 deaths in the UK every year. As an industry, we are obliged to do our part to improve the situation. The Government has announced bold targets in this month’s ‘Road to Zero’ strategy and acknowledged industry support is vital. We want to work with Government and local authorities in driving this move to greener, cleaner transport.
Unprecedented change brings both opportunity and optimism - FN50 2017 BVRLA view
BVRLA membership has continued to grow throughout 2017 on the back of a successful 2016, which saw the association’s combined fleet rise by 5% year-on-year. This increase reflects the continuing trend away from ‘vehicle ownership’ towards the more flexible and sustainable option of ‘vehicle usership’. There are now more than 900 members in the BVRLA responsible for in excess of 4.7 million vehicles. That’s one-in-eight cars, one-in-five vans and one-in-five HGVs licensed on UK roads.
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