Insurance claims

Why Is Electric Car Insurance More Expensive?

Electric car insurance is more expensive than conventional insurance, largely due to the need for specialist parts, says Trend Tracker.  However, repair costs for electrification technologies will improve as OEMs optimise designs, according to a […]

Insurance claims

Are Homeowner EV Charging Points an Insurable Solution?

Could the next niche for Business Insurance be renting a driveway charging point out? Possibly. Given the slow roll-out of charging points across the UK, it might actually be a good idea to encourage homeowners […]

Insurance claims

AW Repair Group Expands Its EV Expertise

AW Repair Group (AW), one of the UK’s leading accident repair groups, is supporting its electronic vehicle training with Thatcham Research’s EV Ready programme. Following the programme’s launch, in July 2021, AW is the first […]

Conference report

IMI Will Be At British Motor Show 2021

Automotive professional body, the Institute of the Motor Industry, is taking a leading role at the 2021 British Motor Show as it sponsors the IMI Technology Theatre, as well as supporting the Automotive Careers Expo.  […]

News

Motor Sector: EV Searches More Likely to Prompt a Deal

More consumer insights; Searches for electric vehicles (EVs) are up to 30 times more likely to result in a purchase than searches for conventional petrol and diesel-engined cars, according to a new study. BuyaCar.co.uk, a […]

Insurance claims

Thatcham Launches Electric Vehicle Training

Thatcham Research is supporting the pressing need for automotive businesses and their employees to learn how to handle Electric Vehicles safely and effectively by unveiling a new ‘EV Ready’ Training Programme. The UK Government’s decision […]

Motor Insurance

BVRLA Calls for Review On EV Mileage Rates

The Association of Fleet Professionals and the BVRLA have joined forces to call upon Government to take steps to ensure that the Advisory Electricity Rate (AER) for electric vehicles is fit-for-purpose. The industry bodies share […]

Global insurance trends

Kia Has Ambitious Plans For India

Despite the terrible impact of the Covid virus in India, it remains a superpower economy, with over 1.3 billion people. There is a rapidly growing automotive, insurtech and sustainable transport sector too and these strands […]