Tag: Auto Trader

9 out of 10 EV drivers remain committed to electric as cost savings hit £1500 a year

Stuart Mitchell

Auto Trader, the UK’s largest automotive platform, together with ChargeUK and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), share update on their initiative combatting misinformation surrounding electric cars. The collection of user-friendly, simplified facts that offers a balanced and data-backed view of the reality of owning and driving electric cars has been updated from the launch version released November 2024. Updates include: potential annual savings evolving to include all running costs (maintenance, insurance, fuel) which now jumps to £1,500 per year the number of public charge points around the…

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Auto Trader is first FTSE 100 to achieve Gold Carbon Literacy status

Stuart Mitchell

Auto Trader, the UK’s largest marketplace for new and used cars, has today announced that it has achieved the Gold Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation from the Carbon Literacy Project (CLP), making it the first FTSE 100 company to reach this milestone. The award recognises that more than 50% of the Company’s c.1,000 colleagues have completed dedicated Carbon Literacy training and becoming certified as Carbon Literate. Carbon Literacy covers a broad range of climate change related topics and creates greater awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities, as…

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