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Time is running out to secure your tickets for the next week’s Fleets in Charge Conference in London. Taking place less than a week after the election, delegates will get a rounded picture of priorities for the automotive industry.

Over fifty delegates attended the BVRLA’s Vehicle and Fleet Management (VFM) Forum last week, hosted by Toyota in Burnaston, Derby.

In a Fleet Takeover panel at the BVRLA’s upcoming Fleets in Charge Conference, leading fleet operators will discuss how the industry is tackling the stumbling blocks of transitioning to zero emissions. The session, chaired by Paul Hollick of the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP), will feature a video setting the scene with fleet operators sharing their experiences and challenges.

A new addition to the BVRLA’s Fleets in Charge conference agenda will see a range of key industry representatives deliver their decarbonisation messages to the General Election winners. They will give a status update and assessment of what the new Government needs to deliver in its first 100 days in situ and longer term over their five-year tenure.

Spaces are filling up for the association’s June forums, which provide attendees with exclusive insights on the specialist areas from within the sector that keep things moving.

The unintended consequences coming to light as the industry gets to grips with the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate will be explored as part of the BVRLA’s Fleets in Charge Conference on 10 July. The launch of the latest Road to Zero Report Card will open proceedings, tracking how the mandate is impacting the sector’s transition to cleaner vehicles.

Self-driving vehicles could be on British roads in just two years after the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act became law yesterday (20 May 2024).

A who’s who of experts in fleet electrification will share the stage at this summer’s Fleets in Charge Conference, sharing their experiences and assessments of where progress is and isn’t being made. The selection of senior leaders from across the rental, leasing and fleet sectors are coming together as part of the one-day event from the BVRLA, in Westminster on Wednesday 10 July.

Delegates at July’s Fleets in Charge Conference will hear about the future of transport, including how new battery technology and the era of the ‘Software-Defined Vehicle’ are changing automotive business models. Jack Palmer, Principal Consultant at Frost and Sullivan will deliver a keynote speech exploring what members need to be aware of so they can prepare now.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced £6.4 million of grant funding is available to subsidise the cost of AI skills training for SMEs.

The BVRLA’s annual Fleets in Charge Conference will be packed with keynote speakers, presentations, and insightful panels when it takes place in London this July.

Self-driving vehicles have been given the green light to operate on Britain’s roads. The incoming legislation was confirmed by HM King Charles III in his opening of Parliament address last week.