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    Evri trials two Volvo electric trucks for final and middle mile deliveries

    2023-09-12T08:53:00Z

    Parcel delivery company Evri is trialling two electric HGVs this month as it moves to reduce emissions in the first and middle mile of a parcel’s journey. The two Volvo FM electric trucks join the existing fleet, which includes 190 bio-CNG tractor units, 44 vehicles running on hydrotreated vegetable oil ...

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    Zemo Partnership creates taskforce to aid net zero transition

    2023-09-11T14:43:00Z

    Zemo Partnership has announced the creation of a new Zero Emission Mobility Taskforce to add momentum to the road transport industry's transition to net zero.The taskforce will produce a series of Zemo Zero Emission Mobility Roadmaps focused on key areas, including the transport of goods, and fuel and vehicle supply.The ...

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    Port One Logistics Park to be fully carbon neutral

    2023-09-07T15:45:00Z

    Four new, pre-let warehousing units are approaching completion at East Anglia’s first carbon neutral logistics park, following a £20m commercial property loan from Secure Trust Bank (STB).Developer Curzon De Vere said the units at Port One Logistics Park in Great Blakenham, near Ipswich, were constructed with eco credentials in mind, ...

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    Royal Mail net zero targets validated by SBTi

    2023-09-05T16:02:00Z

    Royal Mail’s Net-Zero and near-term targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the UN-backed global body that enables businesses to set emissions reductions targets that are in line with the latest climate science. The organisation has validated that Royal Mail's corporate greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets ...

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    Welch's Transport launches net zero delivery with first Renault electric truck

    2023-09-05T15:03:00Z

    Cambridgeshire-based family business Welch’s Transport has launched its net zero delivery service in Cambridge after taking delivery of a Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide 4x2 curtainside rigid, the first fully electric HGV on its fleet.The new 19 tonne E-Tech D Wide was selected to provide the first net zero delivery ...

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    LCV market grows for eight month in August

    2023-09-05T11:04:00Z

    The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew for the eighth consecutive month in August, despite it tending to be a smaller volume month ahead of the September plate change, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed.However, whilst the sale of electric vans grew during the ...

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    Hydrogen conglomerate UHL launches in UK with £250m spend

    2023-09-05T09:54:00Z

    Global hydrogen business developer United H2 Limited (UHL), is planning to expand its presence in the UK and Europe, with a target spend of £250m over the next year and a focus on the hydrogen mobility sector.UHL is the world’s largest hydrogen conglomerate with a significant position in 37 hydrogen ...

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    XPO partners with green energy provider Ares Power

    2023-09-05T09:12:00Z

    XPO has joined forces with Ares Power to provide logistics services to the company as it expands its green energy operations across the UK and Ireland.Ares Power is part of Kingdom Energy, which is owned by Shanghai Electric. The company provides a range of energy-saving products for domestic use including ...

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    DHL fleet for JLR to slash emissions by 84% using alternative fuels

    2023-08-31T11:27:00Z

    DHL’s fleet for luxury car manufacturer JLR is cutting its CO2e emissions by transitioning to a combination of battery power, bio-CNG and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) powered HGVs.DHL recently renewed its freight services contract with JLR for three years, continuing a 15-year collaboration. The transition will see the fleet achieve ...

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    Switch to HVO sees Wincanton and Screwfix slash transport emissions by up to 90%

    2023-08-31T11:08:00Z

    Wincanton has switched 85% of the logistics vehicle fleet serving Screwfix to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), after a trial of the fuel “surpassed” expectations in cutting carbon emissions.Wincanton and the Screwfix Logistics Team launched a trial in 2022 involving 48 heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) operating from the Screwfix distribution centre ...

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    Müller trials solar-powered HGV refrigeration in drive to cut carbon emissions

    2023-08-30T10:35:00Z

    Dairy products giant Müller is testing whether solar panels and kinetic energy can replace diesel engines to power its fleet of refrigerated HGV trailers.The company has teamed up with Sunswap to trial the delivery of fresh milk using refrigerated trailers that are totally battery and solar-powered.The solar and battery-powered Sunswap ...

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    Kilnbridge Construction adds Webfleet Video to fleet to help cut CO2 emissions and fuel costs

    2023-08-29T14:12:00Z

    FORS Gold operator Kilnbridge Construction Services is introducing the Webfleet Video solution across its fleet of 140 HGVs and vans in a move aimed at reducing its fuel costs and CO2 emissions.The move will enable Kilnbridge to monitor its fleet’s journeys and help the company reduce fuel consumption, cut carbon ...

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    Learn lessons from ULEZ and make it easier to ditch fossil fuels, says RHA

    2023-08-29T10:10:00Z

    The RHA is urging politicians and policymakers to learn lessons from the London ULEZ on the journey to net zero and offer greater support for hauliers and drivers to make the transition to cleaner vehicles.The warning comes as the expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) to cover all of ...

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    DSV joins programme to test drive Volta Zero

    2023-08-23T13:14:00Z

    Global transport and logistics firm DSV is to test drive a Volta Zero electric truck as part of the manufacturer’s Driving Experience Programme, which allows hauliers to loan a truck for an extended period to understand how the Volta Zero can integrate with their operations.The all-electric Volta Zero will be ...

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    ReFuels and John Lewis Partnership collaborate on South West’s first biomethane HGV refuelling station

    2023-08-23T11:51:00Z

    www.matthowell.co.ukReFuels is collaborating with John Lewis Partnership on the first biomethane HGV refuelling station to be built in the South East of England.Construction has begun on the new station in Aylesford in Kent, which will be able to fuel more than 500 trucks per day, saving almost 60,000 tonnes of ...

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    A tribute to the (very much alive) internal combustion engine…

    2023-08-22T13:45:00Z

    Many in society have been indoctrinated with the false belief that battery vehicles are ‘zero emissions’ and the solution to all our environmental ills. Thankfully, our commercial vehicle industry is blessed with a pragmatic membership, who have the intelligence to join the dots and the strength of character to question ...

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    Logistics platform bodo and electric courier Packfleet expand green deliveries in London

    2023-08-22T12:16:00Z

    A collaboration between logistics platform bodo and all electric courier Packfleet, launched in May this year in a bid to increase carbon-neutral deliveries in London, has seen almost 98% of parcels delivered first-time and not a single parcel damaged in transit.Under the partnership Packfleet is delivering parcels for bodo customers ...

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    Boughey Distribution takes delivery of first electric truck

    2023-08-21T11:38:00Z

    Cheshire-based Boughey Distribution has taken delivery of its first electric vehicle - the Volvo FE Electric - following a three-month trial of the vehicle.Supplied by Thomas Hardie Commercials, the vehicle features a bespoke livery to promote Boughey’s commitment to a sustainable future. The vehicle joins the company’s fleet of 144 ...

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    Webfleet partners with VEV to drive switch to electric commercial vehicles

    2023-08-18T13:56:00Z

    Bridgestone’s Webfleet has entered into a partnership with e-fleet firm VEV to accelerate commercial electric vehicle adoption.As well as initial site electrification, charge point infrastructure installation and electric vehicle sourcing and financing, VEV also supports ongoing EV fleet operations.“Webfleet is a critical component of the electrification journey, from initial planning ...

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    Police probe spate of attacks on London ULEZ cameras

    2023-08-18T13:32:00Z

    The Metropolitan police said it was investigating hundreds of crimes related to ULEZ cameras being vandalised across London.An operation was launched in April after reports of criminal damage and theft were passed to the Met by Transport for London (TfL).It said that as of Tuesday (15 August) it had recorded ...