Alternative fuels
Truck makers left fuming by steep carbon reduction targets
The EU has infuriated Europe’s major truck builders by setting highly challenging standards for cuts in CO2 emissions to be achieved in very short timescales.
Carbon emissions
Air quality
Close Brothers to fund RAW power for electric vehicle charging
Commercial vehicle financing experts Close Brother Asset Financing has teamed up with RAW Charging to offer fully-financed electric vehicle charging installations through the ChargePoint network.
Carbon emissions
Hermes likely to introduce electric vans nationwide after London success
Hermes looks set to introduce electric vans fleets across the country, after successfully running a fleet of them in London during the past months.
Air quality
LoCITY Fuels in Action helps freight operators understand market for alternative fuels
By Christopher Walton and Colin Barnett A Fuels in Action event at Kempton Park in Surrey last week (20 March) was the culmination of a year of activity from LoCITY featuring roadshows on gas, electric and hydrogen. It brought together operators, manufacturers, fuel suppliers and policy experts to explore the multitude of options on the market. Up for discussion were the latest developments and operational impacts across all alternatives to diesel, as well as the effect of legislation such as […]
Air quality
Electric vehicle uptake would improve with better distributor and operator collaboration
Improved collaboration between electric vehicle operators and electricity distributors will see a substantial increase of battery-powered vehicles on the roads of London, delegates at the LoCity Fuels in action roadshow heard. […]
Air quality
CitySprint trials hydrogen-powered van and boosts cargo bike fleet in London
CitySprint is trialling its first hydrogen powered van in London and has more than doubled its fleet of cargo bikes. […]
Air quality
What effect will a low emission zone in Glasgow have on hauliers?
A low emission zone (LEZ) in Glasgow targeting HGVs is a punitive measure that will have a serious effect on fleets running into the city centre, according to hauliers. […]
Air quality
Air quality, Smith Electric Vehicles demise and Direct Vision Standard are most read in 2017
With air quality one of the major themes dominating the political landscape and by association the road transport industry in 2017, unsurprisingly some of the most read content on Freight in the City this year related to exactly that. However it was Smith Electric Vehicle’s demise at the start of the year that was one of our most read and by association made a story about it’s bold plans from the end of 2016 another our hit of the year, […]
Air quality
UPS to trial extended range fuel cell electric vehicles
UPS is to trial a fleet of extended range Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) delivery trucks on California’s highways. […]
Air quality
UPS to trial extended range fuel cell electric vehicles
UPS is to trial a fleet of extended range Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) delivery trucks on California’s highways. […]