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Logistics UK launches electric truck training programme
Logistics UK is launching two electric truck maintenance training programmes, in partnership with Stephenson, Brooksby and Melton (SMB) College and Bristol College, to help logistics firms upskill their mechanics.
Refrigerated trailers can pump out double the NOx emissions than the HGVs towing them, Zemo report reveals
Refrigerated trailers can produce more than double the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), five times the particulate mass (PM) and up to four hundred times the particle number, compared with emissions from the Euro 6 HGVs pulling them, according to a major study by the Zemo Partnership.
Wales & West Utilities kicks off trial of hydrogen fuel cell-powered van
Gas distribution network Wales & West Utilities (WWU) is launching a one-month trial of a hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV).
Government launches funding for schools and councils to install public EV chargepoints
The government has launched funding for schools and councils to install electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure as well as a consultation to look at ways to speed up chargepoint installation across the country.
Cardiff freight company wins NatWest Cymru’s Green Business of the Year Award
Cardiff-based international freight forwarding firm FSEW has has been named NatWest Cymru’s Green Business of the Year, in recognition of its efforts to cut its carbon emissions.
First Hydrogen to launch FCEV trials with Wales & West Utilities
Automotive and green energy developer First Hydrogen is rolling out hydrogen-powered vehicle trials with gas distribution network Wales & West Utilities (WWU) later this month.
Teesside set for hydrogen-fuelled HGV deliveries after £7m funding boost
Fuel distributer Exolum is to build a publicly accessible green hydrogen refuelling station near Middlesborough serving around 25 hydrogen-powered HGVs, supplied and maintained by Novuna Vehicle Solutions, as part of the Tees Valley Hydrogen Vehicle Ecosystem (HYVE) consortium.
Significant greenhouse gas savings can be made by switching to renewable fuels, Zemo study shows
Low carbon, renewable fuels can offer immediate cuts to HGV emissions, with some currently showing greater life cycle emissions savings than electric vehicles, according to new research by Zemo Partnership.
Veolia electric RCVs to supply stored energy to grid to help power UK homes
Veolia has unveiled a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) innovation that will enable its electric refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) to power UK homes by feeding back stored energy from their batteries to the grid.
DAF Trucks reveals initial findings of Battery Electric Truck Trial
DAF Trucks has published the key conclusions to its £10m Battery Electric Truck Trial (BETT), which ran from April 2022 to October 2023.