All Decarbonisation articles – Page 19
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MT Article'Why still no plan for HGVs?' - Logistics UK slams government over £400m cleaner fuels investment
Plans to turbocharge the UK’s progress towards decarbonising transport unveiled this week still ignore how the logistics industry can viably transition to cleaner fuels, according to Logistics UK.The government said its “robust package of measures” supported the shift to electric vehicles and included almost £400m for the installation of thousands ...
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MT ArticleNewell & Wright chases carbon cutting dream with Volvo FHs
Newell & Wright Group have taken on two new Volvo FH 6x2 tractor units with I-Save after finding other manufacturers could not help the company hit its carbon reduction ambitionsStephen Newell, operations director at the Sheffield firm, said: “Reducing environmental impact is our top priority and we have now placed ...
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MT ArticleCemex employee’s invention helps slash cement tanker fuel costs and emissions
Building materials supplier Cemex is trialling a system which could radically cut its cement tankers’ fuel use and emissions.The system is the brainchild of Nigel Ponton, Cemex UK national fleet engineer and involves the use of electric cement discharge, which replaces the traditional diesel-powered approach.Ponton worked with supplier Gardner Denver ...
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MT ArticleFirst Hydrogen chooses fleet manager Rivus to test its zero-emission van on public roads
Fleet management giant Rivus is set to become the first company to test drive First Hydrogen’s zero-emission van on roads around Birmingham and Sheffield.Revus, which manages around 120,000 vehicles and supports some of the UK’s largest fleets, will run the Generation One LCV on pre-planned routes to measure performance under ...
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MT ArticleEnfield Council adds Renault E-Tech to fleet
Enfield Council has taken delivery of its first fully electric refuse truck, a 26-tonne Renault E-Tech.The ultra-quiet D Wide Low Entry Cab equipped with a CP Davidson Titan refuse body is the first of four to be delivered and will service the London borough’s residents with the remaining three expected ...
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MT ArticleCargo bike firm Zedify attracts £5m investment for national rollout
Electric cargo bike provider Zedify has secured £5m in funds to roll out its low carbon service across more of the UK.The first and last mile delivery firm said this new round of funding would enable it to open new locations including in Manchester and Birmingham and make itself available ...
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MT Article'A lack of charge points and a lack of direction' - DfT slammed over 'woeful' net-zero strategy
Logistics UK has repeated its call for HGVs not to be forgotten as the country pivots towards zero-carbon fuels for vehicles, following the publication of a report warning that catastrophic environmental impacts were becoming inevitable.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said there was now very little chance of keeping ...
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MT ArticleCould your company be crowned MT Urban Operator of the Year?
Delivering goods into busy towns and cities has always been a complex job for logistics operators, exacerbated in recent years with the introduction of air quality and safety regulations.But industry has always risen to the challenge and we see shining examples every day of operators going above and beyond when ...
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MT ArticleMacfarlane Packaging boosts fleet with five new electric vehicles
Macfarlane Packaging has added five new electric vehicles (EVs) to its commercial delivery fleet as part of the group’s wider investment in its carbon reduction strategy.The move sees Fraikin supply one 16-tonne EV articulated truck and four 3.5-tonne EV Luton vans to Macfarlane Packaging, which is a subsidiary of MacFarlane ...
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MT ArticleMercedes Benz takes to the Arctic Circle to test its electric trucks
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has taken two electric eActros trucks to the home of Santa Claus in the Arctic Circle to test their performance in temperatures below 25 degrees Celsius.The manufacturer’s Winter Test team headed to Rovaniemi in Finland - known as the capital of Father Christmas – to winter test prototypes ...
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MT ArticleEast Cambs council goes green with vegetable oil-powered fleet
Recycling lorries across East Cambridgeshire could soon be running on vegetable oil.East Cambridgeshire District Council (ECDC) will buy 10 of the eco-friendly HGVs when a committee meeting is expected to green light the £2m funding on 27 March.If approved, then the new fleet is expected to take to the roads ...
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MT ArticleHGVzero23: Logistics giants re-group to promote transition to cleaner fuels
Big names such as Stobart, XPO and Coca-Cola are once again teaming up to launch a cross-industry action group focusing on the decarbonisation of trucks: HGVzero23.After the success of HGVzero in 2022, the group will assemble this year to promote the transition to cleaner fuels.The action group brings together leading ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain adds four 40-tonne Volvo FM electric trucks to fleet in UK first
DHL Supply Chain has added four 40-tonne Volvo FM electric trucks to its fleet making it the first company to operate these fully electric trucks in the UK.The four trucks, which are replacing diesel vehicles, feature Volvo’s largest 540kWh battery which provides 666hp, giving the zero-emissions trucks a range of ...
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MT ArticleMitchells of Mansfield plugs in to green deliveries with electric Renault D truck
Mitchells of Mansfield has taken delivery of its first fully electric HGV after pledging to reduce its carbon footprint and forging a partnership with climate action organisation Ecologi.The Nottinghamshire-based Palletways UK member has already electrified its forklift truck fleet. The company said this week that the delivery of the electric ...
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MT ArticleVolta Trucks secures European Whole Vehicle Type Approval for the Volta Zero
Electric CV manufacturer Volta Trucks has gained European Whole Vehicle Type Approval for its 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero vehicle, allowing it to produce and sell the all-electric Volta Zero in volume.The certification comes as the manufacturer prepares to deliver the second-generation ‘Production Verification’ prototypes to customers across Europe as part ...
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MT ArticleEvri signs net-zero deal with Zedify and Urb-it for Bristol CAZ deliveries
Evri has partnered with Zedify and Urb-it to provide 100% carbon free deliveries in the Bristol clean air zone (CAZ).Zedify and Urb-it will use their e-cargo bikes to deliver to consumers’ homes within the CAZ, meaning all deliveries under 15kg will be emission-free.Evri said it had also started a trial ...
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MT ArticleGerman CO2 label proposals could be adopted in the UK, says ParcelHero
Proposals to introduce compulsory labels on parcels in Germany that reveal their carbon footprint might force courier firms to adopt the measure in the UK, according to ParcelHero.Germany is currently considering a radical reform of its postal and parcel networks and its Federal Ministry of Economics is reportedly weighing up ...
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MT ArticleTevva customers offered discount of up to £16,000 on 7.5-tonne electric truck
Operators choosing Tevva’s 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck can now get up to £16,000 off the purchase price after the manufacturer secured plug-in truck grant (PITrG) eligibility.To get the government grant, Tevva had to demonstrate that its vehicle had a CO2 emissions figure of at least 50% less than a conventional equivalent ...
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MT ArticleWelch’s Transport installs electric HGV supercharger and invites other operators to use it
Welch’s Transport has installed a new state-of-the-art supercharger at its headquarters which will be open to use by other operators as well as the haulier’s own fleet.Announcing the installation of the EVD-150 DC charging unit, director Chris Welch called on the government to speed up the roll out of charging ...
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MT ArticlePalletways sees 25% rise in female employee numbers
A drive by Palletways to attract more women into the logistics industry has resulted in a 25% year-on-year increase in female employees in just one year. Marking the increase just two days before International Women’s Day on 8 March, the network said it aims to drive this number even higher.In ...