All Decarbonisation articles – Page 2
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ArticleCOP28: Radical action needed to decarbonise HGVs in UK, new report warns
Urgent action is needed to electrify the UK’s half a million heavy-polluting HGVs if the government’s net zero transport targets are to be met, according to a report from the Green Finance Institute (GFI).
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ArticleDiageo partners with Zeus to launch HVO trial
Sustainable freight management specialist Zeus has teamed up with multinational beverage company Diageo to launch hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel trials in the UK.
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ArticleClimate Change Committee urges government not take its “eyes off the ball” when it comes to decarbonising road freight
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ArticleKingston Council teams up with Veolia to launch new electric fleet
Kingston Council is rolling out its new electric refuse collection vehicles (eRCVs) in partnership with Veolia as part of its strategy to provide a cleaner, greener, and quieter service for residents across the borough. The partnership sees 27 new battery-powered eRCVs replacing current diesel models, meeting the council’s target to ...
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ArticleNorthgate helps The Nuture Group switch on to electric vehicles
Rental and mobility solutions provider Northgate is helping The Nurture Group switch its fleet to electric vehicles as part of its drive to reach net zero by 2030.
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ArticleAFP leads the call for clarity on 4.25 tonne electric van rules
Operators are cancelling orders of 4.25 electric vans because of a lack of clarity on the rules for using these vehicles, the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) revealed this week, as it called for operators to demand government action to end the confusion. The AFP is warning that a “small ...
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ArticleDX invests another £3m in EVs to support IKEA partnership
Parcel delivery company DX Group has invested another £3m to boost its fleet of electric vans for exclusive use in its delivery and logistics partnership with IKEA
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ArticleScaffolding haulier launches legal challenge against ULEZ after winning fight over LEZ fines
The boss of a scaffolding firm that won a legal case after refusing to pay LEZ fines is now crowdfunding to assemble a legal team and prove that the ULEZ is unlawful
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ArticleElectraMeccanica pulls plug on Tevva merger deal
A deal to merge British electric lorry maker Tevva with ElectraMeccanica in the US has fallen through after the vehicle designer alleged “multiple incurable breaches”.
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ArticleGreen Biofuels calls in administrators, less than two years after BP takes 30% stake
Green Biofuels, the largest UK supplier of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), has collapsed into administration, just 20 months after BP took a 30% stake in the company.
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Euro 7 emission levels watered down for vans - but not for trucks
European Union ministers have diluted a European Commission proposal on Euro 7 emission levels, but only for cars and vans - trucks and buses will still need to meet tougher emission standards under Euro 7 regulations.The changes to the proposals follow concerted lobbying from a number of EU countries. Under ...
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Gasrec signs raft of new biomethane contracts with wholesalers and terminals
Gasrec said it was preparing for “considerable expansion” and had signed several new deals with wholesalers and terminals to ensure a constant supply of biomethane to operators.The bio-LNG supplier said it had reported a record sales spike earlier this year and it expected the trend to continue as more gas-powered ...
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Bradford council hails CAZ rollout a success
Bradford’s clean air zone (CAZ) has seen a significant improvement in air quality levels, according to the council, with some of the lowest NO2 levels monitored since records began.Since September 2022, non-compliant HGVs have been charged £50 a day to enter the West Yorkshire city and grants worth more than ...
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Call for clarity on government's net zero U-turn
Prime minister Rishi Sunak's announcement today (20 September) on postponing the ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars to 2035 has been met with frustration and concern from across the logistics sector.The RHA said the government had failed to lay out a clear plan, which it said ...
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“Onerous” new LST regulations forcing operators to park up fleets, RHA warns
New and “onerous” regulations on the use of longer semi-trailers (LSTs) are driving up running costs and creating inefficiencies, with some operators being forced to lay up their LSTs, RHA warned this week.The new regulations were introduced in May this year, following the DfT’s decision to allow the trailers, which ...
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Manfreight takes milestone delivery of all-electric Schmitz Cargobull semi-trailer
UK and European logistics firm Manfreight has taken delivery of the first Schmitz Cargobull S.KOe COOL to be put into operation in the UK.The fully electric semi-trailer will be paired with a Volvo FM Electric, providing the Count Armargh-based company with a zero-emission solution for its temperature-controlled division.Chris Slowey, Manfreight ...
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MP Jo Gideon tours Prohire HQ and praises "remarkable" growth
Prohire welcomed Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central, to its headquarters in the city to learn how private equity and investment is helping drive rapid growth and fuel its ambition to lead the charge in sustainable vehicle hire.Since 2018, when NorthEdge Capital acquired a majority stake in Prohire via a ...
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GXO uses AI to help Iceland slash CO2 emissions
Contract logistics provider GXO Logistics has used the power of arificial intelligence (AI) to help food retailer Iceland slash one of its depot's delivery emissions by 720 tonnes.GXO operates four distribution centres across three temperature ranges, servicing over 1,100 stores nationwide on behalf of Iceland. Since 2021, GXO has been ...
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RHA welcomes Cambridge council decision to scrap congestion charge
Cambridge City Council’s decision to scrap plans for a congestion charge, which would have seen HGVs charged £50 a day to enter the city, has been welcomed by the RHA.The plans have been abandoned after concerns were raised by business groups and politicians about the impact of a proposed peak ...
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Evri trials two Volvo electric trucks for final and middle mile deliveries
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 ...