All Decarbonisation articles – Page 28
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London's vehicle emission surcharge to start 23 October
London’s T-Charge will come into force from 23 October taking the daily charge for non-compliant vans and trucks travelling into the capital to £21.50.Regular visitors into central London are likely to comply with the emissions surcharge as it is set at the same Euro-4 and above level for HGVs as ...
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Urban Transport Group urges DfT to take a more 'ambitious' approach to freight strategy
The Urban Transport Group (UTG) has urged the government to take a more “ambitious, open and forward-thinking” approach to freight strategy.Speaking to Freightinthecity.com ahead of next month’s Spring Summit in Birmingham, MD Jonathan Bray said the DfT had left a “big hole” where freight strategy should be, with more work ...
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Fors freezes 2017 membership fees; lowers charges for smaller operators
Fors has published its membership subscription fees for 2017, lowering charges for smaller operations and freezing its other fees at last year's levels.From 17 February, Fors will now apply a flat rate of £80 per vehicle for fleets with up to five vehicles.Under 2016's structure those with two to three ...
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London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for diesel scrappage scheme
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to introduce a diesel scrappage scheme, which could see 70,000 Euro-5 diesel vans and minibuses removed from London’s roads.The mayor sets out his proposals this week in a report Proposal for a National Scrappage Scheme, which suggests such a scheme could ...
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FTA welcomes long-term transport plan for Manchester
A long-term transport plan for Manchester has been praised by the FTA for its focus on keeping HGVs moving in peak times and "joined up thinking" around strategic road links.The Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040 is the outcome of a public consultation which received just under 1,800 responses.The strategy aims ...
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Non-compliant vehicles could pay up to £200 to enter Southampton from 2019
Commercial vehicles that aren’t Euro-6 compliant will have to pay a fine of up to £200 from 2019 to enter Southampton, according to the city’s council.Speaking at the Making Freight Consolidation Centres Work event in the city last week, Neil Tuck, programme manager for the local sustainable transport fund at ...
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France to enforce urban emissions control strategy from April
Hauliers who deliver to French cities need to be aware of the new urban emissions control strategy, Crit'Air or Air Quality Certificate, which is in the process of being implemented.The latest development in the scheme is the launch of the English language website, which provides information and allows affected parties ...
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Construction, cycle lanes, and next-day delivery demand adds to London congestion, MPs told
Walking zone and cycling lane provision has added to congestion in London at least temporarily, TfL told the Transport Committee this week.However, it remains part of its long term strategy to tackle the capital's chronic congestion.In a written submission to the Transport Committee’s hearing on urban congestion, TFL said that ...
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Cenex networking evening to discuss Nottingham clean air zone challenges
Cenex is hosting a free-to-attend networking drinks reception to help UK freight and fleet operators prepare for the challenges clean air zones will bring.The event will be held on Tuesday 7 February at Nottingham Contemporary, supported by Nottingham Go Ultra Low.It is open to anyone involved in operating vehicles in ...
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Electric-powered cycle or foot trailer to be trialled for last-mile deliveries
Trials are to take place of a new electric-powered trailer that will enable cycle or foot couriers to deliver large quantities of parcels in urban areas.Technology being deployed on the trailer is termed ‘net neutral’, so the weight of the trailer is not felt by the handler, allowing for increased ...
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Could freight operators face usage-based road charging to deliver into London?
Freight operators delivering into the capital could face a new road-pricing regime that aims to charge higher rates the more time a vehicle spends in a peak congestion zone within the busiest hours of the day.In a new report released yesterday, London Stalling, the London Assembly’s transport committee called for ...
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£35m funding pot for low-carbon vehicle propulsion or light-weight technology
Alternative propulsion, lightweight vehicles and energy storage are key focus areas for the government’s latest round of Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) competition funding.Up to £35m in collaborative research and development funding is available through the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Innovate UK.Grant-funded projects must develop technology ...
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Viewpoint: the potential of rail freight in addressing urban air quality and congestion
Philippa Edmunds, manager at Freight on Rail, Campaign for Better Transport and vice-president at Transport & Environment, Brussels, tells Freight in the City why rail should play an integral role in bringing goods into the UK's urban conurbations.Changes in urban logistics policy as a result of air pollution violations, road ...
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Bike lanes could be increasing congestion, says MP
Labour MP Rob Flello questioned whether bike lanes are partly responsible for rising urban traffic congestion, during a transport select committee hearing this week.Speaking at the committee's Urban Traffic Congestion hearing, the Stoke on Trent South MP questioned why road users “have been driving fewer miles yet their ...
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Diesel cars produce more than double the NOx of HGVs
Diesel cars produce more than double the amount of nitrogen oxide than trucks, new research based on real-world testing has found.A report by the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) found that while the market’s newest HGVs (and buses) produce an average of 210mg/km of NOx, the newest diesel cars ...
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What does the future hold for urban freight?
Urban logistics is impeded by congestion, a lack of kerbspace, the need for cleaner air and restrictions on size and noise, all against a backdrop of increased demand.Freight is now higher on the agenda and helped by more inter-agency co-ordination than before, but progress is painstaking.Worldwide, air pollution is said ...
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Cambridge City Council rules out rush-hour road closures and congestion charging to tackle traffic problems
Cambridge City Council has ruled out introducing a series of rush-hour road closures or imposing a congestion zone scheme as part of its efforts to tackle congestion in the city and surrounding area.Following more than 10,000 responses from the public to Greater Cambridge City Deal’s eight point congestion busting plan ...
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MT ArticleSmart Mile Solutions locates PackRobot delivery terminal in German city
Dutch firm Smart Mile Solutions has installed Germany’s first PackRobot in the city of Nagold, as part of a shared urban delivery platform to encourage sustainable deliveries of locally-produced goods.The PackRobot is a secure, self-service parcel terminal designed by Estonian tech firm Cleveron, with an automated smart storage system that ...
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Clean air zones: the story so far
With clean air zones under the spotlight as pressure grows on the government to clean up our skies, Freight in the City takes a look back at how the issue has unfolded over 2016.Growing pressure on the government to clean up the air in Britain’s major cities could see more ...
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Number of clean air zone cities in UK could triple to 16
The number of UK cities introducing new clean air zones (CAZs) could triple to 16 following renewed pressure on the government to tackle vehicle pollution.The FTA has warned that the original government proposal set out last year to create five CAZs by 2020 in Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Derby and Southampton ...
