All Motor Transport articles in (FCZ) Web Issue – Page 40
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CommentaryIf you think car electrification is tough – try decarbonising lorries and coaches
For this week’s newsletter commentary, we passed the keyboard over to the RHA’s managing director Richard Smith to give us the association’s views on the decarbonisation debate. The RHA fully supports net-zero targets but there is a clear and present danger that without proper planning and transition the economy, which ...
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MT ArticleLeadership changes at Nikola Motor as Michael Lohscheller steps down as CEO
Less than a year after being appointed CEO of Nikola, Michael Lohscheller has stepped down as CEO and Chairman for personal reasons.
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MT ArticleDiageo collaborates with Malcolm Logistics for biofuel lorry trial
Diageo partners with Malcolm Logistics in a trial to test the viability of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel for lorries, with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 171 tonnes.
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MT ArticleTrotters Limited chooses Renault Trucks for electric transition
Trotters (Childrenswear & Accessories) Limited, known for its clothing worn by young Royals across Europe, is taking a step towards sustainability by embracing electric mobility.
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MT ArticleCummins secures over $500 million in orders for green hydrogen electrolysers
In its second-quarter results, US manufacturer Cummins announced that its order book for electrolyser systems has surpassed $500 million.
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MT ArticleTop ten US hydrogen hubs competing for $7 billion government funding
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is set to allocate $7 billion of a total $8 billion fund to support six to ten regional hydrogen clusters
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MT ArticleFord Trucks announces joint-venture with Ballard to develop heavy duty hydrogen fuel cell truck
As part of an EU Horizon Europe ZEFES (Zero Emission Freight EcoSystem) demonstration programme, Ford Trucks and Ballard have announced a partnership which will see Ballard fuel cells powering a Ford vehicle for the trials.
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MT ArticleTesla seeks $100M government support for US truck charging route
Tesla has revealed its plans to build nine battery electric truck charging stations, creating an uninterrupted route from southern Texas to northern California. To fund this ambitious project, the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer is seeking nearly $100 million from the US government.
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MT ArticleVantec adopts low-emission approach with new HVO-Powered DAF XF trucks
Sunderland-based logistics provider Vantec is taking steps towards reducing its carbon footprint with the introduction of seven new DAF XF tractors running on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO).
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MT ArticleNikola surpasses 200 sales orders for hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks
Nikola has announced it has over 200 sales orders for its Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.
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MT ArticleMercedes-Benz trucks tests eActros 600 electric truck for long-distance haulage
Mercedes-Benz Trucks engineers are conducting tests on prototypes of the battery-electric eActros 600 at the former military training ground in Münsingen and nearby public roads.
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MT Articlebp Invests £4 million in Dynamon, a fleet software provider offering decarbonisation planning tools
bp ventures has made a significant investment of £4 million in Dynamon, a UK-based software company specialising in advanced data analytics and simulation tools for commercial transport and logistics companies.
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MT ArticleVolta Trucks achieves industry-leading rating for Direct Vision Standard
Volta Trucks has achieved an industry-leading rating for the Direct Vision Standard.
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MT ArticleChinese truck builder Sany launching battery electric mixer truck for UK
Following its preview at the recent Road Transport Expo truck exhibition, Chinese truck builder Sany will formally launch its new 8x4 truck chassis to customers on 18 August, marking the start of a full product roll out for European customers.
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MT ArticleJ.B. Hunt announces purchase of 13 zero-emission Nikola Class 8 trucks
The initial order comprises 10 battery electric vehicles and three hydrogen fuel cell trucks with the first vehicles going into service in August 2023.
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MT ArticleNikola secures additional $16.3 million funding for hydrogen refuelling development
Nikola Corporation has now secured total funding of over $58 million to develop its hydrogen infrastructure, particularly open-network hydrogen refueling stations.
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MT ArticleBasildon Council and NRG Riverside collaborate to introduce UK’s first fully electric food waste collection fleet
NRG Riverside has successfully delivered seven fully electric food waste trucks to Basildon Borough Council as part of an innovative contract hire agreement.
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MT ArticleShell unveils hydrogen pay-per-use for heavy-duty mobility
Shell is making strides in promoting hydrogen as a viable fuel option for heavy-duty transportation.
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CommentaryBreakthrough needed for carbon zero acceleration
In recent years, we have seen increased discussion in both industry and government circles about what the dominant net-zero solution will be for heavy goods vehicles: battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell electric. Another possibility is it will be a homogenous mix of these technologies, however experience suggests that this ...
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MT ArticleGreen hydrogen poised to outcompete fossil gas hydrogen by 2030
BloombergNEF (BNEF) the specialist new energy research division of Bloomberg, has unveiled forecast data for the global energy landscape which indicates green hydrogen, produced from renewable energy sources, will be cheaper than fossil gas hydrogen in key markets by 2030.