All FreightCarbonZero(editorial) articles – Page 18
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FCZ ArticleHived grows electric parcel fleet with 11 new Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks
Sustainable logistics company, Hived, is adding nine new Mercedes-Benz eActros 600s and two eActros 400 models to its all-electric fleet. Supplied by Motus Truck & Van, the trucks will be put to work on the company’s middle-mile deliveries and supported by infrastructure at Hived’s transport hubs.
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FCZ ArticleOxfordshire awards refuelling site contract for hydrogen fire tender
Oxfordshire County Council has awarded an £825,500 contract for Hydrogen refuelling infrastructure to Hungerford-based Fuel Cell Systems. The infrastructure is part of the Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Range Extended Fire Engine Prototype (Hyer Power) project, which is developing a prototype fire engine. The hydrogen production and refuelling rig will ...
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FCZ ArticleHydrogen filling station granted planning consent
Darlington Borough Council has granted planning permission to Element 2 to build a hydrogen refuelling station - initially for heavy goods vehicles, with the potential to expand into other vehicle classes in the future – at a site inside Teesside International Airport. The 0.78 hectare site will have two refuelling ...
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FCZ ArticleContinental reveals new solution to improve hydrogen fuel cell systems
Continental has created a line for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) cooling systems using synthetic rubber and a mixture of other materials.
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FCZ ArticleUnited Utilities gets four new Volvo FM Electrics under Electric Freightway ZEHID consortium
United Utilities has added four new Volvo FM Electric 6x2 tractor units to its fleet as part of the Electric Freightway zero emission HGV and infrastructure demonstrator (ZEHID) consortium.
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FCZ ArticleZero emission HGV and infrastructure demonstrator progress summit set for 6 March
Innovate UK and the Department for Transport are hosting a progress summit for the zero emission HGV and infrastructure demonstrator programme. Due to take place in London, 6 March, the event will provide a detailed overview of progress in each of the four consortiums so far including eFreight 2030, HyHAUL, ...
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FCZ ArticleV1G v V2G and the vicious circle on vehicle charging
Companies talking about the interaction between battery electric vehicles and the electricity grid often talk about V1G and V2G interactions. What do these bits of jargon mean, and what are the implications for fleet operators? Both refer to more complex interactions than simply connecting the battery vehicle ...
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FCZ ArticleZEN and the art of comparing batteries and hydrogen vehicles
Freight Carbon Zero caught up with Angus Webb, CEO of Dynamon and project lead for ZENFreight to discuss progress for the only multi-fuel consortium in the ZEHID programme.
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MT ArticleNew Maxus 7.5-tonner set for UK entry as early as next year
Chinese manufacturer Maxus revealed an all-new electric 7.5-tonne truck at the IAA Transportation 2022.