All FreightCarbonZero(editorial) articles – Page 5
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FCZ ArticlePretoria Roadgas launches pay-per-mile Bio-Truck deal
Bio-LNG producer Pretoria Roadgas is offering hauliers of all sizes a pay-per-mile bio-LNG truck deal, in what it claims is a UK first.
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FCZ ArticleEurope’s first ADR-certified hydrogen truck enters chemical haulage
A hydrogen-fuelled truck has entered service in the Netherlands after gaining Europe’s first ADR certification for hazardous chemical transport.
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FCZ ArticleDunkirk plans to be sustainable mobility hub
The Port of Dunkirk is anticipating installation of new charging points for trucks at and around the site, as well as passenger vehicles and ferries, although numbers will remain low this decade.
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FCZ ArticleHived simplifies deliveries with new business launch
All-electric parcel firm Hived has launched a new service for SMEs, which it claimed stripped out complexity and replaced the need to go through multiple delivery providers.
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FCZ ArticleCulina sustainability fund focuses on community green projects
Stobart owner Culina Group has launched a fund to support community groups attempting to tackle climate change, which it said represented the next phase of its sustainability journey.
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FCZ ArticleDon’t put pressure on truck makers to sell electric lorries, dealers beg government
Under no circumstances should truck manufacturers be forced to sell a percentage of zero-emission vehicles while there is limited demand or charging infrastructure in place, according to a dealers’ lobby group.
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FCZ ArticleElectric trucks could undercut diesel on TCO by 2030, French study says
A new study by French think tank Équilibre des Énergies (EdEn) argues that battery-electric heavy goods vehicles could undercut diesel on total cost of ownership by 2030, provided battery-driven vehicle prices fall, and operators can access competitively priced electricity.
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FCZ ArticleTurning HGV electrification from pilot exercise into competitive advantage
The decarbonisation of HGVs in Europe is emerging as one of the most consequential transitions in transport. With HGVs accounting for roughly one-quarter of the EU’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transport (European Commission), electrifying this segment is central not only to hitting climate targets, but to reshaping ...
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FCZ ArticleCarbon capture’s next market: moving CO₂ could be a new revenue stream for hauliers
As the UK expands carbon capture beyond major industrial clusters, thousands of tonnes of CO₂ will need to travel by truck, rail, and ship. For hauliers, this could create a specialist new freight market — one with high-value contracts, growing volumes, and the chance to get in early before pipelines ...
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FCZ ArticleMicroVolt announces UK launch of micro-electric vehicle range for urban deliveries
MicroVolt has launched a five vehicle portfolio into the UK market, targeting parcel operators, local authorities and other companies requiring low carbon last mile deliveries.
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FCZ ArticleElectricity system operator ready to pay businesses to turn up or down their power demand
From April, businesses will be able to earn revenue by using extra power at times when the system is oversupplied. This is a new addition to the National Energy System Operator’s (NESO’s) Demand Flexibility Service (DFS), which already pays businesses to turn down the power they use for short periods ...
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FCZ ArticleZero Emission HGV Summit on 17 March
Decarbonisation minister Keir Mather will deliver a keynote speech at the next Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstration Progress Summit in London next month.
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FCZ ArticleUltra-rapid HGV charging hub opens at Tilbury port
Fleete has officially opened the country’s largest commercial vehicle electric charging hub at the Port of Tilbury.
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FCZ ArticleChinese electric trucks in the UK: what’s on offer and the costs
With Chinese electric trucks increasingly discussed as Europe’s next big market shift, Freight Carbon Zero checked what UK fleets can buy now, what’s being priced for the UK, and what is still some way off.
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FCZ ArticleRigterink builds path to electrification
German food transport firm Rigterink is relying on an AI-built planning tool to forge its transition to sustainable logistics.
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FCZ ArticleMajor 26-bay eHGV charging hub to launch in Coleshill
Charging infrastructure firm Fleete has secured planning consent for a 26-bay eHGV hub at Hams Hall distribution park in Coleshill.
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FCZ ArticlePallet pooler IPP goes electric to cut 145 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually
Pallet pooling specialist IPP has saved more than 145 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually – the equivalent of 700,000 miles of driving – by switching its company vehicles to electric.
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FCZ ArticleeHGV uptake surges 170% as market downturn masks early electrification shift
Battery-electric truck demand accelerated sharply in 2025, even as the wider HGV market contracted amid economic headwinds.
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FCZ ArticleLaw Distribution accelerates decarbonisation with full fleet renewal and first electric truck
Family-owned haulier Law Distribution has signalled a major step towards lower-carbon operations after committing to a full renewal of its artic fleet — including the introduction of its first battery-electric truck.
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FCZ ArticleMercedes eActros 600 completes 8,000km Arctic EV challenge
Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ battery-electric eActros 600 has finished an 8,000km midwinter drive to Norway’s North Cape, becoming the first heavy truck to take part in the annual eNordkapp Challenge for electric vehicles.