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All Fuels articles – Page 23
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ArticleGlasgow council goes hydrogen-diesel dual fuel with £800,000 grant
Glasgow City Council has announced that its entire fleet of vehicles, including 23 gritters, street sweepers and refuse vehicles, will be replaced with dual fuel hydrogen models following an £805,000 funding award.It said the renewal of its 2,000-strong vehicle fleet was a vital part of the council’s response to the ...
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ArticleHanging fire on hydrogen heavies?
How close are we to seeing hydrogen powered trucks on UK roads? Selwyn Parker investigates.The first of Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered, heavy duty trucks will be put to work shortly on the roads of Switzerland in what promises to be a landmark date for the haulage industry in Europe.Part of ...
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ArticleHow to get your product in front of 1,000 urban logistics professionals
Do you want to meet 1,000 urban logistics professionals from across the industry?Taking place on 6 November 2019 in London’s Alexandra Palace, Freight in the City Expo will be full of key decision-makers looking for the latest technology and equipment to make urban freight movements safer, cleaner, quieter and more ...
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ArticleFirst Renault Master ZE full electric in Europe hits the streets of Kent
Renault Trucks has put the first Master ZE full electric vehicle in Europe on the road with Kent County Council. The 57kW Master ZE nine-seat minibus has a 33kWh battery pack giving a range of 120km and will be used by Compaid, a charity helping disadvantaged people back into work.Handing ...
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ArticleSee the future of alternative fuels with LowCVP
Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership 2019 annual conference will be themed ‘More than electric dreams?' Future fuels on the Road to Zero’.To be held on July 8 in London the conference will focus on the low emission fuels agenda and acknowledge the momentum behind moves to 'electrify everything' in road transport.It ...
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ArticleTruck makers left fuming by steep carbon reduction targets
The EU has infuriated Europe’s major truck builders by setting highly challenging standards for cuts in CO2 emissions to be achieved in very short timescales.Based on 2019/20 levels, heavy trucks must cut emissions 15% by 2025 and 30% by 2030 – without taking into account any adoption of low-carbon biofuels ...
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ArticleClose Brothers to fund RAW power for electric vehicle charging
Commercial vehicle financing experts Close Brother Asset Financing has teamed up with RAW Charging to offer fully-financed electric vehicle charging installations through the ChargePoint network.This will allow companies to have smart electric vehicle chargers for cars and commercial vehicles installed and spread the cost over five to seven years.RAW Charging ...
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ArticleInnovate UK shows progress of low-emission freight trials at Cenex-LCV 2018
Operators taking part in the DfT’s Low Emission Freight and Logistics trial headed to Cenex LCV at Millbrook last week to highlight progress being made in developing cleaner delivery vehicles for industry.Electric, natural gas, KERS, dual-fuel hydrogen, smart charging and aerodynamic lightweight vehicles were all on show to demonstrate the ...
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ArticleRevolve Technologies designs PCB-based fuel cell for vehicles
Revolve Technologies has developed a novel way to use printed circuit boards (PCB) to make a fuel cell, which it showcased at last week’s Cenex-LCV event at Millbrook Proving Ground.The company said it is the first time a PCB-based fuel cell has been developed for use in a vehicle.Compared with ...
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ArticleMagtec and Paneltex 7.5-tonne electric truck ready for series production
Yorkshire duo Magtec and Paneltex are now ready to put their 7.5-tonne electric truck into series production.The zero-emission truck, which was on show at this week’s Cenex-LCV event at Millbrook, is based on an Isuzu N75 chassis.It has a payload of 3.4 tonnes, with a range on one charge of ...
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LoCITY Fuels in Action helps freight operators understand market for alternative fuels
By Christopher Walton and Colin BarnettA Fuels in Action event at Kempton Park in Surrey last week (20 March) was the culmination of a year of activity from LoCITY featuring roadshows on gas, electric and hydrogen.It brought together operators, manufacturers, fuel suppliers and policy experts to explore the multitude of ...
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Shell opens second hydrogen fuel pump, but remains focused on full 'mosaic' of alternative fuels
By the end of 2018, Shell will have opened three new hydrogen refuelling pumps on sites around London.But the fuel giant says that its hydrogen network won’t stop there, and that it’s also committed to other alternative fuels.In February 2017, Shell opened its first UK hydrogen refuelling point in Cobham, ...
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Electric vehicle uptake would improve with better distributor and operator collaboration
Improved collaboration between electric vehicle operators and electricity distributors will see a substantial increase of battery-powered vehicles on the roads of London, delegates at the LoCity Fuels in action roadshow heard.Steve Hasley, distributed energy resources development manager at UK Power Networks – which owns, operates and maintains the electricity distribution ...
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CitySprint trials hydrogen-powered van and boosts cargo bike fleet in London
CitySprint is trialling its first hydrogen powered van in London and has more than doubled its fleet of cargo bikes.The carrier plans to have an emission-free fleet in the city by 2020.CitySprint has developed the van with Renault, and its client Mitie will run the vehicle in the capital for ...
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Air quality, Smith Electric Vehicles demise and Direct Vision Standard are most read in 2017
With air quality one of the major themes dominating the political landscape and by association the road transport industry in 2017, unsurprisingly some of the most read content on Freight in the City this year related to exactly that.However it was Smith Electric Vehicle’s demise at the start of the ...
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UPS to trial extended range fuel cell electric vehicles
UPS is to trial a fleet of extended range Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) delivery trucks on California’s highways.The trial, which is set to begin in Sacramento before the end of the year, is part of a project UPS is working on with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to ...
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UPS to trial extended range fuel cell electric vehicles
UPS is to trial a fleet of extended range Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) delivery trucks on California’s highways.The trial, which is set to begin in Sacramento before the end of the year, is part of a project UPS is working on with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to ...
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Hydrogen CVs can play a key role in London's 2050 zero-carbon ambition, says TfL
Hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles could play a key role in London's ambition to become a zero-carbon city by 2050, according to TfL.Speaking at a recent LoCITY roadshow - developed to help freight operators learn more about hydrogen technology in vans and HGVs - TfL freight environment programme manager Fergus Worthy told ...
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Hauliers face £100 charge to enter central Leeds under clean air zone proposals
Leeds City Council has published its consultation plans for a category B clean air zone (CAZ) in the city centre, which will require HGVs to be Euro-6 to enter its central area or pay a £100 charge.The CAZ will come into force in 2020 and will cover all roads within ...
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Ultra Low Emission Zone set to go live across London from October 2020 for HGVs
The London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is likely to apply to HGVs operating across the capital from 26 October 2020, TfL has confirmed.Launching a consultation on plans to extend the ULEZ across greater London, following its commencement in the centre of the city in 2019, mayor Sadiq Khan called ...