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All Fuels articles – Page 30
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Transport for Greater Manchester wants to hear about your delivery challenges
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has recently established a Freight Forum and opened an online survey to understand the issues facing operators in the city.The RHA and TfGM would like to know what operational issues are faced on a daily basis, the specific location of these issues and thoughts on ...
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Government innovating in wrong direction with methane, says RHA
For just a “fraction” of what it spends on the development of methane as an alternative fuel, the government could “really move things forward” in reducing emissions, the RHA has said.The association’s director of policy Jack Semple (pictured) criticised the government’s spending of £25m on developing methane to fuel HGVs ...
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ArticleTech firm Charge to produce range of 'affordable' electric trucks by 2017
Automotive technology firm Charge plans to bring its new range of lightweight, electric trucks to market by 2017.The company said it wants to "remove the barriers to entry” for electric vehicles by pricing the new trucks in line with conventional vehicles.Vehicles are built using ultra-lightweight composite materials that the firm ...
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Vehicle cost and grid infrastructure biggest obstacles to going electric, says FREVUE
There is demand for electric vehicles, but the price has to be right for it to make sense to operators, according to the Freight Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe (FREVUE) project.FREVUE co-ordinator Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer told delegates at yesterday's Freight in the City Expo that operators using electric vehicles as part ...
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Government must use court defeat as spur to change its emission reduction policy
The FTA has said the government must now change tack in regards tackling emissions and stop penalising the road transport industry, after ClientEarth yesterday won its High Court action.The environmental group began action against the government in April 2015 stating its plan to address emissions did not go far enough. ...
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Free LoCity Commercial Vehicle Finder now live
LoCity has made available a Commercial Vehicle Finder tool, designed to provide fleet operators with information about alternatively-fuelled vans and trucks, at today’s Freight in the City Expo.The free tool, which works via a browser, allows users to select a vehicle type and the operational situation it will be used ...
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ArticleFuso Canter E-Cell makes UK debut at Freight in the City Expo
Mercedes-Benz has given the Fuso Canter E-Cell its UK debut at the Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace today (2 November).The zero-emission light truck employs four lithium-ion batteries to power a permanent-magnet electric motor that produces 150hp and peak torque of 650 Nm.The chassis-mounted battery packs have a ...
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Government opens Modern Transport Bill consultation
A consultation into the Modern Transport Bill, which aims to boost the use of electric vans in the UK, has begun.The bill was announced in the Queen’s Speech earlier this year, and would tackle what the government described as the three main challenges of boosting ULEV (ultra-low emission vehicle) use ...
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Grants of up to £20,000 now available for operators buying larger electric vans and trucks
The government has extended the Plug-in-Van grant scheme to larger electric vans and trucks.Operators may now be eligible for grants up to £20,000 if they replace their larger conventionally-powered vans and trucks with electric vehicles.The extension of the Plug-In Van grant will mean N2 category vehicles (3.5 – 12 tonnes ...
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LoCity highlights John Lewis and Commercial Groups' alternative fuel strategy
John Lewis Partnership and Commercial Group explain the steps they took to select alternative fuels for their fleets and how this supports their CSR initiatives in the latest LoCity case study video.https://youtu.be/9p11ZaMlRAULoCity is a five-year industry-led initative supported by TfL that aims to boost understanding and uptake of low-emission commercial ...
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Bradshaw Electric Vehicles bringing Goupil G4 to Freight in the City Expo
Bradshaw Electric Vehicles is to become the UK importer for the Goupil electric utility range and GEM Transportation vehicles and will be showcasing them at next month's Freight in the City Expo.Superseding G3 model, the new electric Goupil G4, which will be on display at Alexandra Palace on 2 November, ...
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Volvo Trucks to debut gas-powered CNG at Freight in the City Expo
Volvo Trucks will be displaying its new 4x2 FE-3 320 CNG-fuelled rigid for the first time at next month’s Freight in the City Expo.The 4x2 rigid will be on display with a day cab and fridge body. It can be ordered now as either an 18-tonnes GVW rigid or a ...
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Iveco to show Stralis NP at Freight in the City Expo
Iveco’s Stralis NP (natural power) will be appearing at next month’s Freight in the City Expo in London.Launched this summer, the Stralis NP is Europe’s first long-haul gas-powered truck and one which the manufacturer believes will take natural gas out of a ‘niche’ segment and into the mainstream.Iveco has been ...
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ArticleEmoss to demonstrate zero-emission electric truck at Freight in the City Expo
Dutch vehicle converter Emoss is heading to next month’s Freight in the City Expo in London to demonstrate how its range of electric trucks can help with addressing both emissions and noise restrictions in city centres.Based on rigid chassis spanning from 7.5 tonnes GVW through to 28 tonnes GVW, the ...
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Improving air quality in urban areas a key topic at Freight in the City Expo
Improving air quality in the UK’s towns and cities will be a key focus at this year’s Freight in the City Expo next month at London’s Alexandra Palace.Speakers from across the UK will talk about the challenges facing local authorities to achieve strict EU air quality regulations, and how the ...
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Solar-powered hydrogen refuelling site opens to fleets in east London
A third public-access hydrogen refuelling station has been opened at the Centre of Engineering Manufacturing Excellence (CEME) in Rainham, east London.Operated by energy storage firm ITM Power, the station is the first of its kind using solar energy from a solar PV array at CEME to make renewable hydrogen on-site.It ...
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Urban CVs and alternative fuels for HGVs the focus in latest Horizon 2020 competition
Urban CV design, improved aerodynamics and alternative-fuelled HGV technology are being encouraged through the latest Horizon 2020 funding competition.As part of a €550m (£494m) six-stream funding pot, €133m has been earmarked for development of green vehicles.There are nine vehicle competitions to enter, with a significant focus on the commercial vehicle ...
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German haulier receives the first of 20 natural gas-powered Ivecos at IAA
German haulier Meyer Logistik received the first of 20 Iveco Stralis NPs at the IAA Show in Hannover.The Friedrichsdorf-based company, will use the natural gas-powered trucks to move fresh food products in the Berlin area.The vehicles have been partly funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI).This ...
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DfT seeking to remove regulatory barriers holding back alternative-fuelled HGV uptake
The DfT wants to remove the payload disadvantage facing operators using alternatively-fuelled lorries on UK roads by increasing their maximum authorised weight by up to one tonne.An update to an EU weights and dimensions directive coming into force in May 2017 means operators undertaking international journeys will automatically receive this ...
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New app to locate electric vehicle charging points
A new electric charge-point facilitator has entered the UK market, claiming its arrival will make finding public charging points for electric vehicles much easier.The New Motion app, from the company of the same name, can be used to track down the nearest charge point, with initial locations in London, Birmingham ...