All Operations articles – Page 2
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FCZ Article£190m motorway charging scheme offers no guarantee of power for eHGVs
Electric HGV demand will be included in calculations for a £190m government scheme to increase grid capacity at motorway services, but none of the resulting capacity will be reserved for truck charging.
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FCZ ArticleBuy electric vans to solve UK charging conundrum
Operators are being urged to use electric vans to break the “chicken-and-egg” problem of HGV fleets needing confidence in charging infrastructure and network firms needing utilisation to make commercial sense.
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FCZ ArticleeVan share hits record high but demand remains “drastically adrift” of targets
Electric van registrations increased by 25.9% in August and market share hit a record 16.3% according to SMMT figures, however it cautioned that seasonally low overall volumes could exaggerate percentage changes.
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FCZ ArticleGrid capacity the key barrier to Fagan & Whalley electric HGV plans
Fagan & Whalley has warned that a lack of grid capacity could become a major barrier to the rollout of electric HGVs, despite the haulier already running two battery-electric trucks.
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FCZ ArticleDAF XD Electric gets 1990s race truck makeover
Dutch dairy haulier Van Der Mierden Transport has taken delivery of a unique DAF XD Electric featuring a livery inspired by the manufacturer’s 1996 racing truck.
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FCZ ArticleYour first eHGV charger could cost £46,000. Then comes the grid
A small haulier introducing one 44-tonne electric truck could spend approximately £46,000 on its first depot charger and installation, even where the site’s existing electricity supply is sufficient. If a new grid connection is needed, the final bill could roughly double, according to Cenex.
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FCZ ArticleMore fleets turning to suppliers to support van electrification
More fleets are turning to their suppliers for support with electrifying their van operations, according to new research.
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FCZ ArticleGasrec plans for Warrington biomethane refuelling facility get green light
Gasrec is to open its first high-capacity, public-access biomethane refuelling facility in the North West, with planning permission secured for a new station in Warrington ideally located to service the M6 corridor.
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FCZ ArticlePallet-Track slashes emissions by switching forklift fleet to BioLPG
Wolverhampton-based Pallet-Track has switched its entire fleet of forklift trucks to run on BioLPG, in a move which has delivered a “significant” cut in carbon emissions, the pallet network announced this week.
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FCZ ArticleTories would abandon targets for phasing out diesel trucks
The 2035 and 2040 deadlines for phasing out new diesel trucks would be scrapped by the Conservatives after it identified transport costs could rocket by almost 20%.
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FCZ ArticleWarburtons’ electric lorry first of baker’s half dozen
Warburtons has taken on the first of seven Yutong TE7 7.5-tonne electric trucks, which will commence delivering fresh bakery products to stores across Yorkshire.
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FCZ ArticleFleet expectations of adopting electric vans “almost flat”, new research reveals
Van operators forecast only 16% of their fleets will be electric within three years – up just two percentage points on last year and only a one percentage point increase on 2024 – according to the 2026 Arval Fleet and Mobility Observatory Barometer.
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FCZ ArticleWholesalers prove electric HGVs can match diesel
Electric HGVs can already match, and in some cases exceed diesel performance on local wholesale delivery routes – with up to 95% of short and regional journeys achievable using electric trucks, according to a new case study.
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FCZ ArticleGovernment considers cutting 2030 ZEV target for vans to 40%
The government is considering reducing the proportion of new vans required to be zero emission by 2030 from 70% to as little as 40%, as part of a review of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate.
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FCZ ArticleSix-figure green investment for Yorkshire transport specialist
West Yorkshire’s Joda Freight has spent more than £250,000 in a race to reduce as much diesel as possible from its business.
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FCZ ArticleEV technicians not being trained quickly enough to meet demand
Successful attempts to plug the HGV technician skills gap are not yet translating through to those qualified to work on electric lorries, with the shortfall predicted to hit 43,000 by 2035 according to industry figures.
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FCZ ArticleElectric trucks beat diesel on cost. But can they do the job?
Battery-electric trucks could be cheaper than diesel across up to 90% of the European road-freight kilometres modelled for 2030, according to a new study. But being cheaper does not necessarily mean that they can actually do the work.
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FCZ ArticleeHGV market stalls as hybrid powertrain case grows stronger
With eHGV uptake flatlining, subsidy support fading and infrastructure barriers unresolved, Turntide Technologies CEO Steve Hornyak makes the case for range-extending hybrid powertrains as a commercially viable route to decarbonisation — while the government’s HGV CO2 consultation response looms large.
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FCZ ArticleElectric van market share hits record high but remains well short of ZEV mandate
Electric vans delivered a record share of the UK light commercial vehicle market in July, but remained well below the levels needed to meet the government’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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FCZ ArticleWales’ first dedicated eHGV charging hub goes live
Freight forwarder FSEW has officially launched the first dedicated HGV electric charging hub in Wales.