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Royal Mail shifts to renewable fuel HVO for HGVs as electric alternatives await development

By 2023-07-19T21:36:00

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Royal Mail is replacing diesel fuel with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in some of its truck fleet as a renewable alternative. HVO is a biofuel that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% and does not require any modifications to engines or fuelling infrastructure.

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