All Projects & Development articles – Page 24
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ArticleAmazon UK to deliver 700-strong electric truck fleet as part of £1.14bn investment plan
Amazon is planning to expand its UK fleet of electric HGVs to 700 trucks as part of a €1bn (£1.14bn) five-year investment programme aimed at electrifying its European transportation network.
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ArticleShell has revealed it will be partnering with Hoyer on cleaner fuel trial to decarbonise its UK supply chain
Shell has revealed details of its pilot fuel initiative in partnership with Hoyer to decarbonise its UK supply chain.
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ArticleDHL Freight launches GoGreen Plus service to decarbonise road transport in Germany
Following the successful introduction of sea and air freight products, DHL Freight clients may now book the GoGreen Plus service for road transport services. GoGreen Plus is a component of the Deutsche Post DHL Group’s medium-term sustainability vision for 2030, which aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
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ArticleTesco and Volta Trucks work together to electrify fleet
Tesco is working with Volta Trucks on a prototype full-electric lorry. The Volta Zero was specifically designed to help the transport industry in its journey to net zero within urban areas as well as improving road safety as a result of its purpose-built, ground-up design.
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ArticleIndustry leaders urging politicians to aid the decarbonisation of road transport
Amazon, Daimler Truck, Scania and Volvo are urging politicians to stand up for what’s needed to turn the tide and decarbonise European road transport.
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ArticleBallard announces global manufacturing strategy, including plan to invest $130 million manufacturing facility and R&D in China
Ballard Power Systems announced today its strategy ‘local for local’ where it plans to deepen its global manufacturing footprint in Europe, the United States and China to support global market demand growth through 2030.
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ArticleBosch driving towards climate-neutral commercial powertrain solutions
As it moves toward the goal of climate-neutral freight transport, Bosch is expanding its powertrain portfolio: including diesel, battery-electric, and fuel-cell powertrains as well as the hydrogen engine.
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ArticleTraton, Daimler Truck and Volvo Group kick off European charging infrastructure joint venture
The Traton Group, Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group have officially launched the formation of their joint venture for an HGV electric charging infrastructure in Europe.
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ArticleVolvo Trucks, IKEA and Raben Group join forces to accelerate zero emission transport
Volvo Trucks, IKEA Industry and the Raben Group have signed a collaboration agreement on zero-emission heavy transport. IKEA will introduce heavy electric Volvo trucks for internal transport flows at two of its factories in Zbąszynek in Poland, which will be operated by the Raben Group. Lessons from the pilot will ...
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ArticleHyCET research project: Consortium promotes sustainable transport logistics using hydrogen trucks
The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) awarded financing for the collaboration research project HyCET (Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks) led by the BMW Group in September 2022.
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Article£200 million boost to rollout of hundreds more zero-emission HGVs
The deadline for submissions to the UK Government’s zero emission road freight trials closes on 12 October 2022. The trials commit more than £200 million in government funds to start the world’s largest fleet of zero emission heavy goods trucks (HGVs), speeding up efforts to decarbonise road freight.
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ArticleCatenary powered electric trucks as part of the carbon zero fleet mix
David Cebon, the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight at Cambridge University, conducted the first step of a government-funded feasibility study into a unique solution to batteries’ reduced energy density in the first half of the year
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ArticleHGV drivers count the cost of new Bradford Clean Air Zone
Drivers of non-compliant HGVs entering Bradford will now pay £50 a day after the city launched its own clean air zone (CAZ).
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ArticleIveco’s powertrain brand FPT takes minority stake in Blue Energy Motors
FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group has announced it is taking a minority stake in Blue Energy Commercial Vehicles, a zero-emission truck technology company headquartered in Pune, India, The company manufactures clean energy trucks under its brand Blue Energy Motors.
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ArticleTevva secures EU funding through NEXT ETruck Project
UK carbon zero truck manufacturer Tevva joins European consortium to drive innovation in medium duty truck segment
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ArticleEvonik and Shell reduce heavy duty transport CO2e emissions with Bio-LNG
Evonik and Shell are collaborating to eliminate fossil fuels from heavy duty road transport by using Bio-Liquid Natural Gas (Bio-LNG) derived from agricultural waste, with Shell giving 100 tonnes to Evonik, which is comparable to the average fuel use of three trucks per year. Source: Evonik PR ...