All Vehicles articles – Page 24
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ArticleRussell Engineering plotting UK truck market entry with Hyzon
Russell Engineering, part of the John G Russell (Transport) Group, is linking with hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer and truck assembler Hyzon and infrastructure provider Element 2 to bring a range of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) to the UK market. The Scottish-based engineering company was exhibiting at the recent Scottish ...
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ArticleFreight Carbon Zero podcast is live with a special discussion from the IAA Transportation 2022
Episode 1 of our regular podcast features an expert panel discussion covering the future of transportation: hydrogen or electric
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ArticleRenault Trucks has produced 1,000 Battery-Electric Trucks at its plant in Blainville-Sur-Orne
The Renault Vehicles facility in Blainville has been producing medium-duty 100% electric trucks since 2020, marking a watershed moment in the development of urban and peri-urban transportation. The facility has already built 1,000 electric trucks of 16, 19, and 26 tonnes, which are utilised throughout Europe, as proof of the success of this carbon zero transportation solution.
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ArticleFirst Hydrogen gets go-ahead for UK fuel cell road tests
First Hydrogen said it had been given the green light to operate its fuel cell-powered vans on British roads.
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ArticleTesco fleet gains 18t electric refrigerated trucks
The Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide, which comes with a Solomon Commercials refrigeration body, is making deliveries from Tesco’s Dagenham distribution centre to more than 400 stores in Greater London.
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ArticleNestlé switches bulk of owned fleet from diesel to Bio-LNG
Nestlé has switched 75% of its owned fleet of trucks from diesel to Bio-LNG in a move designed to help the company become net zero by 2050.
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain adds 20 Bio-LNG trucks to M&S fleet
DHL Supply Chain is adding 20 bio-LNG trucks into its M&S fleet, replacing 20 diesel trucks.
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ArticleCarlsberg Marston trials electric Renault E-Tech D trucks
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has added two electric HGV trucks to its logistics fleet as part of the company’s Together Towards Zero sustainability strategy.
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ArticleHydrogen specialist hails success of dual-fuel road sweeper trial
Hydrogen expert ULEMCo said the deployment of a dual-fuelled road sweeper in Aberdeen has cut daily diesel displacement rates by almost 50%.
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ArticleJSP Hauliers’ new DAF XG+ will run exclusively on HVO
Manchester-based JSP Hauliers has added a DAF XG+ 530 FTG to its expanding fleet. The truck, which was supplied by Motus Commercials, will be joined by a further five New Generation DAF XFs in the coming months. Like the rest of the 22-strong fleet, the DAFs will ...
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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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ArticleULEMCo partners with Keenan Recycling on first hydrogen-HVO dual-fuel truck
Hydrogen fuel pioneer ULEMCo is working with Keenan Recycling on a hydrogen dual-fuel truck using HVO rather than diesel.
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ArticleScania promotes the increased production and use of biomethane in latest collaboration
The European Commission has launched a new initiative called the Biomethane Industrial Partnership. The goal is to vastly increase the output of biomethane. Scania is a co-founder and represents the transportation industry in this collaboration.
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ArticleElon Musk announces the start of the Tesla Semi production
Tesla has begun manufacturing of its electric Semi, and the first will be delivered to Pepsi beginning in December, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Twitter on Thursday.
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ArticleRecycling Lives fits safety systems from Vision Techniques to fleet of electric skip loaders
Waste specialist Recycling Lives has fitted blind spot camera systems and alarms on its new all-electric skip transporter trucks in order to warn vulnerable road users.
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ArticleArla expands its green fleet with a new Scania battery-electric truck
The Swedish dairy company, Arla, expands its green fleet with a new battery-electric truck for quieter, greener urban delivery.
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ArticleTata Motors launch CNG-powered medium and heavy-duty trucks
Tata Motors has introduced a line of CNG-powered medium and large commercial vehicle trucks
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ArticleHowdens grows HVO fleet and trials gas and electric options
Kitchen supplier Howdens said a vital ingredient for its sustainability strategy is hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), which it is now using extensively across its logistics fleet. It is also piloting electric trucks and is introducing six bio-liquid natural gas vehicles at its Raunds and Portbury sites, which work similarly to ...
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ArticleVolvo Trucks will supply fully electric heavy-duty trucks to Amazon in Germany before the end of the year
Volvo Trucks will supply fully electric heavy-duty trucks to Amazon in Germany before the end of the year. The 20 Volvo FH Electrics are expected to cover more than one million road kilometres each year, fuelled solely by electricity.
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ArticleKeynote speakers and presentations from IAA Transportation 2022
The IAA Transportation 2022, Europe’s biggest commercial vehicle exhibition, was held in Hanover in September. The key theme of the event was sustainability and the journey to a carbon zero industry. All the truck manufacturers present (and of the big seven European legacy truck builders only Renault Trucks was absent) ...