electric trucks
Truck News3 Sep 2020Volta Trucks reveals Volta Zero electric truck
Volta Trucks has revealed the new Volta Zero, a purpose-built fully electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle designed specifically for inner-city parcel and freight distribution.
Latest News21 Aug 2020Dixons Carphone joins EV100 and pledges EV switch by 2030
Technology retailer Dixons Carphone has signed up to the Climate Group's EV100 initiative, with a commitment to transition its fleet to electric by 2030.
Truck News23 Jul 2020Hitachi ABB launches compact depot charging solution for electric trucks
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has launched a new charging solution for operators of electric heavy-goods vehicles.
Truck News20 Jul 2020Electric bin lorry to be trialled in Oxford
Oxford Direct Services (ODS) will be assessing the performance of an electric refuse collection vehicle across the city this week.
Truck News21 May 2020Calor adds zero-emission FUSO eCanter to fleet
Gas supplier Calor has added a FUSO eCanter to its fleet for use delivering bottled butane and propane to customers in central London.
Latest News21 May 2020Clean air funding demand to help fleets make the switch
Greater Manchester is asking Government for a £98 million ‘clean commercial vehicle fund’ after announcing its clean air zone will be delayed until 2022.
Latest News12 Mar 2020Budget 2020: Fuel duty frozen and record cash for roads
The Chancellor says he will maintain the fuel duty freeze, spend billions on roads and incentivise low-emission transport.
Truck News9 Dec 2019Radical policy change needed for zero-emission trucks
Truck makers at the Commercial Vehicle Board meeting of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) say timescales involved are worrying.
People News4 Dec 2019DPD’s Rob Fowler named new CEO of Volta Trucks
Volta Trucks has announced Rob Fowler, current general manager of CSR and technical planning at DPD Group UK, as its new CEO from February 2020.
Truck News8 Nov 2019Tevva to ‘Electrify’ fleets with eTruck rental scheme
Tevva will promote its electric trucks by allowing fleets to rent them for three to six month periods, starting next year.
Truck News29 Oct 2019Volta Trucks calls in Prodrive to develop electric HGV
Prodrive is working with Volta Trucks to help engineer a new 16-tonne electric HGV that has enhanced urban visibility.
Truck News19 Jul 2019Volvo Group and Samsung alliance to develop electric truck batteries
Volvo Group and Samsung SDI have entered into a strategic alliance to develop battery packs for the vehicle manufacturer’s electric trucks.
Truck News2 Jul 2019Future of Urban Trucks is electric, says Renault Trucks
Renault Trucks will become a driving force in the “electromobility revolution”, according to its managing director Carlos Rodrigues.
Truck News4 Jun 2019Tevva Motors funding deal 'opens' electric vehicle market
British electric truckmaker says agreement with Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions “will open the way for fleets to move from fossils fuels to electric”.
Truck News2 May 2019Government advised to tax operators out of diesel HGVs
A new report by the Committee on Climate Change is urging the Government to force operators into zero-emission trucks by increasing taxes on vehicles and fuel as early as next year.
Truck News17 Apr 2019Ban new diesel HGVs by 2040, say Government advisors
The sale of new diesel HGV lorries should be banned by 2040, a new report by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) suggests.
Van News12 Apr 2019How will the Birmingham Clean Air Zone affect you?
Fleets are being urged to prepare for the introduction of the Birmingham Clean Air Zone (CAZ) by checking to see if their vehicle will be subject to the charge.
Truck News5 Apr 2019City Corporation plans fully electric refuse fleet with Veolia
City of London Corporation aims to become the first authority in the UK to run a fully electric fleet of Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs).
Truck News3 Apr 2019Lack of infrastructure holding back cleaner trucks
Truck makers have to cut CO2 emissions by 15% for new vehicles by 2025 and 30% by 2030 but say a “shocking” lack of infrastructure is stifling the switch to alternative fuels.
Truck News12 Mar 2019Six months of success for DPD’s zero-emission Fuso eCanters
DPD wants to expand its fleet of Fuso eCanters, following a successful start to its trial.
