electric trucks
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Truck News 19 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.
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Truck News 2 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.
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Truck News 4 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”.
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Truck News 2 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.
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Truck News 17 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.
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Van News 12 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.
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Truck News 5 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).
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Truck News 3 Apr 2019
Lack 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.
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Truck News 20 Mar 2019
John Lewis to have zero carbon fleet by 2045
To achieve this, all John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose and Partners delivery trucks, trailers and vans – more than 3,200 vehicles in total - will have to be switched to zero-emissions vehicles.
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Truck News 12 Mar 2019
Six 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.
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Truck News 7 Mar 2019New freight action plan for London launched
New Freight and Servicing Action plan wants to reduce the number of lorries and vans entering central London during the morning peak by 10% by 2026.
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Truck News 20 Feb 2019Volvo delivers first electric trucks to customers
The first Volvo FL Electric trucks have been delivered to customers in Europe.
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Truck News 6 Feb 2019
New CO2 targets for trucks 'must be achievable’
ACEA wants truck CO2 targets to be accompanied by the right package of measures to address the structural challenges faced by truck makers and operators.
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Truck News 30 Jan 2019BYD debuts electric trucks and plug-in van
BYD has rolled out three zero emission commercial vehicles targeted at fleet customers in Europe.
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Truck News 17 Jan 2019No public charge points for electric or hydrogen trucks, says ACEA
A lack of recharging and refuelling infrastructure suitable for electric and other alternatively-powered trucks across the EU threatens CO2 targets, says the ACEA.
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Trucks 17 Dec 2018Mercedes-Benz eActros shows potential for electric heavy trucks, review
Mercedes-Benz leads the way with truck electrification and shows great potential for urban delivery with eActros
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Truck News 6 Dec 2018TRL to assess viability of zero emissions HGV tech
Highways England and DfT have announced that TRL – the Transport Research Laboratory - will conduct a study into zero emission truck technologies.
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Latest News 19 Oct 2018
DPD opens all-electric parcel depot in London
DPD has opened the UK's first all-electric parcel depot in central London, and announced plans for a further seven all-electric sites in the capital.
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Van News 23 Aug 2018Government wants to replace diesel delivery vans
Congestion and air quality could be improved if cargo bikes and electric vans were used for last-mile deliveries, according to the Government.
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Truck News 5 Jul 2018Renault announces new electric truck range
Renault Trucks has announced its second generation range of fully electric trucks.
