Government announces £200m fund to boost rollout of zero emission HGVs
More than £200 million of government funding will be injected into an extensive zero emission road freight demonstrator programme.
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Amazon unveils first-ever fully electric heavy goods vehicles in its UK fleet
Amazon is launching five electric Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) in its delivery fleet for the first time in the UK.
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World’s largest low-carbon refuelling station for HGVs opens near Bristol
CNG Fuels has announced the opening of the world’s largest public access biomethane refuelling station in Avonmouth, near Bristol.
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A rise in workplace charging and zero-emission HGVs
Bernard Magee, Director – eMobility Infrastructure Solutions Siemens – shares his views on the market trends ahead with a focus on workplace charging and the decarbonisation of HGVs.
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Video shows how to switch HGV fleet to natural gas
Industry trade body, the Gas Vehicle Network (GVN), has launched a short video which highlights how to make the switch to gas as a transport fuel, the opportunity for road haulage, and the potential fuel cost savings that are possible.
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Tesco putting fully electric HGVs into action
The UK’s first commercial electric articulated HGVs will be used by Tesco and serve the supermarket giant’s Magor distribution centre in Wales from January.
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Scotland’s first low-carbon HGV refuelling station opens near Glasgow
CNG Fuels, supplier of renewable biomethane for HGVs, has announced the opening of Scotland’s first public access biomethane refuelling station, meeting the growing demand from major UK brands to decarbonise haulage emissions and save money.
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bp plans major green hydrogen project in Teesside and aquires stake in Gasrec
bp has confirmed it is planning a new large-scale green hydrogen production facility in the North East of England that could deliver up to 500Mwe (megawatt electrical input) of hydrogen production by 2030, and acquiring c. 29% stake in major UK provider of biomethane for heavy goods vehicles.
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DHL Express pilots hydrogen truck with fuel cell range extender
DHL Express, together with customer, Apple, is testing hydrogen-fueled trucks for long-haulage applications, equipped with a fuel cell range extender from VDL.
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COP26: Government commits to zero-emission HGVs by 2040 and unveils new chargepoint design
All new heavy goods vehicles in the UK will be zero-emission by 2040, the UK government has confirmed today (10 November 2021).
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