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Trucksters' trucks

Trucksters closes €33 million Series B ro...

Jun 19, 2023Comments off

Trucksters, the Spanish road freight operator which has disrupted the long-haul sector with the use of AI and big data, has closed a Series B round of 33 million euros. The new capital injection, backed up

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PragmaCharge

Pay-as-you-go truck electrification service...

Jun 19, 2023Comments off

An end-to-end truck electrification service that includes the deployment of multiple 350kW chargers at strategic transport and logistics hubs has been launched by PragmaCharge. The new firm, which is backed by prominent industry leaders and specialised

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Clipper Automotive to showcase its strategy to save and fully electrify 10,000 iconic London TX4 taxis at MOVE 2023

Clipper Automotive to showcase its strategy...

Jun 19, 2023Comments off

Clipper Automotive, the start-up electric vehicle company, will be showing visitors to MOVE 2023 how it can save up to 10,000 London TX4 taxis from the scrapheap with its fully electric conversion. As part of its

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Vestas join forces for sustainable mobility

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Vestas j...

Jun 19, 2023Comments off

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) and Vestas Wind Systems, the global leader in sustainable energy solutions, are further strengthening their strategic cooperation. VWCV CEO, Carsten Intra, and Lars Krause, Member of the Executive Board for Sales and

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Car lights at night

Court cases for speeding reach record high

Jun 19, 2023Comments off

Almost a quarter of a million drivers (245,043) were sat in the dock accused of speeding last year, the highest since records began, following analysis of the 2022 Criminal Justice Statistics* carried out by the AA.

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Automechanika Birmingham

Record numbers at Automechanika Birmingham...

Jun 19, 2023Comments off

Following a four-year absence, a record number of UK automotive professionals came together at Automechanika Birmingham, the most important trade event for the UK automotive industry. The 14,402 visitors record attendance was an increase of 19% on

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Volvo Action Service (VAS) van

Volvo Trucks invests in new Volvo Action Se...

Jun 16, 2023Comments off

Volvo Trucks is introducing a new specification for its Volvo Action Service (VAS) van fleet, designed to maximise payload capacity and help technicians best support its evolving powertrain portfolio. Following a 12-month consultation process, both wholly

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Stagecoach Armed Forces Day bus

Stagecoach supports Armed Forces Day with n...

Jun 16, 2023Comments off

As part of Stagecoach’s ongoing commitment to support the Armed Forces, it has confirmed that free travel will be available on all its bus and tram services across the UK for military and ex-military personnel on

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B-ON van in Coventry

B–ON e-LCVs achieve 250 million miles of ...

Jun 15, 2023Comments off

As B–ON, the world’s leading manufacturer of eLCVs, celebrates its sixth year of scale production, the company has calculated that its 23,000 vehicles have officially crossed the 250 million mile mark, equivalent to 10,000 trips around the

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ULEZ Boundary sign

London ULEZ raised almost £225m in 2022

Jun 15, 2023Comments off

Data obtained through a Freedom of Information request by the BBC found that the London Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) generated a total of £224,633,003 in 2022. An average of £18.7m a month. The money raised