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Volta Trucks completes first customer evalu...
Volta Trucks, the leading and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has completed its first customer driving evaluation and feedback sessions of the Volta Zero Design Verification prototype. The review gave customers their first
Urgent action needed as UK Auto faces £90 ...
British automotive manufacturers are calling for urgent action on spiralling costs as new analysis from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reveals firms face a £90 million uplift in energy bills this year –
What the UK’s new mobile phone laws mean ...
Fleet managers and drivers are still not fully up to speed about the use of mobile phones while driving. The introduction of new laws in March 2022 effectively closes legal loopholes that have emerged since the
North-East based consortium successfully co...
The pioneering 5G Connected and Automated Logistics (5G CAL) pilot has succeeded in its mission to prove the potential of next generation technology in overcoming barriers for a more efficient future for last mile logistics. Becoming the first
New employee benefit scheme makes electric ...
After a successful beta where more than 100 UK businesses signed up, The Electric Car Scheme has announced its official launch. The Electric Car Scheme helps companies to offer their staff access to savings of between
Tarmac orders UK’s first battery electric...
Tarmac has placed an order with Renault Trucks for the first battery electric mixer truck in the UK as part of the company’s commitment to net zero. Due to be delivered in Autumn 2022, the electric
Government urged to alter salary sacrifice ...
EV salary sacrifice and fleet management specialist, Fleet Evolution, is calling on the Government to amend the rules governing salary sacrifice and the lowest paid, as the current laws discriminate against the very people they are
Green hydrogen comes of age
Battery driven electric trucks, despite the hype, have their limitations, mostly range and the time to charge the batteries making them unsuitable for long haul transport. The long haul solution for most truck makers is hydrogen
Electric trucks: in it for the longer haul
In recent years, manufacturers have provided a growing number of smaller and lighter battery-electric trucks for transport firms to use on their urban delivery operations. But this ongoing innovation is now resulting in electric trucks for
Killer drivers set for tougher sentences
Drivers who kill could face life sentences under new legislation coming into effect on Tuesday (28 June). The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act will enable judges to hand down life sentences to drivers who cause
