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EV charge point management: the best ways t...

Aug 02, 2024Comments off

The momentum towards adopting electric vehicles in the UK is accelerating. In the face of an intensifying climate emergency, the past year has seen a 43% surge in the availability of public EV charging stations, with

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Is AI the Future of Fleet Management?

Aug 02, 2024Comments off

AI integration in fleet management leverages advanced technologies like machine learning, predictive analytics, and automation to enhance operational efficiency and safety. Fleet and transport managers face numerous challenges, from optimizing routes to ensuring vehicle maintenance. Understanding

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Otto Car: Pioneering sustainable electric f...

Aug 01, 2024Comments off

Gurinder Dhillon, the founder and CEO of Otto Car, has turned a visionary dream into a practical reality. Setting his sights on transforming urban mobility, Dhillon established Otto Car with the primary objective of supporting Uber’s

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Inseego launches EV telematics reporting

Aug 01, 2024Comments off

Inseego has launched an EV reporting package to help fleets tackle some of the most common and difficult challenges they face when operating electric vehicles. The company’s latest EV telematics capabilities are designed to support the

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Van Manufacturing

CV production still strong despite first ha...

Aug 01, 2024Comments off

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing fell -2.9% in the first six months of the year as 56,956 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches left factory gates, according to the latest figures published today by the Society

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Yodel launches Xpect XXL service

Aug 01, 2024Comments off

UK independent parcel carrier Yodel has launched Xpect XXL, following a strong year of growth, as it looks to build on its irregular dimensions and weights service offering. The XXL service, which joins Yodel Xpect’s existing

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Citroën debunks outdated stereotypes of va...

Aug 01, 2024Comments off

Research by Citroën UK has found van drivers in the UK to be more health-conscious and wellbeing-motivated than pre-existing notions may have led us to believe, debunking outdated stereotypes. Cooking and baking (44%), gardening (38%) and

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Quietly does it as Hultsteins teams with 'green energy' electric fridge innovator

Hultsteins UK teams up with Courage Technol...

Aug 01, 2024Comments off

Hultsteins, the UK/Sweden producer of onboard electrical generation systems, has joined forces with specialist electric fridge manufacturer Courage, to provide sales and aftermarket services for the UK, Ireland and Sweden. Courage Technologies, based in Sagunto-Valencia, Spain

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DAF Plug and Play Range

DAF expands its Plug & Play program fo...

Jul 31, 2024Comments off

As part of its DAF Transport Efficiency philosophy, DAF Trucks has further enhanced the body builder friendliness of its New Generation DAF rigid trucks. The Dutch truck manufacturer has expanded its revolutionary Plug & Play programme,

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Key transport infrastructure projects cance...

Jul 31, 2024Comments off

Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, made a statement in Parliament on Monday (29/07/2024), and identified major ‘black holes’ in the government’s financing, requiring an immediate response with major cost savings. Two significant transport projects