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Fraikin partners BAE Systems with new elect...

Oct 07, 2022Comments off

BAE Systems has taken delivery of two new electric vans on contract hire from Fraikin, helping the leading defence contractor improve its sustainability credentials through the decarbonisation of its commercial vehicle fleet. Supplied on a four-year,

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Van & truck traffic rise as car miles ...

Oct 07, 2022Comments off

Car traffic has increased by a third (32.9%) to 237.5 billion vehicle miles year-on-year, but is down on pre-pandemic levels, according to new data released by the Department for Transport (DfT). Van and lorry traffic increased by

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Evri adds the first of an additional 168 Ti...

Oct 06, 2022Comments off

Delivery company, Evri, the biggest dedicated parcel carrier in the UK and the new name for Hermes, has commenced welcoming to its fast-growing fleet 168 new articulated box vans from Tiger Trailers, in time to support

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September marks one million EV milestone

Oct 06, 2022Comments off

The UK new car market recorded its second successive month of growth in September, with registrations rising 4.6%, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). During what is typically the second biggest month of the year

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First growth for British van market in 2022

Oct 06, 2022Comments off

Britain’s light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew by 10.8% to 34,950 units in September, one of the most popular months of the year for new van registrations due to the plate change. Despite strong order books

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How can you reduce supply chain costs &...

Oct 06, 2022Comments off

An idling truck can burn up to a gallon of diesel an hour and rack up completely avoidable detention costs. Are truck queues adding to your environmental impact and eating away at your budget? Every morning,

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ChargePoint announces the CP6000

Oct 05, 2022Comments off

ChargePoint Holdings, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network, today announced the launch of the CP6000, ChargePoint’s most flexible and serviceable global AC EV charging solution now available for vehicles of all types and sizes. Designed

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UK will fail to deliver the EV infrastructu...

Oct 05, 2022Comments off

In the face of rapidly growing competition for electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints, inadequate support from both central and local government is threatening to put the brakes on the UK’s zero emission transition. So finds a new

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Circular economy goals become attainable

Oct 04, 2022Comments off

A new heavy Scania battery electric truck, capable of handling loads up to 64 tonnes, is enabling two Swedish companies to meet their sustainability ambitions. Forming part of the Pilot Series, designed to test the feasibility

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UK’s first electric skip truck starts wor...

Oct 04, 2022Comments off

Waste recycling specialist Recycling Lives has begun zero tailpipe emissions skips services with the UK’s first 100% electric skip transporter truck, one of two Renault Trucks E-Tech D18 Wides to be based at its 15-acre Recycling