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Flogas fleet engineer scoops national award
A Flogas Britain fleet engineer has scooped a national industry award, after support from professional peers saw him crowned 2018 Fleet Engineer of the Year…
MPs call for 2032 zero emission vehicle deadline
In a report out today the Commons’ Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has called for the government to commit to a target of 2032…
TfL launches Bus Safety Standard to eliminate fatalities
Transport for London (TfL) has launched its Bus Safety Standard (BSS), which includes a raft of measures it hopes will spell an end to bus…
Hermes commits to CNG trucks and electric delivery vans
Delivery firm Hermes has ordered 30 trucks that will be powered by bio-CNG, making them the first parcel carrier to have ordered a fleet of…
£2m for EV charge points on strategic road links in Wales
Rapid electric charging points will be rolled out across strategic road links in Wales as part of £2 million from the Welsh Government and Plaid…
Average bridge strikes hits ‘five a day’
An average of five striking incidents happens across the country every day, costing millions of pounds of damage and major delays and disruption to trains,…
City InMotion wins the Red Dot Award Communication Design 2018
At the CES in Shanghai 2017, Asia’s leading tech event, NEVS launched the InMotion concept car; an autonomous vehicle that attracted a lot of interest…
Sweden unveils advanced testing facility for self-driving vehicles
The safety of testing self-driving technology has garnered global attention recently following fatal incidents on public roads. As a result, the demand for better and…
Enterprise Doubles Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in a Year
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has more than doubled the number of alternatively powered vehicles in its fleet in 2018. So far this year, it has bought more…
MPs back Chancellor to end red diesel for transport refrigeration
A cross-party parliamentary motion has been tabled calling on Chancellor Philip Hammond to end red diesel for transport refrigeration. With the Budget less than two…
Wallbox unveil a glimpse of the future
Wallbox, the electric vehicle charging equipment manufacturer which began operations in the UK this summer, is to introduce the first ever DC electric vehicle charger…
GreenFleet hosts EV roadshows as part of Green GB Week
The government’s first Green Great Britain Week, which kicks of today (15 October), will be hosting a range of events across the UK showing how…
John Lewis Partnership announces plan for reducing HGV emissions
The John Lewis Partnership has announced today it will phase out all diesel-powered heavy trucks from its fleet by 2028. The move will see the…
Tructyre ATS formed to focus on heavy tyre operations
ATS Euromaster is to merge its heavy tyre operations with Eastleigh-based Tructyre, creating the largest national heavy tyre business in Britain. Tructyre, one of the…
Better company car tax for ULEVs needed
Lord Deben, Chair of the Committee on Climate Change, has written to Secretaries of State Greg Clark and Chris Grayling with recommendations on how the…
Fatal bus crash ‘may prompt compulsory telematics law’
A fatal bus crash in Coventry city centre in October 2015 could prompt new regulations to make telematics and driver behaviour monitoring compulsory in public…