Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), a new Glasgow-based OEM specialising in hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles, is heading up a consortium that has been awarded a £6.6 million tranche of government funding to [...]
bp pulse, the electric charging division of bp, has announced its first ‘charging corridor’ for medium and heavy-duty electric trucks (e-trucks) in Europe. Six public charging locations with ultra-fast 300kw [...]
Trade groups call for fuel duty action in Spring Budget
Published On: Wednesday 1 February 2023
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) welcomed press reports in late January suggesting that the chancellor Jeremy Hunt may be planning to extend the current five pence per litre fuel duty [...]
Euro emissions proposals ‘may slow shift to net zero’
Published On: Tuesday 31 January 2023
The proposed new Euro VII/7 standards designed to tackle air pollution from vehicle exhaust, tyre and brake emissions are drawing continued criticism from truck manufacturers, who fear that the separate [...]
International logistics provider DB Schenker has signed an agreement with MAN Truck & Bus which will see a raft of new MAN eTrucks integrated into its operations. DB Schenker plans [...]
Drivers and operators who inadvertently bring immigrants into the country illegally are to see the maximum civil penalty fines imposed rise considerably from 13 February. Following a consultation, the Home [...]
DAF is about to commence series production of the new XD and XF Electric trucks at its Eindhoven factory, with a new hall to handle driveline installation on the vehicles [...]
Laurence Drake, managing director of DAF Trucks Ltd, has explained how the UK market leading truck manufacturer will manage the introduction of electric vehicles alongside further developments in its diesel [...]
Bath and North East Somerset Council (BANES) has been criticised by hauliers and a neighbouring local authority for consulting on plans to introduce a £50 daily toll on Euro VI [...]
