Hydrogen funding expands horizons for H2Accelerate
Published On: Sunday 19 March 2023
Daimler Trucks, Volvo Group and Iveco’s H2Accelerate hydrogen collaboration has been confirmed funding for eight heavy-duty hydrogen filling stations from the Connecting Europe Facility, and a fleet of 150 hydrogen [...]
Accelera by Cummins to advance zero-emission transition
Published On: Saturday 18 March 2023
Cummins has launched a new brand for its non-diesel New Power business. Dubbed Accelera by Cummins, it is tasked with providing: “a diverse portfolio of zero-emissions solutions for many of [...]
Proposed vehicle CO2 targets pose ‘enormous’ challenge
Published On: Wednesday 15 March 2023
The new, stricter carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions targets proposed last month by the European Commission for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) – trucks, buses and coaches – have prompted warnings from the [...]
Transport for London is consulting on changes to the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) regulations that it imposes on heavy trucks entering the capital, which will introduce more stringent rules regarding [...]
Last year saw the UK’s new heavy truck market begin to return to normal after worldwide disruptions from Covid lockdowns and component shortages. 40,716 vehicles over six tonnes GVW were [...]
Construction and farm equipment manufacturer JCB has successfully installed its hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine in a 7.5-tonne Mercedes Atego truck. The retrofit was completed in just days, and one of [...]
The government has opened a consultation on proposals for reform of the Driver CPC (DCPC) qualification, following a review of the scheme in response to the driver shortage, which wrapped [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) and Logistics UK have both welcomed the deal reached between the UK government and the European Union earlier this week on the Northern Ireland Protocol, [...]
Food distributor Brakes has put its first DAF LF Electric truck on the road as parent company Sysco seeks to end the acquisition of diesel trucks by 2030. Sysco expects [...]