Tevva’s dual-energy hydrogen-battery truck has covered a 1,000 km-plus return proving run from London to the Scottish border at Berwick-upon-Tweed in freezing conditions. On the return leg, the truck covered [...]
Survey: global vehicle emissions deadlines ‘unattainable’
Published On: Monday 20 March 2023
More than half of key experts working with the world’s vehicle manufacturers questioned in a recent survey believe that the current legislative timetable for transitioning to electric vehicles is unattainable. [...]
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 [...]
