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 [...]
The Welsh government has cancelled most remaining major road projects in the principality and is to focus transport investment on reducing carbon emissions and supporting walking and cycling. Commitment to [...]
A new electric powertrain for heavy-duty vehicles is undergoing track testing at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire. The 17Xe ePowertrain, developed by Meritor (now part of Cummins) with Advanced Propulsion Centre consortium [...]
The Department for Transport has outlined forthcoming changes in the law that will increase the authorised weight limits for certain zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) and alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs), in [...]
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 [...]
