Twenty nine MPs, including ex-Home Secretary Priti Patel, have written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt demanding he launch a PumpWatch commissioner. The letter follows confirmation from the Leader of the House MP Penny Mordant, during an […]
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British Gypsum has taken another step towards becoming carbon neutral by 2050, by introducing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuelled vehicles to its UK fleet. The company said this week that the additional investment in low-emission vehicles r…
Government plans to mandate OEMs to produce a certain quota of zero-emission vans from 2024 must be “ambitious” if they are to meet growing industry demand for electric vans, New AutoMotive warned this week. The warning follows the publication o…
Fuel prices are falling for the first time in months, as the price of oil drops but experts warn prices will still remain high for the foreseeable future. Brent Oil, the market for crude oil prices, fell below $95 a barrel last week for the firs…
The case for moving to electric trucks has become even more compelling after fuel prices soared to such levels that it is now cheaper to charge up an HGV than fuel a diesel model, according to freight booker Zeus Labs. It said small and medium h…
DP World’s container terminal at Southampton has eliminated fossil diesel from its operations in favour of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), which it estimates will cut 14,000 tons of CO2 annually. The move follows a trial of HVO at the port las…
Almost three quarters (71%) of UK logistics companies suffered escalating transportation costs in the first quarter of 2022, compared to the same period a year ago, according to Logistics UK’s May 2022 Performance Tracker. In addition, 40% of re…
The government needs to step up and support the development of purpose-built hydrogen-powered HGVs and help fund fleet retrofitting services. The call comes from the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (UK HFCA) in a positioning paper, release…
Nestlé has switched 75% of its owned fleet of trucks from diesel to Bio-LNG in a move designed to help the company become net zero by 2050. The transition will see all Nestlé’s food and drink products being delivered around the UK and Ireland us…
The Esso West London oil facility near Heathrow Airport has been blockaded for the second time in four days by Extinction Rebellion environmental campaigners. The protestors launched the action at 4am this morning (4 April) and have blocked the …
The RHA has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement of a 5 pence per litre cut in fuel duty in his Spring Statement, which equates to a £2,000 per year saving on running a typical HGV. However, it said that while it will ease pressure on business…
Diesel prices could go as high as £3 a litre and could even be rationed as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to energy experts. The warning was made at a Treasury Select Committee hearing this week into the impact of economic s…