First Hydrogen is to begin operational testing of its hydrogen-powered vans next month and is planning to launch road trials with fleet operators from September this year. The two demonstrator MAN-based vans are equipped with Ballard Power Syste…
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…
Powering electric HGVs via overhead charging cables is a much cheaper solution for decarbonising the haulage sector than other methods, according to a mechanical engineer overseeing a government-funded project into the idea. Professor David Cebo…
Fuel cell vehicle designer First Hydrogen said its first two demonstrator vehicles will begin testing in June. The company has sourced two demonstrator vehicles from MAN and they are currently located at partner AVL Powertrain UK’s premises. It …
Drivers from Maritime Transport have given a 100% approval rating of Midland Expressway’s new ANPR technology which is being piloted on the M6toll. The trial sees Maritime and a number of other fleets paying for their journeys on the M6toll via …
Coventry Council is helping local businesses switch to electric vehicles by offering the use of four battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eSprinters. The vans, supplied by local dealer Midlands Truck & Van are on offer to those working in and aroun…
The government is to launch a trial of 48-tonne trucks and allow the use of longer semi-trailers (LSTs) on Britain’s roads from 2022, the DfT has announced. The move follows a nine-year trial and a public consultation on LSTs, which DfT said fou…
Anglo-Swedish electric vehicle start-up Volta Trucks has begun testing the first prototype Volta Zero at Horiba Mira in Nuneaton. The move follows the unveiling of the first prototype chassis of the Volta Zero – said to be the world’s first purp…
Specialist energy consultancy Element Energy has won government funding to trial a hydrogen-fuelled HGV on behalf of Sainsbury’s in the Tees Valley area. The HGV will operate from a local distribution centre and will be carrying out goods delive…
Asda has taken delivery of nearly 170 new refrigerated trailers, all fitted with Carrier Transicold’s flagship Vector HE 19 MT units. The move comes after a successful 12-month trial which highlighted the system’s environmental credentials, fuel…
Leyland Trucks is to participate in a DfT project designed to help operators make the transition to battery electric vehicles. Scheduled for later this summer, the £10m trial will employ 20 DAF LF Electric 19-tonne rigids, together with the requ…
Turners (Soham), has taken delivery of a New Generation DAF XF 450 FTG 6×2 tractor unit, as part of the latest phase of the manufacturer’s Europe-wide pre-production field test programme. Turners’ New Generation DAF XF joins the firm’s fleet of …