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Plug Power is looking to secure high-power charging in remote niches of the world and has unveiled a stationary fuel cell system for charging commercial EV fleets. 18,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen combined with a new megawatt-scale fuel cell ...

ZeroAvia and Absolut Hydrogen explore liquid hydrogen for aviation

ZeroAvia, specialising in electric aircraft propulsion, will work with Absolut Hydrogen to evaluate liquid hydrogen production, storage and refuelling at airports. Grenoble-based Absolut Hydrogen develops liquid hydrogen systems for mobility in the air, at sea and on land. According ...

The first National Cargo Bike Summit

Taking cargo bikes mainstream was the theme for the first National Cargo Bike Summit organised by Landor Links and held at the Guildhall in London on 31 March. Andrew Brown from the Bicycle Association was in attendance and shares what ...

Quantron signs Westgass Hydrogen as next H2 supplier in the Nordics

Quantron and Westgass Hydrogen have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to run and fuel hydrogen trucks across the Nordic countries. The two companies will combine their offerings with Quantron deploying fuel cell electric vehicles and Westgass Hydrogen supplying the ...

A spotlight on electric trucks

With the government aiming to phase out the sale of new fossil fuel HGVs by 2035 – or possibly 2040 for certain vehicles and use cases, the race is on to decarbonise heavy goods vehicles. As such, battery electric ...

IKEA invests £4.5 million in EV charging infrastructure

IKEA has announced a £4.5million investment in a nationwide electric charging infrastructure, which will provide charging points for electric delivery vehicles, with energy sourced entirely through renewable sources. The EV infrastructure forms part of IKEA’s aim to reach ...

19.5 million tonnes CO2 could be saved if UK vans were electric

Nearly 20 million tonnes of CO2 could be saved every year if the UK’s van fleet was converted into fully electric vans, according to new research by Vauxhall. Vauxhall calculated how much CO2 could be saved every year ...

HVS unveils hydrogen-electric HGV demonstrator

Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has unveiled its hydrogen-electric Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) demonstrator at the 2023 Commercial Vehicle Show. HVS’ tractor units will be built on an all-new chassis, designed in-house around the hydrogen powertrain, which consists of pressurised ...

Nikola Tre electric truck debuts at Commercial Vehicle Show

The all-electric Nikola Tre BEV will be seen for the first time in the UK on the IVECO stand at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show. The Nikola Tre BEV 4×2 has a 738kWh battery pack – consisting of nine ...

A smoother path to fleet decarbonisation

A few years ago, the thought of decarbonising a fleet would be intimidating to most fleet operators. But as advancements have been made in technology, vehicles and charging, the transition has become less daunting – and will continue this ...

Sustainability: rail’s secret weapon

Transport is the single largest contributor to UK domestic greenhouse gas emissions. But the average train journey emits 70 per cent less CO2 than going by car, and a single freight train now removes up to 129 lorries from ...

Sharing lessons-learnt

Many fleets have overcome cost and infrastructure hurdles to ensure fleet electrification success. We speak to some of our GreenFleet Award winners to gain insight into their fleet electrification journey and share their lessons learnt Fleet and business buyers ...

The role for hydrogen in cleaner mobility

A number of routes now exist to using hydrogen, giving fleet operators a zero-carbon fuel while still having the full operational capability of diesel vehicles. Amanda Lyne, chair of the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association and managing director ...

MAN strengthens drive technology research initiative

MAN Truck & Bus is strengthening its cooperation with surrounding scientific institutions at its Nuremberg site. Together they want to research “fossil-free, future-proof drives” and create synergies between science and industry. The cooperation with the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) ...

Why the Toyota HiLux will be hydrogen-powered this decade! Toyota shifts focus to commercial vehicles for alternative to battery electric cars

Toyota has said its entire range will be electrified by 2030. (Image: Tung Nguyen) Toyota’s new president and CEO Koji Sato has come out of the gates at full charge towards the brand’s future, with a plan to “immediately” ...

Fleet Alliance and ScottishPower create EV fleet solution

ScottishPower and Fleet Alliance have unveiled an end-to-end electric vehicle (EV) solution for businesses. Under the new partnership, called Fleet Zero, Fleet Alliance will supply the vehicles and ScottishPower will provide matching charging solutions, whether at home for company ...

March 2023 biggest month to date for BEV uptake

Battery electric vehicle (BEV) deliveries in March reached a record monthly high of 46,626, representing growth of 18.6%, according to figures from the SMMT. Overall, the BEV market share remained almost the same as last year at 16.2% and, ...

Transport for London launches cargo bike action plan

Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new plan to work with the boroughs, businesses and the freight industry to transform how deliveries and servicing trips are made in the capital by promoting the growth of cargo bikes. The ...

Quantron announces FC truck cooperation with Norwegian Hydrogen

Quantron AG and Norwegian Hydrogen, a producer of green hydrogen and operator of hydrogen refuelling stations, have agreed on a five-year strategic collaboration to introduce hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks in Scandinavia. Norwegian Hydrogen is to be Quantron’s preferred hydrogen supplier ...

Rivus to trial hydrogen fuel-cell powered van from First Hydrogen

Rivus has started operational trials with a hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle (FCEV) from First Hydrogen. Rivus is a UK-based fleet management company, with over 1,300 employees, 78 nationwide garages and 500 garage partners. It currently manages around 120,000 vehicles, ...

Strasbourg orders 60 hydrogen buses from CaetanoBus

Strasbourg public transport operator CTS (Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois) has signed a framework contract with Portuguese bus manufacturer CaetanoBus for the delivery of up to 60 hydrogen buses over the next five years. In a press release sent to ...

Mid and West Wales Fire Service trials Kia Sportage PHEVs

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) is trialling five Kia Sportage plug-in hybrid vehicles PHEVs. Four of the five new ULEVs have been incorporated into the Service’s training fleet, which will assist with ongoing emergency response ...

Mobile hydrogen refuelling for Cranfield's net zero airport project

Fuel Cell Systems Ltd (FCSL) has won the tender to supply a new mobile hydrogen refuelling solution for Cranfield University as part of its net zero airport research project. FCSL will provide a hydrogen electrolyser system, powered by solar ...

Hyundai joins forces with Advent on fuel cells

Hyundai Motor has just signed a joint development agreement with Advent Technologies, a US company that develops, manufactures, and assembles complete fuel cell systems. The agreement follows a successful fuel cell technology assessment. This assessment concluded evaluations of Advent’s ...

Plug Power offers modular hydrogen storage solution

Plug Power also wants to enable small warehouses to rely on hydrogen-powered forklifts. That is why the hydrogen specialist is now expanding its GenKey solution and offering a modular H2 storage solution. According to Plug Power, the switch to ...

Fortum explores hydrogen at airports with ZeroAvia

Finnish energy company Fortum and the low-carbon flight specialists from ZeroAvia want to explore developing hydrogen production and refuelling infrastructure at airports. The Memorandum of Understanding mentions a network of zero-emission flight routes. As part of the collaboration Fortum ...

Everything you need to know about EV incentives and taxes in Australia

If there’s an area where Australia has been lagging behind the rest of the first world, it would be in in its approach to climate change, and the environment generally. CarsGuide isn’t here to take sides in the debate ...

US wants to cut the cost of clean hydrogen

The US Energy Department (DOE) has allocated $750 million for research, development and demonstration efforts to lower the cost of green hydrogen. One of the areas of interest is onboard storage systems for liquid hydrogen to enable low-cost, energy-dense ...

Project to deploy hydrogen refuelling stations and trucks

The H2Accelerate collaboration has secured funding for the deployment of eight heavy-duty hydrogen refuelling stations and the testing of 150 fuel cell trucks. These projects will enable trucks and refuelling equipment to be tested under real-world conditions, and are ...

Forty per cent of local authorities not engaging with fleets on EV plans

Forty per cent of Local Authorities in the UK are yet to engage with the fleet sector when considering electric vehicle charging needs, the BVRLA has uncovered. The results form part of the association’s new Fleet Friendly Charging Index, which also ...

Toyota Hydrogen Racecar Pulled When One Thing You Don’t Want to Happen Did Using This Fuel

When did Toyota begin using liquid hydrogen in racing? What caused the hydrogen leak? What safety measures does Toyota use? Are there problems racing with hydrogen fuel? Toyota began testing its Corolla hydrogen-powered race car at Fuji Speedway for ...

Budget: fuel duty frozen and 5p cut remains

The Chancellor has announced that fuel duty will be frozen and the 5p over litre reduction will be maintained for a further year, in his Spring Budget. Fuel duty was cut by 5ppl in March last year by the ...

Electric vehicle advice tool launched by Volkswagen

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched a new digital tool, Van Fuel Advisor (EV4me), to help business owners determine whether combustion engine or electrified vehicles best suit their business’ requirements. With an ever-expanding selection of electrified vans on the market, ...

Project to deploy HGV hydrogen refuelling stations and trucks

Engie & Ceva launch alternative energy truck infrastructure JV

Energy group Engie has formed a joint venture with logistics provider Ceva Logistics and French motorway management company SANEF to build and operate a network of refuelling and charging stations for hydrogen, biogas and electric trucks along European motorways. ...

LEVC’s electric TX overtakes diesel in London

There are now more LEVC TX electric taxis on the streets of London than diesel TX4s, the company has reported. LEVC’s TX taxi now represents more than 40% of official black cabs, with over 6,000 vehicles operating in the ...

Abbott Laboratories aims for all electric fleet in 2023

Les Muggeridge Healthcare specialist Abbott Laboratories is on target to switch its 475-strong UK car fleet to all-electric vehicles during 2023 with the help of Arval UK. The company now has fewer than 100 drivers operating any kind of ...

Char.gy installs 2000th on-street EV charge point

On-street charge point provider Char.gy has installed its 2000th lamppost EV charger in Southwark, bolstering its network across 11 local authorities in London, Coventry, Leicester and Buckinghamshire. Char.gy’s growing network of charge points is rapidly addressing EV motorists’ frustrations ...

Char.gy installs 2000th lampost EV charge point

Char.gy installs 2000th public EV charge point

On-street charge point provider Char.gy has installed its 2000th lamppost EV charger in Southwark to bolster its network across 11 local authorities in London, Coventry, Leicester and Buckinghamshire. Char.gy has stepped up its rate of installation to meet the ...

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