All Commentary articles – Page 4

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    Searching for the first mover advantage

    2022-11-29T06:23:00Z

    Normally, when you’re in an innovation race there should be a first mover advantage – the early bird catches the worm, and all that. And when it comes to the decarbonisation of the commercial vehicle and road freight sector, you would think that those operators who are first to the ...

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    What’s all the fuss about Scope 3 emissions reporting?

    2022-11-22T17:36:00Z

    We’ve heard a lot of references to Scope 3 emissions in our discussions over the past few weeks. It’s an important regulatory development which all transport operators should have on their radar. We thought we’d kick off with a short explainer. Since April 2019, carbon reporting has been a mandatory ...

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    Let’s talk about the cost of commercial vehicle decarbonisation

    2022-11-08T17:35:00Z

    There’s much to be written, and we’ll be writing plenty of it, on the journey to the carbon zero promised land. Much of it from suppliers as we’re bombarded with information as they jostle for position, establishing their credentials and bid to secure their place in the race. There are ...

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    Legislation will drive industry change

    2022-11-01T17:34:00Z

    The news last week that all parties of the EU – the Commission, Parliament and Council – have reached an agreement to phase out petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2035 may not cover trucks, but its significance should not be ignored by the truck sector. This is BIG ...

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    Commercial vehicle operating duty cycles will drive carbon zero fuel choices

    2022-10-25T17:33:00Z

    To guide some of the thinking and decision-making research we’ve worked with Darren Newman at Low Carbon Truck Consultancy to produce and update a simple summary table on the vehicle and technology choices open to truck operators as they pick their way through the journey to decarbonisation. ...

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    The road to decarbonisation is paved with good intentions…

    2022-10-18T17:32:00Z

    Industry needs guidance, support and transparency if it’s going to meet the carbon zero challenges and keep the UK’s shelves fully stocked