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Renault’s E-Tech T makes UK debut: eFREIGHT 2030 and Welch’s Transport lead the charge

A 42-tonne electric heavy goods vehicle (eHGV) has been delivered to Welch’s Transport in Cambridgeshire, marking the first deployment in the UK government’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) Programme. The vehicle, a Renault Trucks E-Tech T 4x2, will operate from Welch’s Transport’s Duxford site for regional distribution and ...

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INTERVIEW with Voltloader: Pioneering all-electric haulage and collaborative charging networks

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Freight Carbon Zero Think Tank: Financing the road to zero – who pays?

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High-blend biodiesel driving carbon savings at bulk tipper haulier Alfred Hymas

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ZEHID programme under the spotlight at RTX 2024

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The ’magic formula’ for decarbonisation

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Oil on troubled waters: GB Fuels in the spotlight

  • INTERVIEW with Voltloader: Pioneering all-electric haulage and collaborative charging networks

  • Freight Carbon Zero Think Tank: Financing the road to zero – who pays?

  • High-blend biodiesel driving carbon savings at bulk tipper haulier Alfred Hymas

  • ZEHID programme under the spotlight at RTX 2024

  • The ’magic formula’ for decarbonisation

  • Oil on troubled waters: GB Fuels in the spotlight

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Grid-interactive depots: using e-trucks to unlock smart energy potential

2024-10-10T14:20:00+01:00

For this week’s commentary, Thomas Kiessling, CTO at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, explores how grid-interactive depots can transform the freight industry’s path to Decarbonisation.

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From NIMBY, to YIMBY: Labour's strategy to speed up infrastructure projects

2024-10-01T15:35:00+01:00By

Fresh from the Labour Party conference last week, Janet Wood, Editor of New Power Report, gives us her thoughts on how the government is aiming to shift the UK from being a ‘blocker’ to an ‘enabler’ when it comes to planning and development.

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Three minutes with Tesla’s Semi: A fleeting first look

2024-09-25T08:57:00+01:00By

Fresh from the IAA Transportation show, editor of Commercial Motor (CM) magazine and UK jury member for International Truck of the Year Will Shiers gives us his initial thoughts on the enigmatic Tesla Semi.

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Behind the scenes of HGV charging hub design

2024-09-13T15:00:00+01:00By

Special thanks to Jamie Sands at Welch’s Transport for writing us another great commentary piece; this week he has let us in on the detailed thought process behind the implementation of 12 HGV chargers across Welch’s two main depots currently in progress.

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Action stations: ESOS 3 presents fleet sustainability opportunity

2024-09-13T14:52:00+01:00By

The Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) has moved into its action plan phase, presenting both challenges and opportunities for fleet operators. As Stephen Fitter from Focus Net Zero explains, this mandatory assessment is revealing surprising insights about fleet sustainability efforts and the potential for significant energy and cost savings…

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Have a conversation with your DNO: Your fleet’s future depends on it

2024-08-27T10:14:00+01:00By

This week we hand the keyboard over to our old friend Jamie Sands from Welch’s Transport to offer some practical insight and advice on getting started on the journey to road freight electrification.

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Slot or not? The scheduling hurdle facing EVs

2024-08-19T13:12:00+01:00By

As electric HGVs gear up for widespread use, Leo Pickford, Founder and CEO of TransitionWise, explores the critical challenge that remains: ensuring reliable charging slot availability and how the logistics of coordinating truck arrivals with charging times, could make or break the economics of electric trucking.

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Up a gear: how the electricity industry is speeding up transit

2024-07-30T12:35:00+01:00By

For this week’s newsletter commentary, Janet Wood, Editor of New Power Report, discusses how a trio of process changes in the electricity sector should see an increase in the rate at which new infrastructure can be rolled out.

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Time to talk about taxes

2024-07-29T16:11:00+01:00By

Following last week’s commentary focused on the levers open to the legislators to assist in the transition to low and Zero carbon vehicles, it’s time to turn the attention to taxation. While in the UK talk of tax has been taboo for the past eight weeks of the election campaign ...

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