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Wincanton has selected Renault Trucks as part of its multimillion investment in electric vehicle technology to provide home delivery services for IKEA.  The investment, which support IKEA’s goal of reaching 100% zero emission last mile deliveries by 2025, sees Wincanton purchase ten 16 tonne Renault Trucks E-Tech D16s, part of a 30-vehicle deal which also…

Series production of XD and XF Electric to start in summer 2023 DAF’s completely new assembly plant for battery electric trucks was officially opened by Micky Adriaansens, the Dutch minister of Economic Affairs and Climate. The new facility has been commissioned at DAF’s main production site in Eindhoven, the Netherlands and will be instrumental in…

How Many Public Electric Truck Charge Points are there in the UK? The government plan is to have no more diesel trucks hitting the UK’s streets after 2035. That is an admirable goal as it is only twelve years away. That might sound like an age away, but it seems like only yesterday that the…

If you were worried about investing in an electric truck only to be replacing the batteries in a couple of years, then news from Sweden will lend you some comfort for the future. Scania has unveiled a battery cell for heavy electric vehicles jointly developed with partner Northvolt. In validation tests, the lithium-ion cell has…

The UK’s first all-electric ready-mix concrete mixer has successfully completed a three-month trial of commercial deliveries across Birmingham for Tarmac, marking a significant step on the path to net zero construction. The ‘e-mixer’, created in partnership with Renault Trucks and TVS Interfleet, is the first of its kind to operate anywhere in the UK with…

There’s no point in having a truck that doesn’t work well in cold weather and the batteries and management systems of new all electric trucks are still a relatively new technology. That’s why MAN Trucks have integrated the upcoming large-series e-truck into its annual winter testing in northern Sweden that took place from December to…

 Pod Point has been announced as Iveco’s preferred supplier for charging the all-electric Iveco eDaily, enabling businesses to go electric with minimal fuss via a new referral program. The agreement will see Pod Point become Iveco’s preferred EV chargepoint supplier, on a referral basis. When Iveco customers – be that large fleets or SMEs –…

Prepare to see more and more electric refuse vehicles on the roads of our Towns and cities. Enfield Council’s duty cycle of just 50 miles a day for refuse collection is perfect for full BEV operation, even bearing in mind the additional power requirements of the compactor for waste use. As you would expect, the…

Volta Trucks, the all-electric truck maker, has reached another milestone on its journey to production, receiving European Whole Vehicle Type Approval for its 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero vehicle. The European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) certification allows Volta Trucks to produce and sell the all-electric Volta Zero in volume. It’s the process used to…

Most operators will have to start taking small steps towards the electrification of at least some of their fleet over the next few years. One pallet distributor Mitchells of Mansfield, has already taken the plunge and has just taken delivery of their first Renault Trucks E Tech D Wide 18-tonne electric curtain-sided truck, supplied by…

All the major European truck manufacturers are falling over themselves to launch new electric models to help build market leadership for when no diesel trucks will be sold in a little more than a handful of years from now. So, how’s it going? Well, if you are sitting where Volvo is, then it’s going quite…

Volvo Trucks has supplied CEMEX with its first fully electric, zero exhaust emission heavy-duty concrete mixer. The battery electric truck marks the next step in the two companies global collaboration in deploying electromobility solutions. The Volvo FMX Electric will be operating at a ready-mix concrete plant in Spandau, Berlin, starting this month. With interest in…

Volvo Trucks is adding to the range of power outputs on their trucks that can run on liquified Biogas with the addition of an impressive 500hp version.  No newcomers to the gas truck business, it was five years ago that Volvo Trucks launched its first trucks that can run on liquified biogas, (often called bio-LNG),…

Volvo Trucks is launching a new, more powerful gas-powered truck that can run on liquified biogas. The new truck can carry out demanding, long distance journeys, while reducing overall CO2 emissions. Five years ago, Volvo Trucks launched its first trucks that can run on liquified biogas, often called bio-LNG, which is a renewable fuel that…

Municipal vehicle hire company, CTS Hire, has added its second Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide 26-tonne refuse collection vehicle (eRCV) to its hire fleet, allowing councils and vehicle operators to access eRCV technology on short-term hire for the first time. Supplied by RH Commercial Vehicles, the two Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide electric rear-steer chassis…

There’s still lots of grumbling going on about August’s impending extension to London’s ULEZ. Many of the councils don’t want the scheme so there is a chance that it may not go ahead as there are threats of court action to prevent the system going live. However, it looks as though TfL are trying to…

Nikola Corporation and IVECO announced a Letter of Intent for an order of 100 Nikola Tre hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) from GP JOULE, a system provider for integrated energy solutions based in Reussenkoege, Germany. The Nikola Tre FCEVs in the European 6×2 variant will be manufactured by the joint venture between Nikola and…

At least from the outset it would appear that the new electric DAF trucks range will not be taking place at their Leyland factory in the UK where all U market trucks are currently assembled. This may change when volumes in the UK increase, but it certainly indicates where DAF think that the demand for…

Liquefied Natural Gas, (LNG) is a greener fuel than diesel to run a truck on (quieter too) especially if the gas is reclaimed from animal and food waste. That’s what Arla Foods are attempting to do in reclaiming the bio methane from farms (which is a normal, damaging waste if vented) and using it to…

British electric vehicle manufacturer Tevva has hit another milestone after securing European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) for its 7.5 tonne battery-electric truck. It means that Tevva can start producing and selling in volume across the UK and Europe and represents the key regulatory step in the development and commercialisation of all vehicles, including…