Scania is trialling solar power technology on public roads as part of a two-year research collaboration with Uppsala University, Eksjö Maskin & Truck, Midsummer, Ernsts Express and Dalakraft. The 560hp plug-in hybrid truck has been coupled to an 18m trailer…
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Pailton Engineering to build collapsible steering column for lightweight vehicles
Steering system manufacturer Pailton Engineering will design and build a new steering column for lightweight delivery vehicles. The column will satisfy a growing demand for components that are optimised for lightweight vehicles, particularly last-mile delivery vehicles. This product represents a significant…
Fleet Vision International Summer 2023 has been published
Fleet Vision International, Summer 2023, is out now. Read your free copy here. What can you read in this issue? Comment Many operators are now looking at HVO, BioGas and even electric. News Element 2 partners with Radius; Tata gigafactory…
Electra reveals ambitious plans for temperature-controlled BEV with 800km range on a single charge
Electra Commercial Vehicles has won funding from the European Horizon 2022 framework to build a long-haul 40-tonne temperature-controlled drawbar battery electric vehicle as part of the Escalate Project. Escalate is a pan-European 37-member consortium from 13 countries, coordinated by FEV…
65 Dennis Eagle RCVs ordered for Milton Keynes’ new service
Milton Keynes City Council has ordered an entire fleet of Dennis Eagle RCVs as part of its roll-out of a new waste and recycling contract. The fleet will be used for the city’s new waste and recycling service to be…
Cleaner roads are greener roads
With road dust accounting for up to 10% of particulate matter pollution in urban areas, road sweeping is a low-tech, efficient and affordable solution for improving UK air quality, writes Ben Williams from Bucher Municipal. Air pollution is a significant environmental…
Electra launches the UK’s first compact 12.5-tonne electric zero-emission waste fleet platform
Electra Commercial Vehicles, the zero-emissions OEM based in Lancashire, has launched its all-new, 12.5-tonne eCargo, electric waste vehicle platform. These electric vehicles are the first in the industry in their weight class in the UK. They have been designed with…
Keith Day becomes the new MD at Dennis Eagle
Waste and recycling vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle has appointed long-serving board member Keith Day as the new Managing Director. He has taken over the role from Kevin Else, who retired after ten years in the post at the end of…
Fleet Vision International – THE SHOW 2023
Fleet Vision International – THE SHOW announces a world-class speaker and exhibitor line-up celebrating the world’s foremost innovations in fleet and emissions reduction technology, including keynote speakers from BP, the John Lewis Partnership, and the City of Seattle. View the…
Islington Council adds eSwingo to its fleet
Islington Council has taken on an all-electric eSwingo compact sweeper from Aebi Schmidt for its growing electric fleet. The Council declared a climate emergency in June 2019, recognising the need to reduce carbon emissions and a pledge was made to…