Iveco Driveaway programme goes electric with the addition of new eDaily

Iveco has extended its Driveaway programme to include the Iveco eDaily for operators looking to go electric in their operations. Equipped with the modular battery system of the Iveco eDaily and specially selected lightweight Brit-Tipp bodywork, the ‘ready-built’ two-battery vehicles…

Tootbus set to unveil end-to-end renewable power for its electric fleet through new VEV solar panel project in Wandsworth

Tootbus, the world’s first low-emissions sightseeing bus company, has approved installing roof-mounted solar panels on its Wandsworth depot, collaborating with electric fleet solutions provider VEV. This project will power the existing electric fleet with 100% end-to-end renewable power, providing 65,000kwh…

£1.8 million Government boost for innovation to decarbonise freight

The UK government has released £1.8 million in funding to accelerate the development of more efficient, sustainable, and smarter deliveries, helping to decarbonise freight in the UK. Roads Minister Guy Opperman is launching the third year of the £7 million Freight…

XPO Logistics to roll out 160 new Shared User network vehicles in UK in next four months 

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, will roll out 160 new rigid vehicles in its Shared User network in the United Kingdom (UK) over the next four months.  The new vehicles are fitted with…

Marking 5,000 Electric Vehicles in NYC’s Fleet, DCAS and NYC Public Schools Release Animated Educational Video ‘Batteries Included’

This spring, NYC surpassed the 5,000 mark in plug-in electric vehicles with a new order of Chevy Bolts. DCAS is the US’s largest adopter of the Bolt, with more than 1,000 in operation today, writes Keith Kerman, the Chief Fleet…

Dennis Eagle joins Together for Safer Roads to improve fleet safety 

Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a US non-governmental organisation dedicated to advancing road safety through cross-sector collaboration and technological innovation has announced Dennis Eagle as its newest member.  Dennis Eagle, a global supplier of refuse collection vehicles and a pioneer…

XPO Logistics expands into use of HVO and electric-powered vehicles 

XPO, a provider of sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, has successfully deployed hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and electric-powered vehicles within its 4PL and transport control tower operations.  HVO and electric-powered vehicle trials were initially implemented across test routes comprising…

Serco Group trials electric recycling and refuse vehicles in three Hampshire districts with VEV and RVS

VEV, the e-fleet solutions provider backed by Vitol—a world leader in the energy sector—launched a collaboration with Serco and RVS, public service providers, to pilot electric recycling and waste collection vehicles in Basingstoke, Deane, Hart, and Rushmoor.