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Southampton City Council acquires six Faun Zoeller RCVs via the TPPL & NEPO HGV framework agreement

Southampton City Council has improved its fleet’s versatility by purchasing six Faun Zoeller Micro HG refuse collection vehicles via the TPPL & NEPO HGV and Specialist Vehicle Framework Agreement. The versatility of fleet vehicles is increasingly essential in refuse collection…

Scania’s new biogas engines: Going greener with 5% fuel savings

Scania’s new biogas engines are now paired with two-thirds of the successful Super-based powertrain. The harmonised trio – the new biogas engines plus the G25 gearboxes and axles from the diesel sibling – have achieved fuel savings of 5% in…

Goodyear and TNO enable safer mobility with tire intelligence

Integrating tire intelligence powered by Goodyear SightLine into advanced anti-lock brake systems has the potential to reduce stopping distance by nearly six feet. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, a leader in connected mobility, and TNO, a Dutch research organisation,…

Allstar signs EV partnership with DPD to accelerate fleet decarbonisation plans

Allstar, one of the UK’s leading electric vehicle (EV), fuel, and business expense payment providers, has partnered with DPD. The agreement supports the business’s plans to achieve a net zero carbon footprint by 2040, and it will be delivered through…

SoftBank Corp invests in Cubic Telecom to pioneer the future of software-defined connected vehicles and IoT assets globally

SoftBank Corp, a telecommunications and IT operator headquartered in Tokyo, and Cubic Telecom, a global provider of software-defined connected vehicle solutions headquartered in Dublin, have announced they signed a definitive agreement whereby SoftBank will invest approximately 473 million Euros in…

Clean options for long-distance haulage: Horizon Europe guarantee

Supported through a Horizon Europe guarantee grant, Electra Commercial Vehicles and the University of Surrey will be helping heavy-duty vehicles travel further and more sustainably. If European countries are to meet their net zero targets, we must reduce emissions from…

Westminster City Council and Veolia win the EVIE Fleet Electrification Strategy of the Year award

Westminster City Council, in partnership with Veolia, received recognition at the Electric Vehicle and Innovation Awards (EVIEs) 2023 for the successful launch of their Landmann Way depot. This initiative transforms waste to power a fleet of 54 electric vehicles. The…

InfraFleet, in partnership with AJC, launches the first 100% electric off-grid welfare cabin

InfraFleet, the specialist in rental and leasing of sustainable construction equipment, has announced that it has launched the first 100% zero-emission, electric, off-grid mobile welfare cabin, the E-Smart 22.9.  Developed in partnership with UK manufacturer AJC Easy Cabin, the E-Smart is…

Iceland Foods to reduce home delivery emissions by 1.6 thousand tonnes 

Iceland, the UK’s leader in frozen food, operating nearly 1,000 stores across the country, is set to cut CO2 emissions by more than 1,600 metric tonnes this year thanks to the introduction of cutting-edge, in-cab driver coaching technology, which combines…