idVerde turns to electric power from Aebi Schmidt to meet new Olympic Park contract

idVerde, a grounds maintenance provider, employs an all-electric eSwingo from Aebi Schmidt as part of a new contract to reduce carbon emissions at the 560-acre Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The Olympic Park, home to the 2012 London Olympic Games, attracts…

New electric refuse vehicle starts to collect waste in North Northants on contract hire from SFS

A new all-electric 27-tonne refuse vehicle is now collecting waste and recycling from North Northamptonshire residents. The Dennis Eagle eCollect is quieter than traditional refuse trucks and has zero local emissions. It will reduce the council’s carbon footprint, saving 60,000…

Dynamon announces eFREIGHT 2030 trial to be the ultimate test for electric HGVs 

 According to Dynamon, the planning software provider for the newly launched eFREIGHT 2030 trial, a consortium that aims to put electric HGVs with the correct infrastructure on the road, these types of vehicles will be pushed to their limit and…

Electrify the streets

Bucher Municipal’s General Manager, Graham Howlett, tells Fleet Vision International that electric street sweepers are critical to the industry’s sustainable revolution. In the global pursuit of sustainability, every sector must play its part in reducing its environmental impact and embracing…

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…

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…

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.