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…

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.

Simpler recycling – or is it?

As English waste collectors adapt to reforms in household and business collections, Chris Snelson, Fleet and Asset Director for NRG Riverside, talks to FVI about the impact this has had on the company’s waste operator customer base and the surge in demand…

Demand is up for the perfect food waste takeaway

Ahead of the release of the UK Government’s capital funding for food waste collection vehicles, Paul Brown, Aftersales Director for Hillend Engineering, tells FVI what the industry is doing to prepare for the implementation of the weekly food waste collections and how…