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With the arrival of the manufacturer’s latest generation of all-electric vehicles, Managing Director of Renault Trucks UK & Ireland, Carlos Rodrigues has set out the company’s clear and determined vision to be a driving force in the electromobility revolution. “For Renault Trucks, electromobility was the obvious response to urban air …

Renault Trucks CEO Bruno Blin handed Thierry Philip, Lyon Metropole Vice President and head of environment, health and well-being in the city, the keys to a 100% electric refuse collection vehicle. Renault Trucks is assisting Lyon Metropole with its plans to diversify the energy of its fleet of refuse collection …

The majority (71.4 per cent) of van operators intend to use electric vehicles in their fleets this year, according to FTA’s 2019 Logistics Report, launched in association with Santander Corporate and Commercial Banking. FTA, the organisation representing the logistics industry, is calling on government to recognise this shift in intention …

UK parcel delivery company DPD has claimed another electric vehicle (EV) first with the UK debut of the brand new fully-electric Mercedes-Benz eVito van in DPD livery. DPD has commissioned 10 of the 3.2-tonne Long-bodied versions of the ground-breaking model, which has zero tailpipe emissions. The new vans will enter …

Rushlift GSE, the specialist airport ground support equipment subsidiary of Doosan Industrial Vehicles UK, has announced plans to invest £2.2 million in its national short-term rental fleet over 2019/20. The investment represents the largest short-term rental equipment spend for the company to date and will expand Rushlift GSE’s short-term rental …

Integrated waste management and recycling leader Biffa has added 43 more Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks – including its first skiploaders and hookloaders based on the low-entry chassis – to the 51 it acquired in 2017-18. These vehicles were all supplied by South Wales Dealer Euro Commercials. The overwhelming majority are 6×2 …

Family-owned, London-based company, McGee has future-proofed its business after becoming the first construction company in the UK to introduce LDV’s EV80 to its fleet of vans. Founded by Tom McGee in 1959, the family business celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Since then, the company has grown to incorporate decontamination, …

With emissions regulation closing in at both the international and local level, it’s time for material handling businesses to electrify to protect themselves, writes Stephen Irish, co-founder of Hyperdrive Innovation, the UK’s foremost designer and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery technology. The automotive industry has seen profound changes in legislation around …

Three brand new fully electric vehicles are joining the City of London Corporation’s fleet, bringing the organisation a step closer to realising its goal of being the first authority to run a fully zero-emission fleet. The EV80, which is manufactured by the largest automotive company in China, SAIC Maxus, and …

A construction company that made the switch to electric vans has installed state-of-the-art safety tech to tackle the problem of how quiet the vehicles are. Conway has made a substantial £7m investment across its fleet operating at its London sites in a bid to tackle high emissions in a sustainable …