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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 …

BYD (Build Your Dreams) recently delivered a BYD 8R Class 8 Automated Side Loader (ASL) all electric collection truck to Waste Resources to serve its customers in the City of Carson, California. This vehicle is the first all-electric refuse truck in residential collection operation in Southern California. Theheavy duty truck …

A life-saving device that protects pedestrians and other vulnerable road users from “silent killer” electric and quiet vehicles is being launched by Brigade Electronics. The award-winning Quiet Vehicle Sounder is probably the biggest breakthrough in road safety since Brigade introduced the reversing alarm to the UK back in 1976. The …

LDV is returning to the CV Show for the fourth year running Electric EV80 is being given away in celebration of LDV’s attendance at the show The competition is free to enter for the prize van worth more than £60,000 Winner will be presented with their van on 30 April, …

Delivery leader DPD has issued a glowing half-year report on the performance of its first fully-electric FUSO eCanters, the 7.5-tonne trucks having proved 100% reliable and won enthusiastic driver feedback for their comfort and quietness. “Reducing and neutralising our carbon footprint by providing smarter and more efficient urban delivery solutions, …

UK parcel delivery company DPD has backed a plan from the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) aimed at transforming how deliveries work in the capital. The Freight and Serving Action Plan was launched at DPD’s revolutionary new, all-electric depot in Westminster, where DPD’s Chief Operating Officer, Justin …

The all-electric Renault Trucks Master Z.E. has won Green Van of the Year 2019 at the inaugural Great British Fleet Awards held on 24 January at the Novotel London West. Created to recognise innovation and talent in the fleet industry, and the products and services which support operators running safer, …

Renault Trucks is taking a comprehensive approach to the challenge of electromobility with the announcement of its second generation range of fully electric trucks. With models at weights from 3.1 to 26 tonnes Renault Trucks offers a wide range of solutions for operators providing last mile, urban distribution and refuse …

Just three weeks after the unveiling of Volvo Trucks’ first all-electric truck, the Volvo FL Electric, the company is expanding its product range with yet another electric truck – the Volvo FE Electric. Designed for heavier city distribution and refuse transport operations with gross weights of up to 27 tonnes, …

Volvo Trucks is proud to introduce its first all-electric truck for commercial use – the Volvo FL Electric for urban distribution and refuse operations, among other applications. With this introduction Volvo Trucks takes the lead in offering solutions for electrified goods transport in urban environments. The first trucks in the …