Europa Road has taken delivery of its first electric truck from innovative commercial vehicle contract hire business, Vertellus. Under Vertellus’ 3-month EV Discovery Programme, Europa Road will test the Renault Trucks E-Tech 18-tonne vehicle at its state-of-the-art groupage 1hub in Dartford. During the trial, Europa Road will use the electric truck to travel between its growing network of local branches…
Bramble Energy has joined forces with Equipmake, Aeristech and the University of Bath to develop a new hydrogen double-deck bus integrating Bramble’s printed circuit board fuel cell (PCBFCTM) technology. Bramble Energy is the lead partner of the Hydrogen Electric Integrated Drivetrain Initiative (HEIDI) which has received £6.3m funding from the Advance Propulsion Centre as part of the Automotive Transformation Fund.…
FDC Holdings, a logistics specialist based in Preston, has purchased its HQ building from Harworth, its former landlord. The 330,000 sq ft unit, situated on Four Oaks Road in Walton Summit, includes 20,000 sq ft of office space. The company has said it plans to invest £2m on a range of building improvements and capital equipment. TPN The Pallet Network’s…
Volvo Trucks tests hydrogen-powered electric trucks on public roads for the first time. The tests have been conducted above the Arctic Circle in the north of Sweden – in an extremely cold climate. Last year, Volvo Trucks showcased its fuel cell electric trucks for the first time. These zero exhaust emission trucks use hydrogen to produce their own electricity onboard…
The Leicester Buses “Partnership” But how much of a “Partnership” is it? It certainly has posh bus stop flags with the logo proudly disolayed. And the information at stops served by multiple routes seems to be up to date – a rarity in many towns and cities. An innocent observer could be forgiven for thinking that “Leicester Buses” was the…