UPS set to test fully-electric delivery truck in Los Angeles
UPS has announced it will be working with Thor Trucks to develop and test a fully-electric class 6 delivery truck in Los Angeles, California.
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The Green Mile
The UK’s Department for Transport has opened a consultation on the opportunities available to deliver goods more sustainably and make the last mile greener.
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Working for Deliveroo “works well for some individuals and very poorly for others”
A new report has found that earning a living as a Deliveroo rider in the UK “works well for some individuals and very poorly for others”.
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Flying High
A new report published yesterday (23 July) by the UK-based innovation foundation Nesta has argued that making “urgent medical deliveries from hospital to hospital” could be one of the most useful and important tasks that drones could perform in UK cities.
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Bidding opens for management of UK electric vehicles charge fund
The bidding has opened today (23 July) for the management of the UK Government’s £400m Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund.
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UK Parliament passes Automated and Electric Vehicles Act
The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act passed through the UK Parliament yesterday (19 July).
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Allianz offering “special insurance” for StreetScooter electric vehicles
Allianz is now offering third-party liability and comprehensive insurance for vehicles from Deutsche Post DHL’s subsidiary StreetScooter.
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Switching to electric
Electrically-powered vehicles still account for a very small proportion of the Netherlands delivery fleet, according to a new report from the transport research institute Kennisinstituut voor Mobiliteitsbeleid (KiM).
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eBike deliveries in Kirchheim
GLS Germany has announced that it is testing the use of an electrically-assisted cargo bike at its Weilheim depot – and the test route includes the city centre of Kirchheim.
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“Pricing trucks out of towns is not the way forward”
A coalition of UK road transport associations have argued that Clean Air Zones (CAZ) are “unfairly targeting hauliers” and that “pricing trucks off the road is not the way to reduce emissions”.
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bakergoodchild introduces 100% compostable polywrap
Birmingham-based direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider, bakergoodchild, has announced that it has introduced a 100% compostable and eco-friendly magazine polywrap.
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FTA supports UK government’s carbon reduction target
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has given its support for the UK government’s short-term target of reducing carbon emissions from heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) by 15%.
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