Volvo Trucks expands electric options
Volvo Trucks has expanded its range of vehicles and launched electric rigid versions of its Volvo FH, FM and FMX models. The OEM said the new heavy rigid trucks can be designed to carry electric superstructures for a range of transport assignments, including goods distribution, refuse collection and construction work. “With these new electric trucks, […]
Famous Taxi Maker Registers Best-Ever Sales Month
The month of September has been registered by the Warwickshire-headquartered company famous for its London black taxi as the best month of sales in its history. Headquartered in Ansty, the London EV Company (LEVC) sold 352 electric TX Taxis, building on month-on month sales growth since April this year. “The TX Taxi has been a […]
New Cabs to Tackle Pollution Issues
A new fleet of black cabs have been fitted with innovative air cleaners, containing unique patented nano carbon filtration technology, in an attempt to tackle the UK’s pollution issues. This technology works to remove up to 97% of particulate matter (PM2.5) and up to 95% of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from the air inside the cab […]
Milk & More Wants the UK’s Biggest Electric Fleet
Milk & More, the UK’s largest doorstep dairy delivery service, has been working towards securing the future of the British milkman as it is set to become the largest operator of electric vehicles in the UK. The company has announced that it is rolling out 160 new environmentally-friendly electric delivery vehicles. It takes the firm’s […]
Milk & More Expands Green Delivery Fleet
Milk & More, the doorstep delivery firm, is due to be expanding its UK delivery fleet to 500 EVs by the end of next month. It has claimed it is on course to become the largest operator of electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK, after it completes the rollout of another 160 new battery-powered milk […]
Plans for the UK’s First Electric Refuse Fleet
A pioneering new tech-driven waste collection, street cleansing and ancillary services contract was awarded by the City of London Corporation to Veolia in an attempt to become the first authority in the UK to run a fully electric fleet of Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs). Veolia’s RCVs will be equipped with 360-degree cameras and audible warning […]
Great Northern Enters New Trains Into Service
Great Northern has deployed the first two of a 240 million fleet of new Siemens Class 717 trains, which will replace mainland Britain’s oldest electric rail fleet. The trains were initially due to be launched in January, but were delayed because of signals at some stations that could not be clearly seen from the driver’s […]
Xplore Dundee Trials Scottish-Built Electric Bus
Xplore Dundee is getting a buzz from electric buses once again as Scottish manufacturer Alexander Dennis Ltd is lending the bus operator a new electric Enviro200Ev for a week to test it on the streets of Dundee. “We believe that electric buses are the future and we were delighted to bring the first one to […]
KYMCO Launches the First Active Acoustic Motorbike
KYMCO announced the launch of KYMCO SuperNEX, a fusion of “supersport” and “electric” that delivers everything modern supersport riders dream of, at EICMA 2018 . “While people have no doubt that the next era of personal transportation is electric, many are still pondering over the profound implications of electric in the world of supersport motorcycles,” […]
