
The Royal Mail postal delivery service is undertaking a trial of emission reducing tires to evaluate their impact on the environment. The trial, lasting between six to nine months, involves 15 electric vans driving on tires specifically designed to help reduce particulate matter emissions, increasingly fingered - along with brake dust residue - as a source of vehicle pollution.
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A major order for 1,000 electric Vauxhall vans has been made by OVO Energy, an energy supply company dedicated to a zero carbon community. The Vivaro-e panel vans, which have been ordered through leasing company Zenith, are currently being built and liveried for phased introduction Q4 as part of OVO Energy’s goal of running a fully electrified fleet by end 2025.
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A recent webinar, “Accelerating Your EV Journey,” featuring panel of three industry professionals discussing best practices in managing fleet transition to electric vehicles is available from global fleet management company Element Fleet.
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To help industrialize production of future generation batteries, Mercedes-Benz is expanding its longstanding partnership with GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co., a global leader in battery production and automation system headquartered in Germany.
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LeasePlan, a global fleet management company, and Arrival, a global electric vehicles (EVs) manufacturer announced a partnership in which LeasePlan will be the preferred operational leasing partner for Arrival electric vans. The partnership is based on an initial order of 3,000 vans, with the sales agreement expected to be finalized in Q3 2021.
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Parcel delivery firm DPD has gone fully electric for the fleet that serves the city of Oxford, England. It is the first of the company’s fleets to go fully electric and will help it comply with local air quality regulations. The 40 electric vehicles, which will deliver more than 15,000 parcels a week throughout the city,
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Australian petroleum company Ampol has entered into a funding agreement with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to deliver a national fast-charging network to support the increasing popularity of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) the country, according to the Australiasian Fleet Management Association (AfMA).
Read More →Learn about BrightDrop and how they are approaching Fleet and EV sustainability through their EV600 delivery van and EP1 all-electric pallet in this episode of Fast Forward.
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In terms of new car registrations for 2021, Europe just hit the halfway mark and on its “Road to Zero” from both a fuel type and a CO2 perspective. Learn if CO2 values are continuing to meet the targets set, even as the 5% buffer for the most polluting vehicles has now been removed for 2021.
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Bridgestone, along with other shareholders, will purchase the Azuga fleet management platform for $391 million.
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