Decarbonisation
Electric, hydrogen and low-emission transport, and the road to net zero.
Carbon budgets would provide certainty
DairyNZ is welcoming a report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, which recommends New Zealand approach climate change in a similar manner to the United…
Driverless French EV shuttle tested in Japan
A French driverless EV has done its first demonstration test in Japan on the way to providing fully automated public transportation services. The Navya Arma vehicle…
Warren Buffett-backed Chinese EV maker plans US expansion
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD plans to expand its US production. Warren Buffett-backed BYD sells its electric buses across the US, and Denver is among its…
Aussie transport operator heading down electric avenue
A fleet of nine electric trucks, manufactured in Melbourne, Australia is officially hitting the road. Australasian operator Kings Transport took delivery of nine completely electric SEA…
Electric refuse truck trial success
A Class 6 battery-electric refuse truck developed by BYD and Wayne Engineering has been used in a four-month trial with Los Angeles Sanitation (LASAN). During the…
Hydrogen truck design improved
Trucking start-up Nikola Motor Co. is fine-tuning the design and functionality of its hydrogen fuel cell-powered semi. That will make it more autonomous, lightweight and accessible…
The Warehouse trials EV two-hour delivery service
The Warehouse is trialling a two-hour delivery service in Auckland using an electric vehicle (EV) which it hopes to expand nationwide. The retail group was facing…
Ford and DHL collaborating on battery-electric van
Ford of Germany and Deutsche Post DHL Group subsidiary StreetScooter are entering a partnership for the manufacturing of battery-electric delivery vehicles. Deutsche Post designed and produced…
First all-electric garbage truck in California
The city of Sacramento in California just took delivery of its first all-electric garbage truck this week. The vehicle’s powertrain was built by Motiv Power Systems…
All-electric Volvo bus fleet begins Luxembourg operation
The first commercially-produced all-electric Volvo buses started operating in the Luxembourg city of Differdange this month. Bus operator Sales-Lentz is running the new vehicles. It now…