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Farizon partners with Europcar for vehicle replacement service
Farizon has selected Europcar Mobility Group UK to provide a two-day replacement vehicle service for its electric van customers, adding to existing AA roadside assistance and DHL next-day parts support.

EV and charging sector leaders urge Government to hold the line on ZEV mandate
Industry leaders respond to the Government's consultation on the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, warning that softening targets now would undermine investment just as EV sales climb above trajectory.

A&M Smith Recycling puts Scotland's first Renault Trucks electric skip loader to work
Aberdeen-based waste and recycling specialist A&M Smith Recycling has put the first Renault Trucks electric skip loader in Scotland into operation, adding an 18-tonne E-Tech D Wide to its fleet.

Let's hope this never happens again
BYD says when its software drives, its software pays — the first crack in 130 years of blaming the driver, and why UK hauliers and insurers should be watching.

Menzies introduces first battery-electric trucks under eFREIGHT 2030
Menzies Distribution Solutions has put three 42-tonne Scania battery-electric tractor units into live operation, the first of 10 electric HGVs it will deploy through the eFREIGHT 2030 programme.

Truck depots face near decade-long wait for EV grid connections while data centres' capacity goes unused
Freight depots face waits until 2035 for the grid connections they need to run electric trucks, while data centres that use less than a fifth of their reserved capacity remain at the front of the queue, freight infrastructure body TwentyForty warns.

Cespira raises the bar for low-carbon diesel technology with next-generation HPDI 3.0
Cespira will use IAA Transportation 2026 to unveil HPDI 3.0, a fuel system that lets diesel engines run on LNG, bioLNG and future renewable fuels with up to 100% lifecycle CO2 savings.

The cost-of-living crisis arrives by truck
Cap the bus fare and you help the people on the bus; let freight costs rip and you punish every household the moment they go shopping - why the new PM should fall for the 44-tonne artic.