Cenex to establish business case for vehicle-to-grid technology

Cenex will be the UK partner on the European Smart Mobile Energy programme and will explore the business case for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology to power cities.
Read more...Delivering to city centres requires vehicles to be fuel-efficient on multi-drop operations, easily manoeuvrable on narrow streets and fully compliant with the growing number of safety and emissions schemes in major towns, particularly London. Manufacturers have stepped up to the challenge and are now offering an ever-expanding range of trucks and vans designed specifically with the urban market in mind.
Cenex will be the UK partner on the European Smart Mobile Energy programme and will explore the business case for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology to power cities.
Read more...Vehicle manufacturer Toyota has announced a US-based feasibility study to explore the potential of scaling up its hydrogen fuel cell technology to power an HGV.
Read more...Madrid City Council has added 109 CNG-powered Iveco Stralis trucks with Ros Roca waste collector bodies to its municipal fleet.
Read more...A new hydraulically driven refrigeration unit for delivery vehicles is heading to UK from Sweden, which is said to bring significant air quality and noise-reduction benefits to urban areas.
Read more...Government-funded trials aiming to be “a game-changer” in the ability to use all-electric vans and trucks for chilled goods home deliveries are underway.
Read more...British Gypsum has called on manufacturers to provide hauliers with tractor-unit designs that grant drivers improved visibility from their cabs.
Read more...There’s nothing like a changing legislative landscape to encourage innovation, and there were plenty of examples of new urban logistics thinking debuting at Freight in the City.
Read more...Dutch company Emoss took part in last week’s Freight in the City Expo in London, displaying an MAN rigid converted to full electric operation.
Read more...DHL’s MD of transport Phil Roe has praised the industry’s “amazing” response to working towards achieving safer, cleaner and quieter delivery movements.
Read more...Freight in the City caught up with Phil Moon, marketing manager at Daf Trucks, at the expo to discuss London’s proposed Direct Vision Standard.
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