BYD Sets Sights on Europe’s Truck Market

BYD Sets Sights on Europe’s Truck Market

BYD is preparing to enter Europe’s heavy truck market in 2027, bringing its battery-electric commercial vehicle offering to a sector where vehicle capability, charging infrastructure and operational economics remain central to fleet electrification. The Chinese...
Tesco Targets Lower-Emission Cooling

Tesco Targets Lower-Emission Cooling

Tesco is continuing to reduce emissions from its refrigerated transport operations, with five new trailer refrigeration units using ultra-low global warming potential refrigerant now operating across its UK distribution network. The Vector HE 19 Low CO₂ Emissions...
Felixstowe Moves Green Freight Forward

Felixstowe Moves Green Freight Forward

Plans for a new electric truck hub at the Port of Felixstowe are giving further momentum to the Green Freight Corridor being developed between Freeport East and East Midlands Freeport. Freeport East has provided an initial £50,000 to support Maritime Transport’s plans...
The 1.5°C Goal Is Slipping Away

The 1.5°C Goal Is Slipping Away

The world is entering a new phase in the fight against climate change. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned that exceeding the 1.5°C warming threshold set out in the Paris Agreement is now considered unavoidable under current policies and...
UK Sets New Rail Freight Growth Target

UK Sets New Rail Freight Growth Target

The UK Government has set a new target to increase the amount of freight moved by rail by at least 40% by 2040, creating a new milestone towards its longer-term ambition of at least 75% growth by 2050.  Announced by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander on 8 September,...