Features & Interviews

Tell us a bit more about the history of VisionTrack? VisionTrack was founded in 2016 by our CEO, Simon Marsh, based on the ethos of saving lives. His passion for using technology to improve safety was ignited during his time…

Given the importance of timely adoption and flexible collaboration to bring more zero emission buses and coaches to the road, Transport Scotland has launched the second round of its Scottish Zero Emission Bus challenge fund, ScotZEB2 – with a larger…

Schmitz Cargobull aims to double its UK & Ireland market share in the next five years. How do you plan to do this? With the opening of our new plant in Manchester, we are busy ramping up production with the…

Last month, the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) increased the end-user limit for Plug-in Van Grant (PiVG) applications by 50%, from 1,000 to 1,500 per financial year, with immediate effect and until further notice. According to OZEV, the new…

Tell us about the new electric Nissan Townstar van? The all-new Townstar, priced from £28,400 and with a class-leading range of 183 miles WLTP Combined (or up to 269 miles on the City Cycle), is the latest addition to Nissan’s…

While the bus sector has led the way in decarbonising UK road transport for some time, the launch of one of the world’s most ambitious and complex automated bus trials in Scotland this month has also put it at the…

How was the WATT eCV1 received on its debut at the CV Show? The British-designed and built WATT eCV1 was first shown at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, where it attracted strong interest from a host of blue chip…

As part of efforts to cut emissions and grow the UK economy, government is this month changing regulations to allow longer semi-trailers (LSTs) on Great Britain’s road network. LSTs, which measure up to 2.05 metres longer than a standard 16.65m…

Tell us more about the MAXUS eDELIVER 7 launched at the CV Show? The eDELIVER 7 is our third electric van to be launched in the UK market in the last three years and will be the first vehicle in…

Repowering technology that replaces diesel engines with battery electric powertrains has huge potential to enable operators to accelerate the transition of their fleets to zero emissions. It also means that instead of scrapping a whole vehicle, the body and systems…