Environment

DHL Express is planning to introduce 320 more electric vehicles into its UK fleet by end of 2022. The business has just introduced 50 new electric vans into its UK fleet – including a batch of Mercedes-Benz Sprinters – with…

Stagecoach has launched a new long-term sustainability strategy, part of its plan to become a carbon neutral business by 2050. Stagecoach’s strategy – Driving Net Zero: Better Places to Live and Work – sets out plans to leverage the power…

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement of the first £50 million phase of a new Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB). The fund replaces previous funding streams and is designed to encourage the market to…

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched the first fleet of hydrogen fuel cell-powered double-decker buses in England. The twenty hydrogen double-deckers, manufactured by Wrightbus, will join more 500 electric buses already on the fleet, and will first see…

Go-Ahead has been named as one of just 300 businesses to qualify for the Financial Times’ European Climate Leaders ranking. The system recognises the companies to have made greatest progress in reducing greenhouse gas emission intensity (tonnes of CO2 equivalent…

Tell us a bit about your business. How did it develop, and what does it do? MAHLE Powertrain was formed in 2005 by the acquisition of the Cosworth Technology Group by parent company MAHLE, and now has eight technical centres…

TfL has completed its programme to fit its older buses with newer engines to reduce particulate emissions. The project, which began in 2017, has ensured that the 9,000-strong fleet meets the Euro VI emissions standards required by ULEZ. TfL stated…

The pressure of adhering to stringent legislation regarding the control of emissions, especially in and around Low Emission Zones (LEZ), will continue to build as 2030 nears. Councils, such as the City of Edinburgh, are outlining their own green visions…

The 32 electric buses operated by Stagecoach in Greater Manchester have covered 600,000 zero emission miles in 2020. The double-deckers, supplied by a partnership between Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and electric mobility specialist BYD Europe, have operated throughout the region’s…

A Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle dealership in Durham has taken an environmentally-conscious approach with some small but significant additions to its facilities. Volkswagen Van Service is part of the Pulman Group and an Authorised Repairer, and its purpose-built location has been…