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BMW to build hydrogen powertrains in-house
Thursday 1st September 2022
BMW is starting production of hydrogen powertrains, at its plant in Munich, to support a fleet of BMW iX5 Hydrogen test vehicles. The car maker will build a small fleet of iX5 Hydrogens to be used for global testing and demonstration purposes. It represents the next stage in BMW’s hydrogen… Read more
Road Test: Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro-e Hydrogen
Thursday 25th August 2022
by John Kendall , Van Fleetworld 25th August 2022 After the proposed 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles, options are a bit limited. However, there is a lot of potential for hydrogen to make a play what looks set to be a market dominated by batteries and electric… Read more
More fleets join hydrogen trials after initial tests completed
Monday 22nd August 2022
First Hydrogen has confirmed its two demonstrator vehicles have successfully completed initial commissioning trials paving the way for on-the-road testing. The company’s demonstrator vehicles have passed the important vehicle control system tests, ensuring that they meet the highest possible safety standards for hydrogen and high voltage electrical safety systems. The testing… Read more
UK EV infrastructure struggles to keep pace
Thursday 11th August 2022
UK electric vehicle infrastructure struggles to keep up with number of new EVs on the road. Although the UK has seen one of the biggest increases in the number of electrified vehicles on the road in recent years, still nearly a quarter (24%) of British drivers think there are not… Read more
Major fleets join drive to decarbonise HGVs
Thursday 14th July 2022
Industry leaders in shipping and haulage are launching a cross-industry action group focused on the decarbonisation of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). The new HGVzero taskforce will bring together some of Europe’s largest fleets, including Coca-Cola European Partners, Tesco, XPO Logistics, Eddie Stobart and DPDgroup, to accelerate the decarbonisation of their… Read more
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