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Toyota to develop hydrogen Hilux pickup on back of £11m government funding
Monday 5th December 2022
Toyota is to develop a hydrogen-powered Hilux pickup, supported by £11.3m in government funding. A consortium led by the manufacturer will develop a hydrogen fuel cell-powered prototype of the Hilux at the company’s UK vehicle plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire during 2023. These will then be evaluated for potential for small… Read more
British Gas fleet investigates hydrogen vehicle switch
Tuesday 29th November 2022
British Gas parent company Centrica and Ryze Hydrogen have agreed to develop, and operate, hydrogen production and refuelling facilities. Among the initial projects under consideration will be investigating solutions for converting some of the British Gas fleet to hydrogen. Parent company Centrica says that this will include refuelling infrastructure, locations and van… Read more
HGV sales up nearly a third
Friday 18th November 2022
New UK heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 30.1% in the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The surge saw 10,034 units registered across the three months, demonstrating the best quarterly growth since the third quarter… Read more
Volta Trucks teams with Cake on electric mobile micro hub for last-mile delivery
Thursday 17th November 2022
Volta Trucks is working with Cake electric motorcycles to help decarbonise and streamline last-mile deliveries. The two Swedish electric innovators will use a combination of electric trucks and electric two-wheelers to provide a fully integrated, zero tailpipe emission delivery service, running from warehouse to end customer. The first trial, planned… Read more
Hydrogen production and re-fuelling site to open in Bradford
Monday 14th November 2022
Gas distributor Northern Gas Networks (NGN) is planning to open a low carbon hydrogen production and dispensing facility in Bradford. NGN, the gas distributor for the North East, Cumbria and much of Yorkshire, is carrying out the project in a joint venture with Hygen Energy Holdings and Ryze Hydrogen. The project… Read more
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