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City of London launches cargo bike deliveries in bid to curb air pollution
Following successful trial over Christmas, bicycle deliveries will be rolled out to businesses across the Square Mile
Report: EVs promise £14bn business bonus
Switching all of Britain's vans and HGVs to electric alternatives could save businesses £14bn a year in fuel costs, new report from Hitachi suggests
Businesses should train drivers to cut air pollution, says UK health watchdog
NICE proposals to reduce health impacts of air pollution also include removing speed bumps and implementing "no vehicle idling" areas around schools
Christmas deliveries go green as major retailers embrace renewable lorry fuel
Waitrose, John Lewis and Argos among the first users of a new biomethane fuel for gas-powered trucks
Obama tightens truck fuel efficiency and emissions standards
Latest plank of President Obama's climate change plan will see carbon emissions and fuel consumption of trucks cut by 25 per cent within the next decade
Growing number of firms back electric fleet transition
Go Ultra Low Company announces over 60 organisations have now committed make at least five per cent of their fleets electric by 2020
Has Scotland delayed low emission zone rollout until 2020?
SNP had pledged in its manifesto to introduce the first LEZs by the end of 2018
Mercedes Benz trails vision for all-electric heavy duty truck
Carmaker plans to release zero local emission truck capable of carrying up to 26 tonnes by early 2020s
Poll: Construction industry embraces carbon reduction trend
Survey finds three quarters of UK firms now operate a low carbon strategy
How Mayor Khan's air pollution plan could help green businesses clean up
London Mayor's sweeping proposals could usher in an exciting new era of clean air action, as government faces fresh calls to keep EU legal air pollution limits
Could driverless vehicles put the brakes on the rollout of greener transport?
Driverless cars show huge potential to slash the environmental impact of transport, but uncertainties over how they will be used mean their green credentials are not assured
Government to tackle HGV emissions with new green accreditation scheme
Transport minister says new scheme will help reassure HGV operators they will get a return on their investment from low carbon technologies
World first: Sainsbury's trials delivery truck cooled by liquid nitrogen
Supermarket giant becomes the first company to start commercial trials with refrigerated delivery truck cooled by a liquid nitrogen powered engine
Volvo concept trucks cut fuel by a third
Project ultimately aims to double long-haul truck efficiency through aerodynamic and other fuel-saving features
Clean freight uptake held back by lack of information, says TfL
Lack of knowledge makes it hard for operators to justify buying low emission vehicles, research finds
Nikola Motor Company to launch electric truck boasting 1,200 mile range
Utah-based firm announces it is now taking pre-orders for electric semi-truck and smaller four-by-four
Sainsbury's becomes first company to use naturally refrigerated trucks
Initial delivery makes supermarket first company in the world to use the prototype technology, which uses only CO2 refrigerant
Perpetual V2G: A simple solution to the idling dilemma
BusinessGreen's Transport Technology award winner explains how its anti-idling technology can allow businesses to keep mobile power while saving emissions
LEED for fleets? New standard to rev up greener commercial vehicles
Hoping to boost the cache of hybrid, EV and other low-carbon commercial vehicles, the NAFA Fleet Management Association has issued new sustainable accreditation standards
Electric vans could save fleet operators £2.6bn
Go Ultra Low campaign says going electric could save about £1,500 for nearly half of the UK's 3.7m-strong van fleet
Nissan e-NV200: an electric van with all the power you need
Japanese manufacturer looks well set to drive into commercial fleets with compact but powerful zero-emissions van
Electric van scheme keeps on trucking
Minister announces £8,000 subsidy that has supported 1,250 purchases since 2012 will continue as demand picks up
Truckers to drive significant fuel savings through smartphone-like controls
Richard Branson's Carbon War Room says optimising engine parameters for fuel efficiency can cut costs by up to eight per cent
Freight emissions set to skyrocket as trade routes widen, study finds
Volumes moved will quadruple by 2050 pushing freight emissions above passenger travel, OECD's International Transport Forum says
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