Christmas deliveries go green as major retailers embrace renewable lorry fuel

Madeleine Cuff
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Waitrose, John Lewis and Argos among the first users of a new biomethane fuel for gas-powered trucks

Gas-powered lorries laden with Christmas parcels are set to have a lighter carbon impact this season thanks to the launch today of a new renewable fuel from CNG Fuels. Retailers including John Lewis,...

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