UK Power Networks partners with UPS to drive electric freight into fast lane

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UPS' central London depot will become an electric freight "hub" in the hopes of spurring the use of greener delivery vehicles

Logistics giant UPS is partnering with UK Power Networks to boost the number of electric freight vehicles around London and beyond. The new alliance, announced late last week, will see UPS' Camden depot...

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