Sainsbury's completes successful hydrogen truck trial

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Sainsbury's completes successful hydrogen truck trial

Supermarket worked with EV company Electra to deliver goods using a hydrogen-powered HGV over a three-month trial that is estimated to have saved 314kg of CO2 per day

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Electra has announced that it has successfully completed a three-month trial with Sainsbury's transporting produce using a zero-emissions, 19-tonne refrigerated hydrogen-powered...

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