Tesco drives decarbonisation efforts with 42 new low carbon trucks

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New trucks powered by biomethane join supermarket's fleet in Scotland, delivering up to 6,473 tonnes of CO2 emissions savings a year

Tesco has added 42 new low carbon trucks to its fleet in Livingston, Scotland, as part of the retailers' ongoing efforts to achieve carbon neutrality across its operations by 2035. The supermarket announced...

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