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Comment: Tesla trucks alone will not save the transport industry

Envirotec Magazine

Phill Davies, Co-Founder of Magway, a UK firm behind a new form of e-commerce and freight delivery system, believes the transition to electric vehicles won’t be enough to secure needed emissions reductions for sectors such as logistics, and offers a few thoughts on alternative approaches. Racing forward to first place.

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Concrete progress: Tarmac orders UK's first battery electric mixer truck

Business Green

Tarmac places order with Renault Trucks for cutting edge 'carbon neutral' battery electric mixer truck. Tarmac has announced plans to deploy the UK's first battery electric mixer truck, paving the way for a significant reduction in carbon emissions and air pollution at its construction sites.

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Audi to convert factories for EV production, phase out ICE models by 2033

Charged

Step by step, we are bringing all our sites into the future,” says Audi Board Member for Production and Logistics Gerd Walker. “We Sustainability is another major goal—Audi hopes to make all its production sites worldwide net carbon-neutral by 2025. We don’t want any standalone lighthouse projects on greenfield sites.

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Action pledged at cross-sector FOG summit

Envirotec Magazine

That puts vans on the road emitting CO2, so it controls that as well, which we want as everyone is striving towards net zero and carbon neutrality. We’re under tremendous pressure with reactive workloads, pollutions and flooding. . “I There is also a nice revenue stream from recycling used cooking oil.”. .

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Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré Staked His Brand on Caring About the Climate. So Why Is His Company Working for Shell?

DeSmogBlog

Nor is it the only link between the fossil fuel industry and the Bolloré family’s global business interests, which encompass multi-billion-dollar logistics operations servicing major oil companies, including Shell. Bolloré Logistics has done substantial work for Shell. billion euros ($21.7 billon) in revenues.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Media Authorship. Anheuser-Busch. Anheuser-Busch.

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Cities hold the key to turning the carbon challenge into clean growth

Business Green

Cities are one of the great achievements of human civilisation: logistical miracles where thousands - or even millions - of us come together to live, work and play. But just as cities have been disproportionately responsible for growth, so too have they been disproportionately responsible for pollution, and climate change.

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