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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. The top 25 most sustainable fleets.

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'On the cusp of a transport revolution': Green mobility projects secure £90m funding boost

Business Green

Government also seeks views on 'biggest shake up of transport laws in a generation' to harness emerging green transport technologies such as electric scooters. This review will ensure we understand the potential impacts of a wide range of new transport modes such as e-scooters, helping to properly inform any decisions on legalisation.

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Lime hopes to speed towards net zero with new science-based 2030 goal

Business Green

Company unveils raft of new sustainability commitments as it announces plan to collaborate on low carbon transport and air pollution advocacy and awareness programmes with WWF. It also said it plans to phase out its fossil fuelled operations fleet in Europe in early 2021 and worldwide by "2023 at the latest".

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December 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Year in Review

Clean Energy Trust

While governments have a significant role to play in helping usher in these new solutions; in the absence of certain policies, corporates and other stakeholders can make a big impact on the market for these emerging technologies by committing to buying specific volumes of these products.

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BNEF Electric Vehicle Outlook: Six key lessons for road transport's pursuit of net zero

Business Green

Sales continue to surge in key markets, while scores of producers and users of cars, buses, trucks, and even scooters are now pushing towards ridding their operations of fossil fuel vehicles altogether. Investments and public policy should therefore reflect that - and urgently. No room - nor time - for complacency on the EV push.

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Transport Decarbonisation Plan: A guide to the government's routemap for net zero transport

Business Green

Sometimes you wait all year for a net zero policy strategy, and then several arrive at once. As recommended by the Climate Change Committee, such a mandate would require car manufacturers to ensure a minimum proportion of their vehicles sold are zero emission, mirroring a similar policy currently in place in California.

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Global Briefing: Germany cuts ribbon on hydrogen steel project

Business Green

India touts plans for solar-powered electric scooter megafactory. Electrek reported this week Ola Electric has begun construction of an electric scooter megafactory designed to produce two million of its electric two-wheelers a year, with the potential to expand to deliver 10 million EVs a year by 2022. In Europe, 12.GW