A British transport company, Evans European Transport, which specializes in refrigerated transport and is based in Grimsby at the mouth of the Humber where it flows into the North Sea, recently added a Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid to its fleet for food transport.
While alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) – including hybrids and pure electric – are gaining consumer acceptance in the European Union (EU) these reduced emission offerings are still a comparatively low percentage of overall vehicle sales in the market.
I can envision internal and external political and economic pressures that could prompt the U.S. fleet market to migrate to a European fleet business model offering company-provided vehicles as a form of compensation.
Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has announced the Toyota Mirai, the hydrogen fuel cell sedan, is coming to London, England, as part of his work to pioneer the use of cleaner technology for the future of the British capital’s transport and infrastructure.
The European Commission will require “real world” vehicle emission tests beginning in 2017. Emissions approval for passenger cars in Europe will then include mandatory on-the-road tests using a portable emissions measurement system.
Gnewt Cargo ordered the additional vans less than three months after commissioning its first all-electric Vito E-CELL van. The vehicles are assigned to the company’s contract with delivery services company TNT Express, and are now operating primarily within London’s Square Mile.
The United Kingdom and the private sector will invest $17.7 million toward the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and infrastructure.
The first solar-powered ambulances will be introduced in England as a part of a government initiative to reduce the amount of emissions from its fleets.
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