Tesco has committed a fleet of its heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to run on a dedicated biomethane fuel blend as part of its drive to cut carbon emissions and reduce fuel costs. The grocery giant has agreed a deal with biogas supplier Gasrec for 35 of its HGVs to fill up at Gasrec’s new filling station in Daventry, Northamptonshire, close to one of Tesco’s distribution centres. The HGVs will run on... 

UK vehicle users must change their driving behaviour if they want to cut their carbon emissions and fuel costs, according to transport expert James Swanston, CEO of Carbon Voyage. Speaking to Energy Demand as chancellor George Osborne announced tax breaks for companies investing ultra low emissions vehicles, Swanston said that UK energy managers should be cautious about depending entirely on low emission... 

German car maker Volkwagen Group (VW) has committed to reduce the carbon emissions of its European car fleet to 95g/km by 2020, making it the first car manufacturer to commit to EU car emission reduction targets. The reduction will see the car fleet achieving fuel consumption of around four litres/km, saving drivers an average of £400/year on fuel costs. In a move to further push its carbon-saving... 

British companies could save an average £350,000 each year by switching 10% of their fleet to electric vehicles, according to a new report from the UK’s Transport Research Lab. The report, commissioned by British Gas, calculated that businesses running large company fleets with 420-33,000 vehicles would be best positioned to make the saving, and could also cut their carbon emissions by 830 tonnes,...