Future of Roads Minister, Lilian Greenwood, is urging tourist destinations to install more electric vehicle (EV) charge points to accelerate decarbonisation efforts, a move supported by the Road Haulage Association (RHA).
NFDA welcomes new £400 million initiative but stresses importance of streamlined processes and collaboration to avoid similar pitfalls.
Businesses wanting to change to electric vans and trucks are being prevented from doing so by having to wait years to upgrade grid connections to power depot charging. Companies are currently waiting up to 15 years to be connected to the grid, with the grid connection queue having grown tenfold over the past five years, according to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) has announced a new partnership with HaulageHub, the UK’s leading digital freight marketplace.
