CargoBeamer has started running the first ever train with trailers between Marseille and Calais for the unaccompanied transport of craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers on rail.

CargoBeamer tests unaccompanied freight train service between Marseille and Calais

An electric lorry using a pantograph provides optimized economics and cuts CO2 emissions by 50% compared to diesel HGVs, claims German electric car charger manufacturer Webasto. The company will show off its latest development at the IAA Transportation fair in Hannover at the end of September.

Electric lorry with pantograph provides “optimised economics,” says manufacturer

To reduce the number of vans in the city centre of Lyon, the city has launched a pilot in which an alternative delivery system shall allow goods to be transported first by a boat and then by electric cargo bikes.

A boat and 7 cargo bikes will replace vans in the city centre of Lyon

Goodyear is launching its Sustainable Reality Survey again and is planting trees in collaboration with Tree-Nation to reward each fleet respondent that completes the questionnaire.

Trees to be planted for every participant of Goodyear’s Sustainable Reality Survey

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Volvo Trucks has started testing its hydrogen-electric truck that only emits water vapour, produces its own electricity on board, and has a range of up to 1 000 km. </span>

Volvo Trucks testing hydrogen-electric trucks with range of 1000 km

Denmark has analyzed the possibilities of introducing double trailers on the country's main road network. According to the freshly released study, double trailers could make a profit of DKK 300 million in a 15-year period.

Usage of double trailers saves CO2 and cost, Danish analysis states

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) warns that a 200% increase from Network Rail on electricity charges to rail freight operators risks wrecking the industry while jacking up the use of diesel on both rail and road, thereby “making a nonsense of the Government's CO2 targets". Rail freight service provider Freightliner has already decided to temporarily replace electric services with diesel.

RMT: electricity price rise threatens intermodal and rail freight, encourages diesel use

Electric lorry developer Tevva has unveiled the first British-designed 7.5-tonne electric truck intended for mass production in the UK. It offers a range of  160 miles (250 km) running purely on electric batteries, and 310 miles (500 km) with the help of hydrogen fuel cells.

Tevva unveils 1st electric lorry designed for mass production in the UK

DPD Switzerland, Continental and Futuricum have set a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance covered by an electric lorry without a recharging stop. The team reached a total of 1,099 kilometers in 23 hours — that’s just under 683 miles.