‘Our zero-carbon HGV plan will rely on commercial partnerships,’ roads minister reveals

May 10, 2023 Tim Wallace


 

Roads minister Richard Holden (pictured) has rejected claims that urgent government action is needed to help operators transition to zero-emission HGV fleets and insisted the commercial sector will partner with the DfT on developing a charging infrastructure. Speaking exclusively to MT, he added that the 2040 deadline for all new HGVs to be zero emission was […]




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