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  • 17
    JAN
    How to switch your HGV fleet to natural gas- it’s easier than you think
    Leading industry trade body, the Gas Vehicle Network, GVN, today launches a short video showing how easy it is to make the switch to gas as a transport fuel, the opportunity for road haulage, and highlighting that substantial fuel cost savings possible-up to £25-30,000 per year.
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  • 10
    MAY
    Biomethane transports HGV industry to carbon neutral
    Leading industry trade body, the Gas Vehicle Network, GVN, statistics show that in 2020 gas HGVs are greener than ever before with 93% of total dispensed volume of gas used in gas HGVs being biomethane -a renewable and sustainable low carbon fuel.
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  • 22
    MAR
    GVN calls for biomethane focus in upcoming RTFO reforms
    The Gas Vehicle Network (GVN) is calling for gaseous biofuels (such as biomethane and BioLPG) as low carbon, renewable transport fuels to be central to the Department for Transport’s, DfT’s, anticipated reforms to its Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) policy.
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  • 15
    FEB
    Gas as a Transport Fuel Can Go the distance
    Leading industry trade body, the Gas Vehicle Network, GVN, statistics show a 78% increase in sales of gas as a transport fuel during 2020. A significant journey forward for this renewable transport fuel.
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  • 09
    DEC
    CCC’s Sixth Carbon Budget a ‘missed opportunity’, says GVN
    The Gas Vehicle Network, GVN, has expressed disappointment at the Climate Change Committee’s report on the Sixth Carbon Budget. The report, which calls for rapid decarbonisation of transport, overlooked the potential for widely available biofuels, including renewable gas, to slash emissions from heavy goods vehicles, which account for a disproportionate share of the UK’s transport emissions.
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  • 18
    NOV
    Major new study backs biomethane for road transport
    The findings of the new Low Emissions Freight Trial (LEFT) report published today, 18th November 2020, by the Low CVP acknowledges that Heavy Goods Vehicles, HGVs, fuelled by biomethane (gas) can provide significant carbon reductions. Further confirmation that they should be a key technology for transport decarbonisation says industry trade association the Gas Vehicle Network, GVN.
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  • 11
    NOV
    HGV industry delivers A Green Recovery with Biomethane
    Leading industry trade body, the Gas Vehicle Network, GVN, today, 11th November, 2020 launches a report entitled; A Green Recovery- Delivering a rapid & cost-effective CO₂ reduction for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs), showcasing that gas as a transport fuel offers a low carbon solution for road haulage.
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  • 27
    JUL
    Expensive E-highways are an unnecessary distraction- gas as a transport fuel can deliver
    “Why spend millions on an electric road system, when gas as a transport fuel can deliver the carbon and cost savings needed?” says leading industry trade body, the Gas Vehicle Network, GVN, following a suggestion for a £19.3 billion E-Highway project in a report by The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, SRF.
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  • 22
    JUN
    Gas for transport set to deliver 50% fuel cost savings
    Leading industry trade body, the Gas Vehicle Network, GVN, today launches a short video showcasing the opportunity for road haulage operators, from choosing gas as a transport fuel and highlighting that substantial fuel cost savings possible-up to £29,000 per year.
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  • 17
    JUN
    Renewable gas in transport could deliver more than 4.5 billion fuel cost saving per year
    Leading industry trade body, the Gas Vehicle Network, GVN, welcomed the release of a new leaflet on the current uptake and future potential of biomethane in a decarbonised transport sector, which further reinforces the undeniable benefits of biomethane as a transport fuel.
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  • 13
    MAY
    Renewable gas accelerates HGV industry to carbon free destination
    Leading industry trade body, the Gas Vehicle Network, GVN, statistics show that in 2019 almost 80% of the total dispensed volume of gas for transport fuel was biomethane-a renewable and sustainable low carbon fuel.
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  • 08
    APR
    Renewable gas overtakes fossil, as truckers go green
    “Clean, low carbon gas powered vehicles are an obvious, sustainable choice for transport”, says the head of the Gas Vehicle Networks (GVN), Mike Foster. Following GVN analysis on the fuel source of gas vehicles, since 2018.
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  • 28
    NOV
    HGVs are “a blind spot for all political parties” says GVN CEO
    Mike Foster, CEO of the Gas Vehicle Network (GVN), has berated Britain’s main political parties for their lack of commitment to tackling the disproportionately high carbon emissions and air pollutants from heavy goods vehicles.
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  • 01
    NOV
    GVN updates Chancellor on the industry and policy priorities
    Following the cancellation of this year's Autumn Budget, the co-chairs of the Gas Vehicle Network wrote to Sajid Javid, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to update him on the industry's last 12 months and set out the actions which could further boost the industry.
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  • 21
    OCT
    “Make the switch now, tackle air pollution, save lives and the planet” says vehicle trade body head
    “HGV fleet managers should start to make the switch from dirty Euro 4 and 5 engines to clean, low carbon Euro 6 vehicles”, according to the head of Gas Vehicle Networks, Mike Foster. His call comes as further research is published linking poor air quality to “significant short-term health risks” according to Kings’ College London.
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  • 27
    SEP
    Maintain the fuel duty differential to reduce carbon emissions- new study concludes
    An economic study commissioned by The Natural Gas Vehicle Network (NGVN) to explore the impact of the fuel duty differential between diesel and gas concludes that ‘retaining the duty differential is an important policy which complements other initiatives aimed at reducing HGV greenhouse gas, GHG, emissions.’
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  • 17
    AUG
    Birmingham should focus on HGVs to clean its air
    The consultation on Birmingham City Council’s clean air zone, released on the 4th July, closes today, 17th August. Responding to the consultation the Natural Gas Vehicle Network, (NGVN) calls for the targeting of action on diesel HGVs and for greater levels of investment in public transport.
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  • 14
    AUG
    Government’s Clean Air Strategy ‘airs’ on the side of caution- It is time for the UK to switch from dirty diesel HGVs to natural gas.
    The consultation on the Government’s Clean Air Strategy, released on the 22nd May, closed today. Responding to the consultation the Natural Gas Vehicle Network, (NGVN) believe the strategy to be too weak and lacking in resolve.
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  • 09
    JUL
    Government gives natural gas green light in highly anticipated ‘Road to Zero’ strategy
    Today’s publication of the highly anticipated ‘Road to Zero’ strategy shows that the Government is becoming increasingly aware of the potential of natural gas as a means to decarbonise transport, especially when it comes to heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).
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  • 29
    MAR
    Reduction in the HGV levy for cleaner vehicles marks step in the right direction
    Yesterday, 28th March 2018, the Government announced a 10% reduction to the rates paid by hauliers of less polluting lorries, to encourage the take up of lower emitting vehicles, such as those that use natural gas as fuel.
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