Government-backed Trial of RNG Trucks Slashes Emissions for Asda
The coalition of businesses leading a UK-wide trial of biomethane fuels for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), including Asda and Kuehne + Nagel, has revealed that the scheme mitigated the emission of 1,400 tonnes of CO2e over a two-year period.
Funded in part by the UK Government’s Office for Low-Emission Vehicles and its Innovate UK arm, the trial saw Asda, Howard Tenens and Kuehne + Nagel use biomethane to power 20 HGVs over 24 months. Each of the vehicles met the Euro VI standard for emissions.
During the trial period, this fleet of HGVs collectively travelled 2.2 million kilometres, emitting 1,400 tonnes less CO2e than a pure-diesel fleet of the same size travelling the same distance would have.
By Edie