This vehicle is being utilised for regional distribution and long-haul deliveries as part of a UK-funded government project to demonstrate how battery-electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) can effectively replace conventional HGVs at scale on the UK road network.

These 85 low- and zero-emission trucks make up almost 10% of the retailer’s total fleet.

Renault Truck Commercials Ltd will now operate as two distinct regions: West England & South Wales; and Greater London & South East England.

The new site is situated on the Redbridge causeway at the end of the M271 motorway in Southampton, less than a mile away from the company’s former head office and truck workshop.

This blue-chip UK truck show brought hundreds of exhibitors, fleet operators, policymakers, members of the public and of course, the T&BB team.

The four projects are expected to take place over seven years, with the first two allocated for planning and procurement and the next five for trials.

The vehicle shown was a 26-tonne ‘E-Tech D Wide’ 6x2 chassis with inward folding "bus-style" doors and low step height.

A Report from the 2023 Renault Trucks UK media event. Carlos Rodrigues (Managing Director of Renault Trucks UK and Ireland) gave the keynote speech where he said that the company had been consistently growing its market share in the UK and Ireland market over the last 5 years.

Schmitz earlier this year opened its factory in Manchester and is looking to expand its product range as well as volumes accordingly.

Diamond Trucks remodelled and refurbished the existing 45,000-square-foot premises, which are located on a 4.5-acre site in Howley Trade Park, Warrington

Two bodies - a caged dropside van and a refrigerated box van - are targeted at commercial and vocational applications.

The new venture by Renault Trucks and its British distributors is offering trucks on a three-month lease, with customers only paying based on their usage.