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.

Renault Trucks UK delivered an 18-tonne E-Tech D Wide fitted with a refrigerated body which was built by Solomon Commercials and which is cooled by a Carrier unit.

The concrete mixer body, manufactured by TVS subsidiary McPhee Bros, will be mounted onto a 26-tonne D Wide chassis, powered by a 265-kWh battery system.

The E-Tech Master OptiModale is a battery-electric box truck with two compartments which open to reveal storage and charging spaces for an electric cargo bike and a parcel-carrying drone.

Renault Trucks UK announced its performance results for the year of 2021, stating that its overall performance in all business lines is now above its 2019 pre-pandemic levels.

The news was announced at Freight in the City Expo following a successful trial with the French manufacturer's D ZE series truck at customer Recycling Lives' recyling park.

Warburtons has taken delivery of its first 16-tonne D Z.E. electric truck from Renault Trucks for its bread fleet operation in Enfield, London.

Renault Trucks used the ITT Hub to introduce its new, Low Entry Cab on its full electric 26 tonne D Wide chassis for urban applications for the UK and Irish markets.

Renault Trucks UK & Ireland Ltdhas announced plans to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) status by 2030 and revealed details of its Sustainability Initiative.

Renault Trucks UK & Ireland Ltd has sold its first two all-electric trucks, one to Warburtons, a UK bakery brand and the other to SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK (SUEZ), a provider of water and waste services.

July saw the arrival in the UK of the first right hand drive all-electric truck from Renault Trucks UK & Ireland – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renault Trucks SAS.

Renault Trucks UK has selected EO Charging, a UK-based electric vehicle charger manufacturer, as its charging partner in its first retail and small and medium-sized e-mobility campaign.