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Partners think electric to run first battery cross-Channel freight truck

Kuehne+Nagel, P&O Ferries and Renault Trucks have partnered to operate the first heavy-duty electric truck carrying freight across the English Channel via ferry. The heavy-duty electric truck crossed the Channel from Dover to Calais on P&O Ferries’ newest hybrid double-ended vessel, P&O Liberté, which produces 40% fewer carbon emissions than conventional ferries on the same route. it completed its journey at a Kuehne+Nagel depot in France before returning to the UK. The partners ... [+]

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