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Drivers, hauliers and their associations remain unconvinced by electric HGVs as a fossil-fuel free alternative for haulage – even after DPD set a new distance  in an electric truck.

DPD’s fully electric HGV travelled around 1,100 km around a test track.

News of the achievement followed DHL’s acquisition of 50 electric vans and Volta’s announcement of a new manufacturing plant in Austria.

However, IRU advocacy director Matthias Maedge told The Loadstar: “We’re sceptical about the economic and operational viability of electric trucks, especially for ...