JLR (formerly Jaguar Land Rover) will introduce a new fleet of bio-fuelled lorries across the UK in April 2024, in a bid to slash its carbon emissions from road freight.
The firm estimates that switching to the 220 more sustainable HGVs – 219 running biofuels and one battery-electric – will cut its road-freight CO2 output by 8433 tonnes, an 84% reduction.
The bio-fuelled HGVs will be run on a combination of bio-CNG (compressed natural gas) and hydrotreated vegetable oil, bringing a minimum CO2 saving of 85% per lorry. The latter fuel will be used to reduce the emissions of existing lorries.
Alongside the transition to new fuels, JLR will also switch to using 15.6-metre
