In partnership with fuel technology company GBF, delivery company Evri (formerly Hermes UK) has begun trialling Green D+ hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in its HGV fleet in Brooklands in the UK.
Green D+ HVO is a renewable diesel replacement derived from waste and residue oils. Green D+ HVO can be used in standard diesel vehicles without any modifications and the fuels can be mixed so tanks don’t need to be cleaned if they need to switch back to diesel. The trial has been designed to validate claims of an approximately 90% reduction in emissions and assess the need to use more volume than diesel due to its ‘lower calorific content’.
David Landy, head of fleet at Evri, said, “At Evri, we are currently using compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles for our first mile, client collections and trunking. We have also been investing in electric vehicles for the ParcelShop fleet (final mile). The middle mile has been the tricky one to get right and we have trialled the 12t CNG [compressed natural gas] truck and continue to look at that as an option as well as electric vehicles. Green D+ HVO isn’t widely available and there’s a limited supply so it isn’t possible to run our entire fleet from this fuel but, subject to this trial, we believe it will be a viable option to help support our sustainable delivery commitments.”
Magnus Hammick, COO of GBF, said, “We’re proud to welcome Evri to the GBF family of partners. All of our clients have one thing in common – they are determined to deliver on their net-zero commitments and are making every proactive change they can. Supporting Evri with Green D+ will not only help to reduce their emissions during deliveries, but it will also improve local air quality in communities, so we can all breathe a little easier.”