Transport & Freight

The company is using its powertrain expertise in improving vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing emissions to explore e-fuels

A new report from the CMA suggests action must be ramped up if the banned sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 is to go ahead

Each EV charging site is set to have six 22kW and two 50kW rapid charging points for Waitrose customers to charge their cars quickly as they shop

It has stated that it will invest more than €40bn into EVs between 2022 and 2030

It supports the company’s goal for a climate-neutral bus network with 100% electrically powered vehicles by 2035

However, among organisations that have not yet set formal net zero targets, there is still a general opinion that progress towards decarbonisation is being made

It is targeting a reduction of 54% in its direct emissions and a 38% reduction in its indirect emissions by 2035 from a 2010 baseline

The companies claim their work will give customers a cheaper way to go electric, using renewable energy at their home overnight when demand is low

The train will be presented to the public in the spring of 2022, with the first test runs in Bavaria planned for 2023 before it officially enters passenger service in January 2024

At the heart of its strategy is achieving net zero for its own operations by 2030, delivering net zero road maintenance and construction by 2040 and an aim to ‘support’ net zero travel on its roads by 2050