Soaring use of e-commerce is focusing attention on the environmental impact of the final stage of getting goods to the customer’s doorstep. In December 2020, ‘Cyber Monday’ saw a record-breaking $10.8bn spent in a single day – the largest online shopping day in US history. It’s just one example of the continuing growth of e-commerce […]
The online grocery delivery platform has announced plans to develop a range of vehicles integrated into the Ocado Smart Platform. Ocado Group plc has commercially partnered with Oxbotica Ltd, headquartered in Oxford. Ocado will invest £10m in Oxbotica as part of Oxbotica’s latest Series B equity funding round, which included other strategic and financial investors […]
A report from think tank the Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI) has found that battery-powered trucks have much greater potential than expected to become economically competitive with diesel trucks. The transport sector generates approximately a quarter of global carbon emissions, making it a key target of decarbonisation strategies, along with heating and electricity generation. It is […]