Scottish Forestry has awarded £452,000 towards a three year trial which will test the use of electric timber wagons to transport timber.
As part of the project, which is the first of its kind in the UK, two Scottish timber companies - James Jones & Sons and Scotlog Haulage - are partnering with the Volvo Group and Cleaner EV to undertake the demonstrator project.
Around seven million tonnes of wood are harvested from Scotland’s forests each year and transported to sawmills, board manufacturers and other processors, mostly on 44-tonne diesel lorries.
