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The eMoovy is a fully battery electric chassis cab in the mid 2.5 to 3.5-ton segment, conceived for urban missions, including door-to-door deliveries. It has a range of up to 320 km, and can reach up to 100 km of additional autonomy in less than 10 minutes. The S-eWay ‘Rigid’ has a driving range of …

Canadian fuel cell supplier’s latest high-performance module for heavy-duty vehicles, scalable from 120-360kW, will make its European debut at IAA TRANSPORTATION 2024 in September. The new product "is designed to deliver uncompromised power and performance for operators and efficient integration on …

Estafette Concept is the first example of what electric utility vehicles will look like tomorrow: purpose-engineered to drive in cities, compact, connected and built for fully sustainable delivery services”, commented Philippe Divry, CEO, Flexis SAS.

Daimler Truck is celebrating the start of series production of the eActros 600 at the end of this November at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant. The first customer vehicles of the eActros 600 are due to be produced and registered before the end of 2024. In addition, to make e-mobility simple and profita…

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Building on the success of their joint venture setup to deliver the TraXon automatic transmission and electric drives in China, ZF and Foton have now agreed for the joint venture to introduce ZF’s new hybrid transmission for commercial vehicles to the Chinese market. Under the agreement, ZF will fur…

The site already accommodates 2 versatile assembly lines capable of producing 8 different models of battery systems and forecasts a production capacity of 3 GWh by 2028, that will be scalable. It will play a strategic role in the supply of battery systems for the heavy vehicles market (buses, trucks…

The acquisition "will strengthen DSV's global network, expertise and competitiveness, benefiting employees, customers and investors". The value of the acquisition is EUR 14.3 billion. Together, DSV and Schenker will have an expected pro forma revenue of approximately EUR 39.3 billion, and a combined…

TUAL developed its innovative, 120 kWh and 180 kWh swappable powerbank solutions, which will maximise vehicle up-time whilst ensuring route flexibility and extending an eHGV’s stem millage by up to 120 miles, depending on application. Developed in collaboration with some of Europe’s largest fleet op…

Also, on display at IAA, will be the famous Scania Super 460 R, the latest winner of the German Green Truck Award. In biogas, Scania’s new 13-litre truck provides customers with a choice of compressed and liquified biogas, the latter with ranges up to 1,800 kilometres.

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On average, the e-truck will travel about 250 kilometers per day. Over the course of a year, this translates into about 60,000 kilometers of emission-free transportation. The vehicle is charged at the Siemens plant in Leipzig with electricity generated from renewable sources.

The new version of the electric vehicle was developed and manufactured thanks to the collaboration with German specialized company Junge Fahrzeugbau. The target is to turn the Volta Zero "into a modular platform tailored to adapt seamlessly to our customers' operational needs", as stated by Volta Tr…

Rizon USA will have the target to expand its national dealer network and support network across the U.S. medium-duty truck market for its zero-emission vehicles.

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Kia will use the German exhibition to introduce its PBV concept vehicles in Europe. With PBVs, standing for for ‘Platform Beyond Vehicles’, Kia is taking the bold step to enter the light commercial vehicle (LCV) market with an exciting range of built-for-purpose vehicles.

The Canoo project, based on the development and manufacturing of advanced and agile electric delivery vans, had to face some major challenges at the beginning. Then, the initiative had a go thanks to some significant orders made by very big groups in the U.S., such as Walmart, KingBee, or U.S. Posta…

According to Reuters, "the production halt is the latest in a series of supply chain challenges for Rivian, which, like other EV makers, has grappled with significant production issues over the past two years due to supplier shortages".

The innovative battery promises a lifespan of 10 years and 800,000 km, encased in a slim 150 mm shell. The first vehicle to feature this battery will be Farizon Auto’s V7E commercial van, with other models like the smaller Farizon V6E Plus to follow.

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Perhaps, it’s not the best time for the German automotive industry, between a complicated energy transition, and challenging market trends. However, our very pleasant conversation with Frau Hildegard Müller, quite long-time President of the VDA, about the incoming IAA Transportation was full of opti…

"When you drive a long-haul truck you must take breaks. During that breaks you should charge the batteries, so logistics company don’t need to waste time. That’s the dream, and that’s the goal", told us Kempower CEO Tomi Ristimäki at the inauguration of the company's North American plant in Durham….

With Michael May we talked about electric mobility and sustainability, what GATE has done so far on the threshold of its first year and, of course, the future prospects of the company he leads.

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The new steel is produced by the Swedish steel company SSAB and called SSAB Zero. It is made from recycled material and produced using fossil-free electricity and biogas. Next year, the frame rails in around 12,000 Volvo FH and FM trucks will be made of low-CO2-emission steel.

“As difficult as this will be, focussing on what is our core business paves the way for us to build a strong long-term foundation for growth that contributes to the Western ambitions to establish a homegrown battery industry,” said CEO Peter Carlsson. Here's how the ongoing projects will be affected…

As part of the announcement, ATC has recently taken delivery of five state-of-the-art battery-electric Volvo HGVs and two additional Volkswagen ID. Buzz’s for their Irish cloud logistics and technical services operations, adding to their European fleet of 142 vehicles. Four further battery-electric …

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The electric motor offers 110 kW (150 hp) of power and a maximum torque of 410 Newton meters. The 11 kWh lithium-ion battery provides support when starting or accelerating. This means that the fuel cell system always works under optimal operating conditions. Some more zero-emission Opel vans will be…

The hydrogen will be supplied from Lhyfe’s future production site in Schwäbisch Gmünd, the largest green hydrogen production plant in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The two companies signed a five-year agreement.

According to HVS, "the cooperation focuses on promoting hydrogen fuel cell trucks in the UK and EU through product, technical, and service collaboration". A Memorandum of Understanding was signed earlier in August.

Through these hydrogen truck projects, Toyota intends to support the decarbonisation of heavy duty road transport, which accounts for a quarter of European freight transport based on tonne-kilometres performed.

Air Products, Amazon, Holcim, INEOS and Wiedmann & Winz are the very first customers. These companies have the opportunity to gain practical experience in long-distance transport with fuel cell trucks at an early stage, during a trial phase of around one year. On the other hand, the Daimler Truck de…

Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks and partner Mörtlbauer Baumaschinen Vertriebs have jointly presented their two prototypes as part of the “WaVe” development project to research hydrogen combustion engines for special-purpose vehicles. Precisely, the Unimog test vehicle and crawler demonstrated their per…

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Located on the east coast of England, the city of Immingham has got robust internal connections facilitated by excellent road and rail links, including direct access to major motorways such as the M180, M18, and M1. The charging hub will be completed by the end of the year.

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All a driver needs to do when encountering a nonfunctional charging station is submit photos via an improved “report a problem” feature in the ChargePoint app. The app links the issue to the driver’s location and analyzes the images for anomalies, discovered thanks to a multitude of inputs utilized …

After several months of stringent testing and validation, the program will use a new production intent design of the IVECO S-Way heavy-duty truck equipped with Plus’s driver-supervised highly automated driving software, the patented PlusDrive. This brings the PlusDrive-enabled IVECO S-Way one step c…

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“The product investigated is new battery electric vehicles, principally designed for the transport of nine or less persons, including the driver, propelled solely by one or more electric motors, regardless of the number of wheels set in motion”, said Olof Gill, Commission spokesperson for trade and …

Since the last report, issued in January, this year, over 12,000 ZE trucks have been deployed in the country. According to CALSTART, the U.S. ZET market is positioned for continued expansion driven by favorable regulations, increased adoption across vehicle types, and a broader geographic distributi…

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