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Amazon and Rivian plan to bring thousands of custom electric delivery vehicles to more than 100 cities by the end of this year, and 100,000 across the U.S. by 2030. Currently, the electric vans are hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, a…

“We believe that the great challenges of the commercial vehicle industry can only be tackled and solved together with the transport sector and the logistics industry. With the new IAA TRANSPORTATION concept, we have opened up the field for new exhibitors who are essential for the climate-neutral and…

The eTruck Charging Park has six charging stations from different manufacturers with outputs between 40 kW and 300 kW. Since charging technology continues to develop rapidly, this park has a modular structure so that charging stations can be added or replaced as necessary. Therefore the installation…

At the Global Technology Days held on July 19 and 20 at the Jeversen test track, not far from Hanover, we were able to experience firsthand what ZF means by mobility of the future. A glimpse of all this will be on display at IAA 2022.

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ENGINIUS BLUEPOWER, which uses the Econic chassis from Daimler Truck and produces state-of-the-art technology in the Bremen production halls. For the first time at the IAA, ENGINIUS presents CITYPOWER, a truck for goods and freight transport based on the Atego chassis from Daimler Truck.

At the Global Technology Days held on July 19 and 20 at the Jeversen test track, not far from Hanover, we were able to experience firsthand what ZF means by mobility of the future. A glimpse of all this will be on display at IAA 2022.

“We believe that the great challenges of the commercial vehicle industry can only be tackled and solved together with the transport sector and the logistics industry. With the new IAA TRANSPORTATION concept, we have opened up the field for new exhibitors who are essential for the climate-neutral and…

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"Syntium, our premium brand worldwide, is a very complete range for the automotive industry with excellent international specifications and we are particularly proud of it because it is cutting-edge technology, which allows us to reduce fuel consumption by up to 3% and consequently to reduce emissio…

“We believe that the great challenges of the commercial vehicle industry can only be tackled and solved together with the transport sector and the logistics industry. With the new IAA TRANSPORTATION concept, we have opened up the field for new exhibitors who are essential for the climate-neutral and…

Why Allison and e-axles? «E-axles are very complex electro-mechanical systems, far closer to complex 6-speed or 9-speed transmissions. Here, Allison has a lot of experience and takes care of a huge amount of testing and validation to go through», answered Alexander Schey, Managing Director, Electrif…

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The eEconic will be manufactured in the existing Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks assembly line, in parallel and flexibly alongside the trucks that will be powered by internal combustion engines. After the vehicle has been largely assembled, the eEconic’s electrification continues in the Future Truck Ce…

The Studio experience will be educational, informative and also displaying the essence of the Volta Trucks brand. It is located on the historic Rue Edouard VII, off the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th Arrondissement of Paris, linking the Madeleine and Opera districts.

The 48 km alpine road is featured by 36 hairpin bends and 12% inclines. The reason why the electric truck had to face such challenge was that some transport operators in mountainous areas appear to have their doubts about the use of electric vehicles. So, official DAF dealer from Austria Tschann dec…

DB Schenker decided to cut emissions on the Gotland island, in Sweden, and turned to Scania. The Swedish manufacturer is going to supply four 25 P electric distribution trucks, to be added to two hybrid trucks, also provided by Scania.

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Amazon and Rivian plan to bring thousands of custom electric delivery vehicles to more than 100 cities by the end of this year, and 100,000 across the U.S. by 2030. Currently, the electric vans are hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, a…

CJPT will participate in the planning, and Suzuki, Daihatsu, and Toyota will jointly develop a BEV system suitable for mini-commercial vehicles by combining Suzuki and Daihatsu's know-how in manufacturing mini vehicles with Toyota's electrification technology.

Canoo’s electric vehicles will be driven by Walmart associates and used to deliver online orders, from groceries to general merchandise, as well as the potential to be used for Walmart GoLocal, the retailer’s delivery-as-a-service business.

The latest addition joins the Cargo panel van, Combi people carrier, crew cab and floor cab, the emissions-free Vivaro-e, all with 50-kWh or 75-kWh lithium-ion battery.

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The Volvo fuel cell trucks will be tested in Northern Sweden and in Spain to expose the vehicles to both extremely cold and warm operating conditions. During the testing period Everfuel will provide a moveable hydrogen station to refuel the trucks at both test locations.

The fuel cell truck model will be introduced to the market after January 2023 and used by the partners at actual distribution sites in Fukushima Prefecture and Tokyo social implementation projects.

The money is expected to fund 35 companies for 41 research, development and deployment projects on a wide range of hydrogen technologies, including electrolysers, fuels cells and storage. The funding is expected to unlock €8.8 billion of private investments.

Hynion is set build the hydrogen stations for the future in Västerås and Jönköping. Everfuel Sweden AB has received about 7.5 million euro grant for building three hydrogen refuelling stations around the cities of Helsingborg, Luleå and Sundsvall.

Isuzu, DENSO, Toyota Motor Corporation, Hino and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) have started planning and foundational research on hydrogen engines for heavy-duty commercial vehicles with the aim of further utilizing internal combustion engines as one option to achieve …

The fuel cell system tops up the battery, extending the vehicle’s range and allowing the truck to carry heavier loads over longer distances. One advantage of using the fuel cell as a range extender, rather than the primary source of power, is that it allows Tevva to provide smaller, cheaper and ligh…

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The two Scandinavian companies have the target to create sustainable batteries using lignin-based hard carbon produced with renewable wood from Nordic forests. Stora Enso is capable to produce lignin, a plant-derived polymer found in the cell walls of dry-land plants. Trees are composed of 20–30% of…

The EcoContact 6 Q for the ID. Buzz also comes with ContiSeal technology, which enables journeys to be continued safely even if tires are damaged. A highly elastic protective layer on the inside of the tire closes in around penetrating objects in just a fraction of a second and reliably seals the pu…

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