Sustainable Truck&Van

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With the so-called DRIVE35 programme, the Government has the intention to commit £2 billion in funding to 2030 alongside an additional £500m for research and development to 2035, signalling a ten-year commitment to UK automotive innovation.

Within an overall scenario featured by a 20% reduction of truck sales all over the continent, both light- and medium-duty electric trucks showed significant growth. On the other hand, the heavy-duty truck segment did not follow, with figures more or less comparable to the ones we reported last year….

MAN Truck & Bus makes another important step on the path to the development and commercialization of its electric trucks. On June 16, in fact, the series production of the eTrucks was officially kicked off. This will indeed take place at the Munich plant on the same assembly lines dedicated to diese…

Three new electric vehicles were presented for the first time during the event. First, the S-eWay Artic, a fully electric heavy-duty truck with a range of up to 600 kilometres. Then, the two new electric vehicles deriving from the partnership with Stellantis that will expand IVECO’s electric light c…

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The charging station will support a fleet of 25 trucks with a charging capacity of up to 360kW. The trucks will collect parts from Nissan's UK supply base stretching as far afield as Derby; as well as delivering finished vehicles to and from the Port of Tyne.

"This partnership is one of several positive signs in the business areas of Steyr Automotive. Our plastic parts painting business, for example, is in the process of hiring around 80 new employees. Incoming orders for our MUT superstructures for waste collection and street sweeping are also developin…

Together, the three sites will deploy 29 high-capacity Megawatt Charging System (MCS) units, designed to support an estimated 100,000 charging sessions annually. The project is backed by more than $24 million in grant funding from the State of California.

"The hydrogen market is showing no development prospect at mid-term", states a press note. As a result, Stellantis will no longer launch its new range of hydrogen-powered Pro One vehicles this year. Serial production was scheduled to start this summer in Hordain, France (medium-sized vans) and Gliwi…

The new hub is strategically located in Dunkirk, on the North Sea–Rhine–Mediterranean corridor of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). In France, Milence works in close partnership with NGE, France’s fourth-largest independent construction and civil engineering group, for the development of…

The news was reported by China Trucks, usually well informed about the trucking industry in the Far-Eastern nation. According to the article, "the test achieved a full battery replacement in just 150 seconds, highlighting a potential breakthrough in energy efficiency for electric logistics fleets".

Lack of investment in infrastructure and incentives at national level were the reasons of the strategic decision, announced by Fedele Ragusa, Stellantis senior product manager, in an interview. At the beginning of May, 2024, the global group announced the intention to "produce 100,000 hydrogen-power…

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Daimler Truck aims to demonstrate that the eActros 600 can also cover longer transport distances with battery-electric power. Indeed, the routes range between 150 km and 600 km, sometimes even cross-border from and to Italy, the Czech Republic and Luxembourg.

Looking at the figures, 27 of the company’s total of 75 trucks are already on the road with electricity, and the number of electric trucks is expected to increase to 50 by the end of the year. In mid-June, the family-owned company took over the first five out of ten Mercedes-Benz eActros 600s ordere…

Tesla appointed former Volta Trucks manager Usuf Schermo to take care of the e-truck debut overseas. Schermo is the new Head of Business Development for the EMEA Region. At IAA 2024, Tesla's Head of Truck Development, Dan Priestley, said that the Semi would be adapted to the European market requirem…

By offering battery leasing separately from the vehicle purchase, the joint venture seeks to lower the upfront cost of Foton’s electric trucks. Since batteries typically represent a significant portion of an electric vehicle’s total cost, this approach is expected to make Foton's battery electric ve…

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"The design of the emblem goes beyond a simple logo – it embodies who we are and reflects our vision of ‘city-positive logistics’. We wanted a symbol that reflects the seamless integration between our vehicles, the cities they serve, and the daily experience of drivers", commented Louis Morasse, Chi…

The German carmaker announced the completion of a significant test with the van running from Stuttgart to Rome, covering abou 1,100 km "with just two short charging stops of 15 minutes each", according to Mercedes. Starting 2026, Mercedes‑Benz will introduce its newly developed, modular and scalable…

In the first 5 months of the current year, in fact, BYD is the market leader by detachment in Italy in the sale of electric vans. The data speak of 687 vans registered, for a market share of just over 24 percent. Needless to say, until last year BYD had not registered a single van in Italy.

Three quarters of the aforementioned electric vehicles will be eSprinter large vans. These are currently made available by Mercedes in two lengths and with three different battery capacity sizes, offering a range of up to 484 km. The remaining quarter of vehicles will be eVito medium-sized vans, whi…

Now, by using Leap’s software-only VPP platform, Xos can enroll its customers in California’s Demand Side Grid Support grid services program. During emergency grid events, participating fleets will automatically shift charging from the grid to their Xos Hub battery-integrating chargers, relieving gr…

This was announced by the company's management via LinkedIn, right after the participation of the 2025 International Automotive & Supply Chain Expo, an important trade fair in Hong Kong. "This dual role strengthens our ability to deliver a breakthrough product built for European needs – from last-mi…

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"We have to face a lot of challenges incoming with safety-related topics, driver shortage, e-commerce requirements, and so on. The transportation industry needs new solutions. Among the big areas Volvo is focusing on is of course sustainability, but also autonomous driving. We have to create a solut…

At ACT Expo 2025, TRC issued the State of Sustainable Fleets 2025, a true landmark to underastand how heavy transport is changing in the United States. We had a great chat with Nate Springer, Vice President of Market Development for TRC, about the philosophy behind the annual report, as well as some…

As a national nonprofit organization, the major target of CALSTART is building a high-tech clean-transportation industry. Among other key initiatives, CALSTART publishes reports with the aim of updating on the penetration of zero-emission commercial vehicles in the U.S. We started our chat with Jaco…

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Rigorous vehicle safety testing and evaluation are going to enhance consumer protection through compliance with NCAP ratings and other industry benchmarks. Further, the partnership will explore the application of independent monitoring of battery health, based on DEKRA’s patented EV battery state-of…

Neese joins Ballard from electrolysis system manufacturer, Verdagy, "with an extensive background in operations, and wide-ranging experience in product standardization, product cost reduction, volume production, and gross margin optimization", as stated by Ballard.

The Chinese player plans to invest about $94 million in the construction of a new plant located in Komárom. This will allow BYD to triple its local production capacity to 1,250 electric buses and trucks annually, as reported by our sister magazine Sustainable Bus.

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The new station replaces the first hydrogen station in the Paris region, originally settled at the airport in 2017. As airport access roads account for up to 30% of non-flight-related carbon emissions, this initiative illustrates a strong commitment to cleaner and more efficient mobility solutions. …

As an integrated energy supplier, GP JOULE is working on green hydrogen mobility projects that combine all areas of the value chain. Indeed, the company has built three hydrogen filling stations in North Friesland and Bremerhaven with regional partners. Further filling stations and hydrogen producti…

Nearby the city of Milan, on June 30 the first of five distribution plants to be built between Lombardy and Piedmont was inaugurated. The aim is to create an actual network capable of connecting Northern Italy with nearby European stations already present in France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany,…

According to Toyota, the four 40-tonne fuel cell trucks deliver similar performance as diesel trucks, but with zero tailpipe emissions. Each vehicle can travel up to 400 km on a single refuelling under real-world driving conditions. The four hydrogen trucks are equipped with state-of-the-art fuel ce…

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Trane Technologies brand Thermo King designed AxlePower, quite an innovative technology for trailer refrigeration units recovers energy from the vehicle during braking or going downhill, stores it in battery packs and reuses it to power the refrigeration unit, without impacting the truck's fuel cons…

Parker Hannifin, a primary company in motion and control technologies, today announced that it has agreed to acquire Curtis Instruments, Inc. from Rehlko, for approximately $1 billion in cash. Curtis designs and manufactures motor speed controllers, instrumentation, power conversion and input device…

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"The breakthroughs in AI make it possible to open up completely new chapters in technology, accelerate the development of innovations, and turn these into business", declared Stefan Hartung, chairman of the Bosch board of management, at the recent Bosch Tech Day 2025 global event. Assisted and autom…

The Webfleet solution includes truck and trailer tracking, tachograph management, vehicle safety checks and camera integration – and will shortly be amalgamated with Alcaline’s routing and scheduling software. Alcaline Transport specialises in just-in-time delivery for the automotive and aviation se…

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Daimler Truck has recently held its Capital Market Day in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA, where the flagship Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star 47X and 49X models are produced. Transformation to zero-emission vehicles in Europe, as well as vocational trucks in North America are part of the strat…

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