DKV Mobility launches charge card addressed to electric trucks
The DKV Card +Charge Truck provides access to more than 3,000 verified truck-compatible charge points at competitive rates across more than 17 European countries.
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Renault Trucks introduces new 13-liter engine for its T, T High, C and K ranges
The DE13 R is available in versions up to 540 hp with 2800 Nm torque and was designed using new materials including high strength grey iron and compacted graphite iron which provide greater robustness and durability. It incorporates several technical developments designed to optimise combustion and ...
New Eagle’s single-controller EV platform for megawatt charging
the NX3 extends New Eagle’s unified, and patented, Raptor and OpenECU platform, enabling new levels of system integration, scalability, and development efficiency across electrified vehicle programs.
BorgWarner will supply variable turbine geometry turbocharger to major truck OEM
The high-efficiency VTG turbocharger and an EGR cooler are intendede for a Euro 7-compliant, 6-cylinder heavy-duty diesel engine platform. According to the company, the award expands BorgWarner’s depth in the on-highway commercial vehicle segment and further broadens its collaboration with the custo...
ACT Expo 2026, Mack Trucks launches new EPA 2027-compliant Mack MP13 engine
The new IC engine delivers up to 540 hp and 1,950 lb.-ft. of torque while providing up to 3% improved fuel efficiency compared with previous MP13 engines. The MP13 meets EPA 2027 emissions standards through engine enhancements that deliver a more complete combustion and lower engine-out CO2, soot an...
Proterra’s Onyx battery platform will be available with a U.S. cell option
Proterra’s Onyx modular battery platform delivers the performance commercial vehicle and heavy-duty equipment OEMs depend on, including high energy density, proven durability, and an advanced safety architecture. Proterra’s decision to expand the Onyx platform to include a U.S. cell option addresses...
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“The Battery Cycle” is our new special feature exploring the world of batteries for commercial EVs. Browse it here!
In collaboration with our sister platforms Sustainable Bus and Powertrain International, Sustainable Truck&Van has launched “The Battery Cycle”, a special feature aimed at exploring, through technical article, the world of batteries for commercial and industrial EVs. The issue is available online, a...
Sustainable Truck&Van Magazine. The May issue is online! Browse it here
The cover is dedicated to the brand-new IVECO electric range. We have two valuable and exclusive insights with real-world experiences from Kempower, and ZF. Then, the zero-emission truck&van market in Europe, and our Smart Tests (with actual data on vehicle range measurements).
Building the backbone of e-truck charging in EU. Interview with Alexandre Hélibert (Milence)
The newly-announced “Power to Go Further” Electric tour starts on April 15 from Paris, to reach Berlin on April 23. The initiative wants to show how actual e-truck charging corridors are already available in Europe. Starting from this initiative, which involves e-trucks from five European manufactur...
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Mercedes-Benz and Factorial Energy will jointly develop solid-state batteries
Factorial Energy has developed breakthrough solid-state batteries that offer up to 50 percent longer range per charge, increased safety, and cost parity with conventional lithium-ion batteries.
Green logistics, Kässbohrer and Poland’s Erontrans to become partners
Kässbohrer, through its high-quality Curtainsider vehicles, is supporting indeed some valuable customers like Erontrans during environmentally-friendly intermodal transportation and contribute to C02 decrease.
«Independent suspensions are the future of electric trucks and buses». Our interview with BRIST MD
A talk with BRIST Managing Director Güngör Oduncu and Director Engineering and Procurement Danilo Bonera offers a nice observation spot for the changes taking place in the commercial vehicles industry, where e-mobility is gaining speed also in the truck segment and, very important, old layouts conve...
Akasol launches the new AKASystem AKM CYC ultra-high energy battery system
The new AKASystem 9 AKM 150 CYC has the highest energy density available on the market. This makes the system particularly suitable for all-electric long-distance applications such as buses or trucks. It has a rated energy of just under 100 kWh, which can be scaled up as required with different syst...
Allison Transmission’s new e-axle facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan
This purpose-built production line integrates automated assembly features and will manufacture Allison’s eGen Power series of fully integrated electric axles, as Allison prepares to progressively increase output of pilot builds.
Bosch to partner with Italian specialist OMB Saleri for hydrogen tank components
Joint simultaneous engineering teams are now further developing the existing products and optimizing them for volume production. The two companies’ goal is to leverage economies of scale and offer components for hydrogen refueling solutions at competitive prices.
Revolt, Northvolt’s recycling program, produces battery cells from fully recycled materials
Following material validation, electrochemical performance testing of cells produced with recycled metals demonstrates performance on par with cells produced with freshly-mined metals. Northvolt now aims to expand its recycling plant capacity to enable recycling of 125,000 tons of batteries per year...
Proterra to provide batteries for up to 10,000 Lightning eMotors commercial vehicles
The expansion builds on Proterra’s previously announced collaboration with Lightning eMotors to power the Class 3 Lightning Electric Transit commercial van using Proterra battery technology. Also, Lightning eMotors has recently announced the successful delivery and deployment of ten all-electric car...
The importance of a European supply chain for semiconductors. Bosch to lead the Transform project
«The aim of the Transform project is to secure a leading role for Europe in new technologies based on silicon carbide», said Jens Fabrowsky, Executive vice-president in the Bosch Automotive Electronics division. Scheduled to run until 2024, the publicly funded project is focusing on five use cases i...
BASF and SVOLT announce partnership on battery development and recycling
Both parties will partner throughout their global operations with regards to cathode active materials (CAM) development, raw materials supply and battery recycling for SVOLT’s battery cells.
