electric trucks

MAHLE will unveil a range of new technologies for zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles at IAA Transportation 2026, including a heavy-duty e-axle, advanced thermal management solutions and fuel cell components designed to improve the efficiency and performance of next-generation trucks.

Daimler Truck CEO Karin Rådström expects Chinese manufacturers to accelerate their expansion into the European electric truck market. While their presence remains limited today, she says European OEMs must continue innovating and reducing costs to stay competitive.

Germany’s proposed 2027 budget would shift transport funding towards electric passenger cars while reducing resources for several commercial vehicle programmes. Although charging infrastructure spending would remain broadly stable, the plan could weaken the investment certainty needed by truck opera...

Europe’s public charging network is expanding faster than the electric vehicle market in almost every EU country, according to a new Transport & Environment analysis. The findings challenge one of the most common arguments against electrification, suggesting that infrastructure is increasingly ahead...

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has delivered three battery-electric eActros 400 tractor units to waste management company AVG Köln. The vehicles are the first from the manufacturer to feature a factory-integrated mechanical power take-off, extending electric truck deployment to demanding tipper and waste logi...

Located close to the German-Polish border, the site is expected to support cross-border electric road transport on the strategic east-west route linking the North Sea ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp with Germany and Warsaw. The hub is being developed within Log Plaza Frankfurt (Oder), an industrial a...