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With quite impressive e-truck market share in both Europe and North America, Volvo Trucks is a benchmark in medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification. Nevertheless, the Swedish brand’s overall strategy does not neglect renewable fuels or biogas, with hydrogen on the background. We had a thoroug...

According to Wesport, the value of the development program is estimated to be USD$33 million and will be funded by the OEM. Work on the program is already underway with a targeted launch of the new LNG and liquified biomethane fueled product within a few years. The name of the truck manufacturer was...

The new regulation "sets more adequate rules for vehicle emissions and aims to further lower air pollutant emissions from road transport, and for the first time it covers cars, vans, and heavy-duty vehicles in one single legal act". The new limits in details and the reaction of ACEA.

The implementation of the stricter exhaust emission regulations for road vehicles has been approved with 329 yes votes, 230 votes against and 41 abstentions. Cars will wait two years, compared to the original text, heavy-duty vehicles four years.

“The fact remains that Euro 7 represents a significant investment for vehicle manufacturers, on top of their huge decarbonisation efforts,” stated ACEA Director General, Sigrid de Vries. “Europe needs a proportionate Euro 7 that balances environmental concerns and industrial competitiveness.”...

The European Council has finally given its verdict on the Euro 7 standard, which is expected to set permitted emission levels for new internal combustion engines. For the first time, a single EU legal act covered several automotive segments, such as cars, vans and heavy-duty vehicles.