All articles by Grace Salter – Page 14
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ArticleBreakthrough in nuclear fusion, as scientists uncover the ‘Holy Grail’ formula to harness boundless energy
US scientists are said to have made a “significant breakthrough” by establishing a nuclear fusion reaction that created more energy than it consumed - the code that specialists have been trying to crack in order to harness the “Holy Grail” power source on earth. As the world fights to phase ...
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ArticleVolvo Trucks adds more electric vehicles to its carbon zero range
Volvo Trucks continues to extend its product line with the introduction of new rigid electric trucks.
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ArticleKuehne+Nagel turns to Zeem for its carbon zero deliveries in Los Angeles
Kuehne+Nagel has started making collections and deliveries using electric box trucks and Class 8 artic combinations charged and maintained at Zeem Solutions’ fleet-as-a-service facility in Los Angeles. In Southern California, the air cargo freight forwarding fleet Kuehne+Nagel is seeing early success with Zeem Solutions’ zero-emission electric vehicle fleet-as-a-service delivering within ...
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ArticleMer charges DX Freight’s electric fleet on the road to electrification
Charging solutions firm, Mer, has announced it will be collaborating with DX (Group) to help its fleet electrification.
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ArticleScania’s electric heavy tipper used in Swedish mine proving the vehicle's durability
Recently, the LKAB mine in Malmberget, in northern Sweden, began using an electric Scania heavy tipper. Scania has the opportunity to test and use completely electric vehicles in a challenging underground mining environment thanks to this customer-close development.
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ArticleThe CEO of Lunaz advocates for more electric truck conversions
As orginally reported by The Truck Expert, the CEO of UK-based commercial vehicle converter Lunaz has urged for more trucks to be modified to run on electric power rather than being scrapped and replaced with new electric vehicles. David Lorenz, CEO of Lunaz, asked all those working in the automobile ...
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ArticleVolvo receives record order for electric trucks in Australia
Team Global Express, an Australian express freight firm, has ordered 36 Volvo electric trucks. This is Volvo’s largest electric truck order in Australia to date. The trucks will reach Sydney streets in the first quarter of 2023. The transition to sustainable truck transportation is taking place in many regions of ...
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ArticleCummins completes acquisition of Siemens Commercial Vehicle business
Cummins has completed the purchase of Siemens’ Commercial Vehicles division, a leading global supplier of high-performance electric drive systems for commercial vehicles, through its subsidiary Meritor. Meritor, which was acquired by Cummins in August, stated in May 2022 that it had signed an agreement to purchase the company for about ...
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ArticleCharIN launch the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), revolutionising charging for the truck sector
The Megawatt Charging System was unveiled four years after the Task Force for Heavy Duty Charging for Commercial Vehicles was launched at the first CharIN North America Conference with a colourful demonstration on an Alpitronic charger and a Scania 100% Electric truck. MCS, or Megawatt Charging System, is a global ...
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ArticleBP look to accelerate hydrogen investments, crediting it as the fuel of the future
BP CEO Bernard Looney is counting on hydrogen to power future low-carbon enterprises, as major economies invest in developing the fuel.
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ArticleVolta Trucks announces the first full-electric Volta Zero with Truck-as-a-Service charging infrastructure deployment to Heppner
Volta Trucks has announced the first full-electric Volta Zero with Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) charging infrastructure deployment to Heppner, a provider of transport and logistics solutions and an independent leader in international shipping from and to France. Heppner’s pre-order with deposit will see 16 full-electric Volta Zeros run from the company’s depots ...
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ArticleHVS wins £15 million grant from UK government to accelerate hydrogen truck production
Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has announced a £15 million (US$17.8 million) award from the UK government’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) as part of a larger financing package to boost zero-emission transportation. Source: HVS PR Following a successful participationin the competition for developing automotive technology and increasing capabilities ...
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ArticleBarcelona commits to sustainable mobility with 73 electric Renault trucks
Barcelona has selected Renault to supply electric trucks for municipal rubbish collection and maintenance. This contract was granted in batches to a number of waste management subcontractors that share the city’s environmental aspirations. CLD Sorigué, Urbaser, and Valoriza (Sacyr Group) have chosen Renault Vehicles to supply 73 totally electric trucks ...
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ArticleJames Hall & Co goes green after taking delivery of first SPAR electric trailer
James Hall & Co’s transport and Logistics department has taken delivery of its first fully electric refrigerated trailer from trailer builder Gray & Adams.
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ArticleEinride partners with the world’s leading brewer, AB InBev, to lead electric transport transformation in Benelux
Einride, a freight mobility technology firm that offers digital, electric, and autonomous transportation, announced its Benelux debut today in collaboration with the world’s largest brewer, AB InBev. The agreement is projected to minimise CO2 emissions by 500 tonnes per year using Einride’s completely electric fleet of linked heavy duty vehicles. ...
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ArticleDesignwerk and Kässbohrer present first electric car transporter
Designwerk Technologies, in collaboration with Kässbohrer Transport Technik, has announced it will be bringing a new battery electric car transporter to international markets next year. The company claims it is the world’s first all-electric vehicle transporter, with a battery capacity of up to 1000kWh. The first deliveries will go to ...
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ArticleScania launches new SEK 2 billion venture capital fund
Scania is launching a new investment vehicle, Scania Growth Capital II, following the success of its earlier venture capital fund, Scania Growth Capital I. The new fund will again be managed by East Hill Equity.
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ArticleArrival Founder and CEO, Denis Sverdlov, steps down
Following a strategy U-turn, Arrival Founder and CEO Denis Sverdlov steps down. Swapping roles with chairman of the board Peter Cuneo.
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ArticleHylane takes first German delivery of Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel cell trucks
German truck rental company, hylane, has taken delivery of the first Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks for service in Europe. The first seven trucks are part of a total of 27 vehicles due to be delivered to Germany straight from the Hyundai plant in South Korea. In the first phase, ...
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ArticleFirst Freightliner eCascadia battery electric trucks delivered to Sysco North America
Sysco is the first organisation to take delivery of the new Freightliner eCascadia. The Class 8 full electric trucks are part of a large order placed in May of this year by major foodservice delivery firm Sysco. Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) will supply about 800 Freightliner eCascadia to Cisco ...