Latest vehicle news – Page 17
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ArticleScania delivers Norway’s largest electric truck to limestone quarry, reducing CO2 emissions by 156 tonnes
Scania has delivered Norway’s largest electric truck to the Verdalskalk limestone quarry in Verdal. With a weight of 66 tonnes, the truck will annually transport around 120,000 tonnes of lime from the quarry to the port for shipment.
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ArticleVolvo Trucks is expanding its line of e-trucks for the construction industry
Volvo Trucks has developed a range of heavy-duty electric trucks for the construction industry: the FM and FMX. The new vehicles provide lower noise levels and zero exhaust emissions on and around urban construction sites, making them suitable for short distances and repetitive processes. Volvo FMX The ...
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ArticleHyzon Motors and Hyliion partner to develop a heavy-duty fuel cell vehicle
Hyzon Motors, a global supplier of hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, has announced a collaboration with Hyliion, a leading provider of electrified powertrain solutions, to jointly develop a heavy-duty fuel cell vehicle. The partnership aims to accelerate the transition towards reducing carbon emissions in heavy-duty mobility, aligning ...
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ArticleCapacity Trucks debuts zero emissions hydrogen shunter truck
Capacity Trucks, a subsidiary of REV Group, will introduce its zero emissions hydrogen fuel cell electric (H2) terminal truck at the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, this week. The hydrogen truck, which is designed for port, intermodal and distribution/warehouse applications, is capable of handling weights ...
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ArticleNikola, E.ON, and Richter Group join forces to decarbonise Germany’s heavy-duty fleet
Nikola Corporation, E.ON, and Richter Group have announced a letter of intent for an initial order of 20, heavy-duty Nikola Tre hydrogen electric vehicles and the hydrogen needed to supply them. The partnership aims to decarbonise the logistics industry in Europe by providing hydrogen electric trucks, green hydrogen, and the ...
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ArticleCummins has initiated testing of its latest ePowertrain at Millbrook
Cummins has started testing its new ePowertrain at the Millbrook Proving Ground in the UK. The ePowertrain, known as 17Xe, has been developed by Meritor, now part of Cummins, in partnership with Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) consortium partners Danfoss’ Editron division and Electra. The ePowertrain has an output capability of ...
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ArticleHyliko announces Toyota will supply Fuel Cell Modules for its first hydrogen heavy-duty trucks
French start-up, Hyliko, has announced a partnership with Toyota to supply Fuel Cell Modules for its first hydrogen heavy-duty trucks. As the first hydrogen mobility platform dedicated to decarbonising road freight transport, Hyliko will offer two models of hydrogen trucks: a 44-tonne tractor and a 26-tonne straight truck (available in ...
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ArticleRepublic Services is rolling out fully electric recycling and waste trucks
Republic Services, Inc., a US environmental services firm, has announced a long-term deal with Oshkosh Corporation to significantly scale its electric truck fleet. The company plans to begin operating two fully integrated electric recycling and waste truck prototypes in the autumn and expects electric vehicles to represent half of its ...
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ArticleKnauf and Nicholls announce the start of 100% renewable fuel deliveries
Knauf’s haulage partner Nicholls has converted its whole fleet of liquified natural gas (LNG) trucks to 100% renewable fuel - a significant step towards a more carbon-efficient supply chain.
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ArticleMercedes battery-electric waste collection vehicle is in operation at Stadtreinigung Hamburg (SRH)
The all-electric eEconic is presently in use by Hamburg’s municipal cleaning service. During a press conference, Environmental State Councilor Michael Pollmann, SRH Managing Director Professor Rüdiger Siechau, and Franziska Cusumano, Head of Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks & Custom Tailored Trucks, handed over the keys to “Kolonne 11” of the municipal cleaning ...
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ArticleCenntro Electric has unveiled its hydrogen-powered tractor unit
Cenntro Electric, a US-based alternative fuel technology and electric vehicle company, has unveiled its first hydrogen-powered Class 8 Semi Tractor, the LMH864, at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show. The event took place from January 5 to 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. The LMH864 is a 6x4 semi-tractor, ...
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ArticleIntroducing a new hydrogen commercial vehicle specialist, Iontrak
New hydrogen and vehicle conversion specialist, Iontrak GmbH, has been founded as a result of the Hylix-B funding project. Based in Zell unter Aichelberg in Germany, the startup has the business goal of developing, industrialising, producing and marketing vehicles with alternative drives and their components, particularly in the field of ...
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ArticleWatt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) reveals line-up of new electric commercial vehicles
Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) has recently announced its new line-up of electric commercial vehicles based on a modular platform. The WATT eCV1, the first vehicle in the line-up, is designed to accommodate various commercial vehicle designs such as vans and chassis cabs, and utilises the company’s proprietary PACES architecture. ...
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ArticleEuropean Commission lays out 90% CO2 emissions cut for trucks by 2040
The European Commission has layed out its long-awaited proposals to cut CO2 emissions of heavy duty commercial vehicles.
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ArticleTevva successfully completes range testing of its 7.5T hydrogen electric truck
Four members of the Tevva team, including Lead Engineer Charlie Cordell, drove the dual-energy prototype truck from its headquarters in London to Berwick-on-Tweed, England’s northernmost town.
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ArticleJCB installs its new hydrogen engine into a 7.5t Mercedes-Benz truck
JCB, the British multinational corporation, has taken a significant step towards its £100 million hydrogen project with the successful installation of one of its hydrogen engines into a 7.5-tonne Mercedes-Truck truck. The retrofit was completed in just a few days, and JCB Chairman, Lord Anthony Bamford, who has been leading ...
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ArticleBattery electric truck in service - Volvo FE Electric with Fox Group
In 2022 Fox Brothers took delivery of a pair of Volvo FE Electric 6x2 tippers making it the first company in the UK to do so, and only the second in Europe.
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ArticleVolvo Trucks delivers the first heavy-duty electric concrete mixer truck to CEMEX
Cemex and Volvo Trucks have joined forces to launch the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission heavy concrete mixer truck at a joint event in Berlin, Germany. This new development follows an agreement signed between the two companies in 2021 to collaborate closely and implement electromobility solutions to reduce carbon ...
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ArticleZepp.solutions announces new 4x2 hydrogen-powered truck: ‘Europa’ to launch in Q4 2023
Netherlands-based Zepp.solutions has announced further details and the name for its new hydrogen fuel cell powered truck: ‘Europa’.
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ArticleNew ICCT study analyses life-cycle greenhouse gas performance of trucks
A new study released by the International Council on Clean Transportation, a Washington-based environmental think tank, comparing lifetime greenhouse gas emissions for different fuel types, claims battery electric vehicles are best; gas-powered trucks are marginal in the GHG emission benefits compared to diesel and the fuel usage of the vehicle ...