Mercedes-Benz Trucks has successfully completed summer testing of the battery-electric eActros 600 for long-distance haulage. For around five weeks, test engineers put the electric truck through its paces at high temperatures of up to 44 degrees Celsius in Andalusia in southern Spain. The scope of testing ranged from the functionality of the air conditioning system … Read more
when wanderlust and a thirst for adventure takes you off the beaten track to explore remote places and landscapes, you need a loyal companion: Like hardly any other vehicle, the Unimog stands for uncompromising off-road capability and unlimited freedom. The UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät (universal motorised machine) is the ideal base for off-road camper vans and expedition vehicles and … Read more
Haulage companies are placing the same demands on battery-electric trucks as on their counterparts with conventional diesel engines. Even in difficult weather conditions, such as cold, ice and snow, the vehicles must reliably do their job. Against this background, this year’s Mercedes-Benz Truck winter tests in Rovaniemi, Finland, once again proved to be important endurance … Read more
British electric vehicle manufacturer Tevva has secured government plug-in truck grant (PITrG) eligibility for its 7.5t battery-electric truck. UK organisations looking to decarbonise operations and future-proof their fleets will benefit from a potential £16,000 discount, removed from the purchase price by Tevva. To be eligible for the grant, N2 vehicles (trucks that weigh between 5-12 … Read more
As announced today, StreetDrone will assume technology leadership in the second stage of a project to deliver connected and autonomous logistics (CAL) as part of a wider £84m funding announcement for driverless technologies. As a leading developer of automated logistics technology that reduces costs, improve productivity, enable industrial decarbonisation and enhance industrial safety, StreetDrone’s mission … Read more
Zero-emission, long-range hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle innovator, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), has today laid out its plans to disrupt the haulage industry, unveiling a clean-sheet-designed hydrogen commercial vehicle. Showcasing its game-changing hydrogen powertrain in the form of a 5.5-tonne technology demonstrator, HVS offers a hint to its planned 40-tonne zero-emission HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle), fulfilling the company’s objective … Read more
Hyundai Mighty, is a popular choice among trucks across the Middle East and Africa, and is a trusted working partner for years for many types of operations. To highlight Mighty proven record of durability, high level of practicality, minimum cost of ownership, and low downtime, Hyundai Motor company and partner in Sudan Capital Motors has … Read more
Hyundai Motor Company announced today that it has secured $3.5 million in 2021 Targeted Airshed Grant (TAG) funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) to deploy five XCIENT Fuel Cell electric trucks in California. First Element Fuel (FEF), the largest hydrogen-refueling station operator in the U.S., will deploy the Class-8 heavy-duty trucks to … Read more
On the road to sustainable transportation, first prototypes of the fuel-cell powered Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck have been undergoing intensive testing since last year – both on Daimler Truck’s in-house test track and on public roads. At the IAA Transportation 2022, Daimler Truck will be offering selected visitors a ride-along in one of its fuel-cell trucks. … Read more
Hyundai Motor Company announced the export of its XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks to Germany, the biggest commercial vehicle market in Europe. Seven German companies in logistics, manufacturing and retail will put 27 XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks into fleet service with funding for eco-friendly commercial vehicles from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV). … Read more