Electric bus with solar range extender by K-Bus
Austrian K-Bus uses a Nissan e-NV200 as the base for its new electric bus that has been certified and delivered to the first customer today. Solar panels serve as range extender.
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Renault forms JV with Brilliance in China
Renault and Brilliance have closed a deal to build light commercial vehicles together in China and to advance the electrification of powertrains. The joint venture is called Renault-Brilliance-Jinbei.
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Fuso eCanter transmitted to first clients in Europe
The first twelve units of Daimler’s all-electric Fuso eCanter have been handed out to European clients. Six of them go to Deutsche Post DHL, three to Rhenus, two to Dachser and one to DB Schenker.
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New electric truck from California
Heavy industries are rolling since Tesla launched the Semi. With Thor Trucks, another start-up presents a prototype of an electric truck and the ET-One may beat Tesla to market.
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Reservation of Tesla’s Semi now open to everybody
The Californian EV maker has installed an official reservation option on its website, paving the way for everybody to reserve one of the company’s electric trucks. PepsiCo directly orders 100 Tesla Semi trucks in the largest preorder to date.
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Mack plans plug-in hybrid truck for eHighways
US commercial vehicle manufacturer Mack Trucks has introduced the prototype for a new heavy-load truck with a plug-in hybrid system called the Mack Pinnacle DayCab model.
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Electric Van debuted by Voltia in London
Vehicle manufacturer Voltia has introduced its new electric Van in the UK. The van is based on the Nissan e-NV200 model.
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FAW Jiefang is bulding Electric Trucks
The Chinese truck manufacturer FAW Jiefang Automotive has opened their first factory for the production of electric trucks. In the new factory in Qingdao 50, 000 trucks are scheduled to be produced annually.
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BYD plans EV Factory in Morocco
The Chinese vehicle Manufacturer BYD has signed an agreement with the Moroccan government to construct a factory in the north African nation. In the production site near Tangiers BYD plans to engage 2,500 employees to construct passenger vehicles, buses and trucks with electric engines, as well as produce a range of batteries.
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New electric bus drive by Voith
Voith Group plans to develop a drive system for electric buses as part of its new strategic roadmap for emobility. It also includes a dynamic fleet management.
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Tesla Semi orders increase to 140 units in total
Sysco, one of the world’s largest food deliverers and a brewery order a total of 90 electric trucks. They join Walmart and DHL in trusting Elon Musk almost blindly, who has now received 140 orders in total.
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Prices for long range Nissan e-NV200 below €30,000
Nissan launched the new electric van with a bigger battery option and has now offered details on pricing and range. The order books will open before the year’s end with deliveries set to start in early 2018.
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EasyMile to develop electrified autonomous 12m buses
French EasyMile is known for its twelve-seat electric shuttle EZ10 and intends now to develop technology for a full size bus together with several partners, among them Iveco. The upcoming vehicle shall also feature tech for autonomous driving.
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Irizar and Ferrostaal sign sales partnership for D-A-CH
The Spanish manufacturer has chosen Hamburg-based Ferrostaal Equipment Solutions to take care of its electric bus and charging infrastructure business in terms of sales, project management and after sales. Their deal involves the D-A-CH region, namely Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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German start-up e.Go forges partnership for e-bus
e.Go Mobile a start-up based in Aachen and supplier REHAU have agreed on a strategic partnership to further develop the new e.Go Mover electric van.
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UQM Technologies establishes Sino-American alliance
The U.S. specialist for electric drivetrains targets the commercial vehicle market in China and thus teams up with the China National Heavy Duty Truck Group (CNHTC) and the latter’s subsidiary Sinotruk Global Village Investment Limited based in Hong Kong.
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First electric truck by VDL
Tesla’s Semi inspires others to follow suit and it is Dutch VDL and DAF announcing their first electric truck. DAF delivers the base while VDL adds the electric motor and battery pack for what is their first foray into the electric heavy weight class.
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VW and JAC may build electric UVs in China
Volkswagen may expand its venture with JAC in China beyond electric cars to build utility vehicles together. A declaration of intent has been signed.
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Bosch and Weichai to jointly develop fuel cell tech
German supplier Bosch teams up with Weichai Power, a Chinese car supplier that so far has been specialised in diesel cars. Together, they seek to develop fuel cell and related components for the utility car market. In this context, Bosch will support Weichai to erect plants in the People’s Republic.
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Pricing for Tesla’s truck Semi to start at 150,000 dollars
It seems like 150.000 U.S. dollars is the base price of Tesla’s electric truck Semi. That’s at least what the Californian company itself calls the “expected price” for the truck’s 480 km range version. In fact, that’s much less than widely assumed.
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Mercedes Benz opens order books for its eVito
Mercedes Benz Vans, Daimler’s unit for light commercial vehicles, offers its mid-size eVito with a net price of 39,990 euros. The launch of the light commercial vehicles can be cleary understood as an answer to Deutsche Post’s StreetScooter.
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Volvo might be the next to present an electric truck
The Swedish carmaker considers adding electric-powered trucks to its portfolio. While Volvo is experienced in producing electric buses, South Korea’s technology giant Samsung could supply the batteries.
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Electric-powered tractor by Fendt (Video)
The German manufacturer is currently putting its electric compact tractor e100 Vario on display at the Agritechnica in Hannover. Ahead of the model’s market launch in the upcoming year, Fendt has released a video clip of the tractor and gives some technical details.
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Tesla Semi electric truck with 800 km range
Tesla has unveiled the Semi and this electric truck appears the most ambitious EV from the Californians to date. A range of up to 800 kilometres supported by autonomous driving and a Megacharger are features designed to distinguish Tesla from any competitors even more clearly than expected.
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California sees first eHighway
Siemens and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) inaugurated a 1.6 km test track with an overhead catenary system made by Siemens. The eHighway stretches out in the Californian city of Carson, close to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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