ABB E-Mobility has presented a new depot charging solution for electric bus and truck fleets at the UITP in Barcelona. The HVC360 enables up to four charging stations to be connected – regardless of whether these are CCS or current collectors.
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Swiss charging cable manufacturer Huber+Suhner is expanding its range to include megawatt charging technology with its new Radox MCS1500 system. The charging cable is said to enable continuous charging currents of up to 2,250 kW at 1,500 amps for heavy-duty electric vehicles.
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The Colorado legislature has passed several bills concerning the subsidization of electric vehicles, trucks and bikes. The subsidies can be stacked with federal subsidies, allowing for a maximum of $40,000 in subsidies for an electric truck.
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Australian developer H2X will deliver a fleet of H2 trucks to Swedish waste and recycling company Renova for use in Gothenburg. The order is worth up to 240 million Swedish kronor (about €20.6 million), according to H2X.
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The Copenhagen Pride Parade is switching completely to electric trucks this year. The colourful LGBTI+ festival, which takes place in August, will use 30 Volvo electric trucks, which will be temporarily withdrawn by logistics provider DFDS from its fleets in Denmark and Sweden.
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The Swedish electric transport specialist Einride wants to bring more than 2,000 electric trucks (some of them autonomous) and charging infrastructure to the United Arab Emirates. The goal is to set up a 550-kilometre “freight mobility grid”.
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Japanese commercial vehicle manufacturers Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus and Hino Motors are planning to merge and cooperate in commercial vehicle development, procurement and production – also with a view to electrification.
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The Irish company Cool Planet Group will convert around 8,500 diesel-powered mining trucks into electric vehicles over the next three years. The order is reportedly worth around 50 million euros.
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The American electric truck manufacturer Nikola Motor is threatened with exclusion from the US stock exchange Nasdaq. Because the share price was below one US dollar per share for 30 consecutive days, Nikola no longer complies with Nasdaq regulations.
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Yorkshire-based company Econ Engineering has launched a new electric gritter truck. The company says the truck can be operated year-round thanks to a range of demountable body options, which allow it to switch between fleet roles.
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A coordinated resistance has emerged from eight countries against the proposed Euro-7 emission standards by the European Union. Led by the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia have signed a document that labels the suggested emission limits as unrealistic.
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Fuso, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks, has begun production of the new eCanter in Europe. The latest generation of fully electric light trucks, unveiled in September 2022, is now being manufactured at the production plant in Tramagal, Portugal.
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Volvo Trucks has secured a landmark deal with Holcim, a global building solutions provider, to sell 1,000 electric trucks by 2030. This agreement marks the largest commercial order for Volvo EVs to date.
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The Swedish electric truck start-up Volta Trucks wants to accelerate its market launch in its home country. The company plans to put its vehicles on the roads in Sweden as early as the middle of this year instead of 2024 as previously planned. The EVs would be part of its customer test fleet.
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The Swedish electric transport specialist Einride intends to order 50 electric trucks from the Dutch manufacturer DAF Trucks according to a memorandum of understanding. DAF says the first electric trucks have already been firmly ordered.
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The Volvo Group has introduced a safety app for electric trucks using augmented reality technology. The app was specially developed to support first responders in emergencies.
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Automotive systems & components manufacturer Sona Comstar signed a technology licensing agreement with UK-based electric drive specialist Equipmake. Sona Comstar will then manufacture and sell the technology in Southeast Asia.
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Japanese vehicle manufacturer Isuzu Motors plans to launch a heavy-duty truck with fuel cell technology from Honda in 2027. An agreement signed by both companies confirmed this.
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International logistics provider Ceva Logistics will expand its EV fleet to 1,450 electric vehicles by the end of 2025. It is another step to becoming net zero by 2050.
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In Germany, the Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH (FES) will be putting eight eEconic from Mercedes Benz Trucks into operation with municipal house-to-house waste collection in the Rhine-Main region.
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German grocery retailer Rewe is cooperating with the Swedish freight technology company Einride to supply its supermarkets in the Berlin area. It will use a connected fleet of seven Mercedes-Benz eActros 300s.
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Logistics service provider Duvenbeck has signed a memorandum of understanding with MAN Truck & Bus for the deployment of 120 MAN eTrucks to be delivered by 2026. The fully electric 40-tonne truck will be the first to run for Volkswagen Group Logistics from 2024 onwards.
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The German electric conversion company Pepper Motion has announced a readjustment of its sales strategy and a reorganisation of its leadership team. Whereas in the past, new bus and truck models were developed in advance, the company will, from now on, only do so after commissioning and an individual requirements analysis with the customer.
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Scania has launched Scania Charging Access, a new service designed to simplify public charging for mixed fleets of trucks and buses. The new tool promises set, predictable costs and no hidden fees via one invoicing system.
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Volvo Trucks received 486 orders for electric trucks in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 141 per cent compared to the same period last year. This number is expected to increase over the course of the year as the Swedish company looks to bring its electric trucks to even more countries.
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Nikola will interrupt its truck production in Coolidge (Arizona) to convert the assembly line so that both fuel cell and battery electric vehicles can be produced on the same line in the future. After that, the focus will increasingly shift to fuel cells.
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Scania successfully tested a megawatt charging system (MCS) from ABB E-Mobility with a next-generation electric truck. The trial, which marks the first use of this technology in this context, is considered a critical step towards the future deployment of high-power chargers.
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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has announced its collaboration with Dutch company VDL Groep to deploy heavy-duty trucks in Europe using Toyota’s fuel cell technology. The two companies plan to put the first H2 truck with a retrofitted fuel cell module from Toyota on the road this summer.
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Belgium’s retail company, Colruyt Group, says it will put six electric lorries into service over the next few weeks. The trucks, procured from Volvo and Scania, will not only be used to supply stores.
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The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) is investing £77 million in seven UK-based automotive collaborative research and development projects. The funding pot is made up of £38.4 million from the government, combined with £38.7 million from the automotive industry.
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