Israeli start-up REE Automotive has partnered with a major US commercial-vehicle bodywork supplier as it targets the e-mobility market with a new platform. EAVX, owned by JB Poindexter, will collaborate with REE Automotive to develop commercial electric work trucks.
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The British government has presented a plan to decarbonise the transport sector. It includes the goal to stop the sale of all road vehicles with combustion engines by 2040. The end date for passenger cars was already set for 2030 – now there is also a roadmap for commercial vehicles.
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After Paris, Lyon and Barcelona, Florence will now also be using electric Renault Trucks for household waste disposal. The Italian company Gorent has recently been using a 26-ton Renault Trucks D Wide Z.E. for waste disposal in the Tuscan capital.
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The Dutch brewery Heineken is now using an all-electric beer truck in Amsterdam. The converted Fuso eCanter will be used for emission-free deliveries to cafés in Amsterdam’s city centre.
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Webasto and the Italian EV specialist Green-G have presented a small electric truck called ‘ecarry’, which has been specially developed for urban services. The municipal vehicle is to be offered with two battery options for a range of up to 250 kilometres.
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A consortium called HyTrucks has been formed by Hyzon Motors, Air Liquide and DATS 24 along with the ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Duisburg. Hytrucks has pledged to deploy 1,000 H2 trucks and 25 H2 refuelling stations by 2025.
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The three commercial vehicle manufacturers Daimler Truck, Traton and Volvo Group have signed a memorandum of understanding on the development and operation of a public high-performance charging network for battery-electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches in Europe.
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Pininfarina is responsible for the design of the new electric truck range of the French manufacturer Gaussin and provides a first preview. Gaussin’s future trucks are based on a new skateboard platform that is suitable for both battery-electric and fuel cell trucks from 18 to 44 tonnes.
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Volvo Group’s subsidiary Mack Trucks has announced that the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) plans to purchase seven Mack LR Electric refuse models that are to operate in each of the city’s boroughs.
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Mercedes-Benz Trucks today presented the series version of the eActros. The battery-electric truck for heavy-duty distribution has noticeably improved performance data compared to the prototypes that were tested by customers for a good two years. Series production is scheduled to start in the second half of the year in Wörth.
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Proton Motor Fuel Cell wants to develop the market for fuel cell trucks in the UK and Ireland together with the British company Electra Commercial Vehicles. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed to cover the development period.
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Volvo Trucks is now revealing the technical details of its three new all-electric truck models FH, FM and FMX, which are already available for purchase. Production of the new electric trucks will start in the second half of 2022, initially with tractor units. The chassis are then to follow at the beginning of 2023.
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Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché has developed a new generation of lithium-ion modules for energy-intensive electrified transport applications on road, rail and water, while inaugurating a new production line for large-scale module manufacturing in Switzerland.
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Several years of testing of the eActros prototypes are drawing to a close. On 30 June, Mercedes-Benz Trucks will present its battery-electric truck for heavy distribution transport. The start of series production is planned for the second half of the year at the German plant in Wörth am Rhein.
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Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus (VWCO) began series production of its first all-electric truck in Brazil on Monday. The South American brand is manufacturing the e-Delivery distribution truck in the Brazilian city of Resende and initially plans to produce 1,000 to 3,000 units per year.
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MAN plans to start series production of electric trucks at its main plant in Munich from 2024. With the MAN eMobility Center now open at the plant, the commercial vehicle manufacturer is laying the foundations for producing electric trucks in large industrial quantities.
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The French special vehicle manufacturer Gaussin has placed an order for battery systems with Microvast. The batteries will be used in a platform for electric trucks from 18 to 44 tonnes.
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Northern European shipping and logistics company DFDS and Volvo Trucks are cooperating to electrify heavy truck transport. As a first step, DFDS will operate a fully electric truck to deliver parts to the Volvo truck factory near Gothenburg.
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UK battery manufacturer Hyperdrive Innovation and EV tech firm BorgWarner Gateshead have been acquired by the Silicon Valley-based electric motor developer Turntide Technologies. Turntide will establish operations in Gateshead, England, marking the beginning of a multi-year investment in the region.
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The Spanish manufacturer Irizar, known for its electric buses, has received the first order for ten of its electric truck, called Irizar ie truck, which will be presented in 2019. The ten Irizar ie trucks in two- and three-axle versions will be built for FCC Medio Ambiente and will be used for the collection of […]
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The German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology (BMWI) and the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (BMVI) have selected 62 major projects to receive government funding as part of a joint European hydrogen project (Hydrogen IPCEI). The BMVI is funding twelve projects in the mobility sector.
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Hyzon Motors has signed purchase agreements for a total of 20 fuel cell trucks with subsidiaries of Dutch transport companies Jan Bakker and Millenaar & van Schaik. Up to three of the trucks are to be delivered before the end of 2021 and the rest in 2022.
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A local business group has emerged in South Korea that is made up of 59 taxi, bus and logistics operators who have committed to phasing out their entire combustion fleets in favour of emissions-free options by the year 2030.
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The Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine will in future use eleven electric trucks for waste collection in the municipality. Following the commissioning of their first Renault D Wide Z.E. in July 2020, Suez, the company responsible for waste collection, has now ordered ten more units of the electric truck.
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Hyzon Motors is introducing an electric axle to be used in the US developer’s future medium- and heavy-duty H2 trucks. Hyzon’s eAxle uses one motor per wheel and is said to achieve up to 97 per cent efficiency.
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Hyundai has revised the appearance and technology of its XCIENT fuel cell truck. Besides a design update for the front, the 2021 version of the XCIENT comes with a revised powertrain that now combines a 350 kW electric motor with two 90 kW fuel cell stacks.
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In the Netherlands, by 2025, the province of Utrecht plans to have built up to ten hydrogen refuelling stations and deployed a total of 1,800 hydrogen vehicles from Hyzon Motors.
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CATL will supply batteries for the production version of the announced Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul from 2024 onwards. Daimler’s commercial vehicle division has also entered into its own collaborations with Engie, EVBox, Siemens Smart Infrastructure for EV infrastructure and Shell for fuel cell truck infrastructure.
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Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has opened the Volvo Group’s first dedicated fuel cell test lab at its technical centre in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The aim is to develop hydrogen solutions for heavy construction equipment and other applications.
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Daimler Trucks just began intensive testing of the advanced prototype of its fuel cell truck GenH2 Truck, which was unveiled in September 2020. The prototype is still making the rounds on a test track, but soon it will also be on public roads.
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