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BYD plans to produce electric vehicles and process battery raw materials in Brazil. To this end, the Chinese manufacturer has signed a letter of intent with the government of the state of Bahia to set up three production lines ...

ADL reveals new zero-emission bus range without BYD

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has expanded its range of zero-emission buses. The British bus manufacturer has now unveiled the electric Enviro400EV double-decker and the Enviro100EV midibus, as well as revealing a new generation of the hydrogen double-decker Enviro400FCEV. Announced ...

Volvo Construction Equipment presents upgraded wheel loaders

Volvo Construction Equipment has added some technical upgrades to its L20 and L25 electric compact wheel loader models, just as deliveries are starting in North America. The updates include increasing the maximum speed to 12.4 mph (20km/h), the option ...

Hamburg port to introduce more fuel cell vehicles

The logistics & transport company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has founded the Clean Port & Logistics (CPL) innovation cluster to test hydrogen-powered equipment in port logistics. The innovation cluster aims to develop solutions to bring hydrogen-powered heavy-duty ...

Deutz presents several electric construction vehicles at the Bauma

At the Bauma construction machinery trade fair, Deutz exhibited several electric construction machines together with partners, some of which are soon to go into series production or are already on offer. In addition to an electric crawler crane or ...

University of Aachen presents electric truck with FC range extender

The “Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components” (PEM) chair at RWTH Aachen University has presented the first road-ready prototype of its electric heavy-duty truck, which will be equipped with a fuel cell to extend its range. The vehicle is being ...

Ideanomics opens electric tractor factory in California

The US-American company Ideanomics, which specializes in e-utility vehicles, has commissioned what it claims is the largest assembly plant for electric tractors in North America. The plant in Windsor, California, has the capacity to produce 4,100 electric tractors annually. ...

Mercedes is optimizing truck batteries for use in construction BEVs

Around one in five Mercedes-Benz trucks sold in Europe is in the construction site segment. The Stuttgart-based company is now also turning its attention to vehicle development for this energy-intensive business: in the form of specially prepared prototypes of ...

VinFast gains ADB funding for e-buses & charging in Vietnam

In Vietnam, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has awarded a $135 million climate financing package to the electric vehicle maker VinFast, to manufacture Vietnam’s first, fully electric public transport bus fleet and an electric vehicle charging network across Vietnam. ...

DB Schenker pre-orders 2,000 eTrailers from Trailer Dynamics

In Germany, DB Schenker has signed a cooperation agreement with Trailer Dynamics. The logistics service provider will gradually roll out 2,000 eTrailers on different tractors in its European network from 2024 onwards. The trailers can be equipped with batteries ...

Sennebogen presents 50-tonne electric crane

Bavarian construction equipment manufacturer Sennebogen has unveiled the ‘653 E Electro Battery’ telescopic crawler crane at the Bauma trade fair. The 50-tonne model is said to combine “combines the benefits of battery technology with the proven advantages of the ...

Fuso introduces eCanter variants with construction functions

At the Bauma trade fair, the Daimler truck subsidiary Fuso presented a version of its eCanter electric truck optimized for the construction industry. The all-electric truck with a capacity of up to 8.55 tonnes will in future also be ...

Arrival has prepared an electric van strategy for the USA

The British electric vehicle startup Arrival has announced a plan to restructure its business to focus resources on van products for the US market. However, the company will continue to produce a small number of vans in Bicester to ...

Hyvia contracts Faurecia to supply tanks for Master H2-Tech

Faurecia has won a major contract from Hyvia, the joint venture between Renault and Plug Power, to supply hydrogen tanks. These will be used in the Renault Master H2-Tech production model unveiled at the Paris Motor Show. The hydrogen ...

NEFTON expands work on ultra fast charging for trucks

In Germany, the NEFTON project launched in 2021 to develop charging scenarios for heavy battery trucks based on the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) is now being expanded. The consortium around the Technical University of Munich is now focusing on ...

Daimler Truck & Gehring announce electric truck cooperation

Daimler Truck and Gehring Technologies have agreed on a strategic partnership for the commercial vehicle-specific application of electric motors. This includes the prototypical construction of so-called “truck-e-fied” electric drives as well as the further development and testing of new ...

Danfoss receives UK grant to electrify construction machinery

Hydraulics and electric powertrain systems supplier Danfoss Power Solutions has secured a grant worth £407,112 from the UK government to accelerate the electrification of construction machinery. With the new funding, Danfoss plans to combine electrification with its Digital Displacement ...

Shell forms consortium for mining EVs & microgrids

Shell has announced the formation of a consortium to create electrification solutions for mining sites. Besides Shell, the consortium includes Skeleton Technologies, Microvast, Stäubli, Carnegie Robotics, Heliox, Spirae, Alliance Automation and Worley. Shell envisions working with the nine-member consortium ...

MAN presents electric bus chassis for global markets

MAN Truck & Bus has presented a fully electric bus chassis for the global market. The Lion’s Chassis E is based on technologies from the MAN Lion’s City E electric bus model and is scheduled to roll off the ...

Daimler Trucks & Buses calls to accelerate ZEV transition

Decarbonising trucks and buses – a topic that used to inspire silence is accelerating and instilling new hopes for a quick/er transition. The latest studies forecast ZEV to overtake ICE models in price and usability within the decade. They ...

New batteries for Solaris electric buses

In Europe, Solaris is presenting its Urbino 12 Electric battery-powered solo bus and the new Urbino 18.75 Electric articulated bus offshoot. The two electric buses are sporting a new generation of batteries and are being shown at the Transexpo ...

BAE to provide ENC buses with e-motors & inverters

In the USA, Heavy-duty electric propulsion specialist BAE Systems is to provide Californian company ElDorado National (ENC) with its Gen3 product line solutions. These solutions are to drive ENC’s next-generation battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell transit buses. ENC, a ...

Truck maker Quantron to expand into North America

The German truck maker and conversions specialist Quantron AG will soon be offering its zero-emission commercial vehicles and retrofit packages in North America. The company has founded an offshoot named Quantron US and appointed Richard Haas as its CEO. ...

Musk announces the start of Semi production

Elon Musk has now announced the start of production of the Tesla Semi on Twitter. The first examples of the heavy-duty electric truck are to be handed over to Pepsi on 1 December. Not much has been revealed about ...

Zepp reveals H2 solution for heavy-duty applications

In Europe, the Dutch hydrogen fuel cell system developer Zepp Solutions has revealed the X150, a new 150 kW fuel cell system for heavy-duty applications. The new module is now up for pre-order with deliveries expected by mid-2023. Zepp ...

Solectrac announces uptake of electric tractor orders

The Ideanomics subsidiary Solectrac has announced several new orders, totalling 17 new electric e25 tractors to the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources and a “leading private sector plant nursery”.This is the first major reported order for the ...

Analysis: Electric trucks dominate market by 2035

A new report by Price Waterhouse Coopers Strategy (PwC) attests to a bright future for zero-emission trucks. BEVs are forecasted to outperform internal combustion engine technology within the decade. Worldwide, PwC analysts expect ZEV models to essentially replace conventional ...

Stadler orders Ballard H2 fuel cell systems for US trains

Ballard Power Systems has received an order from Stadler Rail to supply six 100 kW Fcmove-HD+ fuel cell modules to power the first hydrogen train in the US. The train is expected to enter service in San Bernardino, California, ...

Quantron looks to expand to India

Quantron and the Indian company ETO Motors are planning a cooperation for the Indian and European markets. Through this cooperation, the German electric commercial vehicle manufacturer wants to gain access to the Indian market with its products, among other ...

Saietta presents electric axle and further drive concepts at IAA

At the IAA Transportation, the British electric drive specialist Saietta presented for the first time a fully integrated electric axle drive for light commercial vehicles up to two tonnes gross vehicle weight. It was not the only electric drive ...

Castrosua to build BYD-based electric buses

BYD has signed a framework agreement with Castrosua, a Spanish manufacturer of bus bodies. BYD and Castrosua will work together to offer locally manufactured 12-metre electric buses specifically for Spanish customers. These will combine BYD’s electric powertrain chassis with ...

Cenntro presents electric transporter with independent refrigerator

Cenntro Automotive Europe, a company specialising in electric commercial vehicles, presented a combination of e-transporter and autonomously operated electric refrigerated body at the IAA Transportation. This solution for emission-free frozen and fresh food transport in urban areas is available ...

Mahle to invest in Michigan factory

Mahle Powertrain is investing $4m in a new powertrain dynamometer facility in Plymouth, Michigan, aimed at accelerating vehicle development as manufacturers continue the shift towards electrified vehicles. The facility is planned to be ready for operation in the third ...

Skoda Group presents fuel cell bus H’City 12

The Skoda Group presented its new hydrogen bus at the Innotrans in Berlin. The hydrogen fuel cell drive is to complement the electric drive portfolio in Skoda’s buses and will have a range of up to 350 kilometres. The ...

Iveco presents the electric transporter eDaily

Iveco has published the technical details of the eDaily. The company is currently exhibiting the battery-electric van as well as a fuel cell variant at the IAA Transportation. Iveco also announced the first customer for the BEV model: Petit ...

Urbino 18 Hydrogen: Solaris expands on H2 buses

+ Premium Here in Germany, the City of Hamburg first trialled zero-emission Solaris buses eight years ago with the Urbino Electric and Urbino Hydrogen emission-free bus models. Solaris, a Polish company that is part of the Spanish CAF Group, has ...

Mullen looking to also acquire bankrupt ELMS

US electric car start-up Mullen continues on the path of acquisitions. After taking the majority stake in Bollinger Motors this summer, the company is now looking into taking over Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS). ELMS had filed for bankruptcy ...

ElectricBrands puts three B2B concepts on display at IAA

ElectricBrands has unveiled three prototypes in different vehicle categories at IAA Transportation. The German EV maker officially declared these “world premieres”, however, one concept is already known, and the other two are new. Take the XBus S, a study ...

Daimler shows off application range of the eActros at the IAA

Mercedes-Benz Trucks presented a range of new applications for the battery-electric eActros for heavy-duty distribution transport at the IAA Transportation in Hanover. An eActros as a semitrailer tractor was included as well as with an electric auxiliary drive solution, ...

Karsan presents hydrogen bus at the IAA

The Turkish bus manufacturer Karsan presented its first hydrogen model at the IAA Transportation. The e-ATA Hydrogen is a 12-metre bus for up to 95 passengers (40 seats) and a range of over 500 kilometres. In the e-ATA Hydrogen, ...

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