Latest Projects & Development news – Page 20
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DB Schenker pre-orders 2,000 eTrailers from Trailer Dynamics
DB Schenker has signed a collaboration agreement on the use of eTrailers for its European land transport with Trailer Dynamics and the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group. Source: Trailer Dynamics “This agreement marks a further step in the electrification of land transport,” says Cyrille Bonjean Executive Vice President ...
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Renault Trucks partners with Geodis to design a new 16-tonner
Renault Trucks and Geodis are working on a new urban truck design Renault Trucks and logistics company Geodis are working on a partnership to design a new 16-tonne electric heavy duty truck dedicated to urban logistics. The so-called Oxygen Project will be designed to meet the requirements ...
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Volta helps Delipop take further step forward on sustainability
Volta has announced a collaboration with French grocery delivery firm Delipop with the company taking delivery of its first Volta Zero refrigerated truck next year. The Paris-based company will use the full-electric refrigerated Volta Zero to deliver to its urban stores. “This is a new step towards sustainable and responsible ...
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Scania Top Team competition highlights workshops sustainability contribution
Top Team, Scania’s worldwide service technician competition, is one of the tactics used to raise awareness and commitment to the company’s sustainability aims.
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Sunak appoints new transport secretary
Mark Harper (pictured) has become the third transport secretary in three years, replacing Liz Truss ally Anne-Marie Trevelyan after just seven weeks in the role.
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Hyundai moves to squash rumours of Swiss hydrogen truck project halt
Hyundai has issued a statement rebutting media reports it is planning to shelve the development of its hydrogen truck project in Switzerland. Swiss media, and some European trade press, had indicated the Korean automotive giant was pulling the plug on the project, though Hyundai claims this is “totally groundless”. ...
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TotalEnergies and Valeo to collaborate in development of EV battery cooling system
Valeo and TotalEnergy are contemplating using a novel di-electric fluid to cool EV batteries. TotalEnergies has developed a di-electric coolant that is able to come into direct contact with battery cells. Valeo will utilise its thermal system expertise to design and build the best solution for integrating coolant within the ...
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MAN takes strides towards battery-electric success in joint project NEFTON
NEFTON (Commercial vehicle electrification for transport sector optimised grid connection), a research initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, has been launched to analyse and design a transport system consisting of a fully electric truck, charging station and grid connection. NEFTON Source: ...
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Iveco joins forces with energy supply chain stakeholders to enhance biomethane offer
IVECO, GLS Italy, and Vulcangas, an energy supplier, have opened a new Bio-LNG facility in the Cascina Antegnatica farm near Lodi, Italy. The new facility will supply Vulcangas by producing biomethane from agricultural waste from nearby farms. The Bio-LNG will be used to fuel GLS Italy’s LNG-powered vehicles, which include ...
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Daimler Truck and Gehring Technologies sign strategic collaboration agreement
Daimler Truck and Gehring Technologies have announced a tie-up focusing on building expertise in the development and construction of commercial vehicle-specific electric motors.
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Nikola has acquired battery specialist Romeo Power, bringing battery pack engineering and production in-house
Nikola has taken over battery pack specialisat Romeo Power as the players in the carbon zero commercial vehicle and infrastructure sector continue to seek long-term business efficiencies. Romeo is an energy storage technology company based in Cypress, California specialising in designing and manufacturing lithium-ion battery modules and packs for commercial ...
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Russell Engineering plotting UK truck market entry with Hyzon
Russell Engineering, part of the John G Russell (Transport) Group, is linking with hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer and truck assembler Hyzon and infrastructure provider Element 2 to bring a range of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) to the UK market. The Scottish-based engineering company was exhibiting at the recent Scottish ...
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Freight Carbon Zero podcast is live with a special discussion from the IAA Transportation 2022
Episode 1 of our regular podcast features an expert panel discussion covering the future of transportation: hydrogen or electric
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Scottish clean air zone enforcement starts in Glasgow in Summer 2023
£60 penalty fines to be issued for non-compliant trucks entering clean air zones in Scotland
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Scania appoints Gustaf Sundell as Head of Mobility Solutions
Gustaf Sundell, who is now Scania’s Head of Strategy and Corporate Management, has been named Executive Vice President and Head of Mobility Solutions. He will join Scania’s Executive Board on the 1st November, 2022, and will report to Christian Levin, President and CEO of Scania and TRATON
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Maritime Transport announces first-ever rail collaboration with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola is partnering with Maritime Transport and GB Railfreight to deliver its soft drinks by rail rather than road between manufacturing locations and third-party warehouses in London and Yorkshire.
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XPO signs distribution deal with hydrogen retailer Element 2
XPO Logistics has been awarded an exclusive distribution contract by hydrogen retailer Element 2.
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Parcelhub commits £450,000 to electric vans and infrastructure
Whistl subsidiary Parcelhub is investing £450,000 in the rollout of a fleet of electric vehicles within its regional depot network. The company said five Maxus eDeliver 9 vans are already operating from its Nottingham and Dinnington sites with another four in train. The company also plans to add more electric ...
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Now cheaper to charge an electric HGV than use diesel, hauliers told
The case for moving to electric trucks has become even more compelling after fuel prices soared to such levels that it is now cheaper to charge up an HGV than fuel a diesel model, according to freight booker Zeus Labs.
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Major operators give thumbs up to hydrogen trucks, whitepaper reveals
New research has shown “significant interest” among major operators for hydrogen trucks for a range of applications with some confirming they would be happy to pay more in the short term to trial a small number of fuel cell trucks.