Sustainable Truck&Van

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The proposed change offers manufacturers the possibility to comply with their obligations for the years 2025, 2026 and 2027 by averaging their performance over the three-year period, rather than each individual year. This approach would allow them to balance any excess annual emissions by outperform…

The 2025 edition of the U.S. show attracted more than 500 exhibitors for a space that grew 40 percent since the last edition, gave more than 300 speakers the opportunity to speak, and engaged more than 100 journalists. Thanks to the careful organization, equal importance was given to the exhibition …

The ATLAS-L4 research and development project required three years of research work by around 150 engineers lay the foundation for future series applications for Logistics 4.0. MAN Truck & Bus, Knorr-Bremse, Leoni, Bosch, Fernride, BTC Embedded Systems, Fraunhofer AISEC, Technical University of Muni…

Yhe advanced light-duty battery is a versatile pack designed for flexible packaging and ease of integration. Accelera recently announced a partnership with Isuzu to supply the fully integrated battery-electric powertrain for its F-series medium-duty truck product lineup.

The cover story of this issue is devoted to the current state of several startups in the hydrogen and electric business, with some of them forced to bankruptcy between the end of last year and the beginning of this year. Some examples? Nikola, Hyvia, Canoo, Tevva. With some more companies currently …

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BorgWarner’s SW130 eMotor utilizes S-wind technology as an alternator replacement in a high-voltage architecture, featuring a continuous, rectangular formed winding design that enables peak performance and enhanced power efficiency within a compact space.

The Windrose R700 Class 8 electric truck is designed to meet the needs of real-world long-haul operations with a 729kWh battery, up to 420 miles of range, and dual charging support (CCS, MCS, and dual gun rapid charging). FleetNet America handled over 750,000 events and took more than 2.5 million se…

Mack Trucks added the Allison 3000 Series transmission option paired with the Cummins L9N natural gas engine. The latter delivers 320 hp and 1,000 ft.-lb. of torque while offering reduced emissions through its CNG power system. The engine is certified to the California Air Resources Board and EPA's …

DHL provides an end-to-end solution by combining the expertise and capabilities of its Supply Chain and Forwarding divisions. DHL Global Forwarding will manage the customs clearance and management of the vehicles and parts on entry into the UK. All Farizon vehicles coming into Felixstowe will then b…

Designed to meet the demands of 24/7 autonomous operations, the Rocsys Platform ensures vehicles are always charged, connected, and ready when operators need them. According to Rocsys, infrastructure must evolve with them. Current charging systems are built on the outdated assumption that a human op…

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The Mack Pioneer will be the first delivery of a completely in-house electric platform utilizing Mack’s proprietary e-axle and Proterra batteries. Proterra is part of the Volvo Group, with offices in California and South Carolina, and its products are designed, engineered, and assembled in the U.S….

The BMW plant transport route between Regensburg and Leipzig and back is currently travelled by Elflein 25 times a day – so far with diesel and bio-LNG trucks. Complete electrification of the 50 daily individual journeys would save up to 3,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. Charging infrastructure for the …

Building on the diesel-powered Model 579 platform, the next-generation Model 579EV is conceived for regional haul and drayage applications. On the other hand, the all-new Model 567EV is designed for vocational applications including dump trucks, utility trucks and equipment haulers.

Indeed, Volta Trucks aimed to change its business plan compared to the previous stage, which ended with the bankruptcy declared in October 2023. The news was given by Business Development Manager, Carla Detrieux, with a message posted on LinkedIn.

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Farizon will showcase the largest L3 H3 version for the very first time. The all-new born electric Farizon SV features a host of innovations, including drive-by-wire technology, b-pillarless design and cell-to-pack battery packaging, which combine to deliver market-leading cargo capacity, payload, r…

HelloFresh have also been able to significantly reduce their CO2 output by 200 tonnes, the equivalent to the carbon sequestered in 300 acres of U.S. forest, according to the company itself. HelloFresh is Rivian's first major fleet customer since Rivian opened van sales to the public earlier this yea…

The electric vans will reach Europe by the edn of 2026. They are expected to have up to 500 km WLTP range thanks to 100 kWh battery capacity, resulting in 20 kWh/100 km efficiency rate. FLYNT electric van can be charged up to 220 kW DC (quite a remarkable power rate for an urban vehicle), going from…

According to Reuters, GM "is temporarily laying off 1,200 workers at the plant as a result, according to Unifor, the union representing the workers". Production should temporarily cease until October, 2025. In the meantime, the production plant will be adjusted to welcome the next stage of the elec…

The eCitan has got 90 kW power, with 45 kWh batteries and range of about 280 km according to the WLTP standard. According to the German press, Mercedes decided to remove the small van segment from the company's van lineup mainly due to low sales. This is supposed to happen in 2026.

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As a national nonprofit organization, the major target of CALSTART is building a high-tech clean-transportation industry. Among other key initiatives, CALSTART publishes reports with the aim of updating on the penetration of zero-emission commercial vehicles in the U.S. We started our chat with Jaco…

Backed by a strategic agreement with Miraco Motors (GAC Group), the newcomer FLYNT will start commercializing software-defined electric vans in Europe in 2026. “The FLYNT products are really defined for the European market. We created the company as a European player with close connections to the ma…

Focus on vehicle development, partnerships for services and after-sales management, less communication and a more pragmatic approach. Volta Trucks is facing the challenging market once again in its second life following the shocking breakdown in 2023. We've talked about the 'new' company with Carla …

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He will replace former CEO Tomi Ristimäki, who decided to step down. Bhasker Kaushal boasts more than 20 years’ experience with global companies, driving strategy development, services, technology leadership and delivering revenue growth. "Kempower is now ready for its next growth phase and I’m trul…

The drive in reverse is scheduled to take place in Oschersleben in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt on June 4th. Mercedes plans to set the new record on a closed-off track and then, independently of the record attempt, to reverse around 30 kilometers on public roads. This was announced on April 28 …

The facility will be built in the Mahuangliang Industrial Zone of Yuyang Industrial Park, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, slated for completion by the end of 2025. SuperPanther has established strategic partnerships with European logistics and retail companies to support their transition to green log…

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U.S.-based hydrogen player Plug Power might be delisted from Nasdaq at the New York stock exchange after share price failed. Plug Power used to share the HYVIA joint venture with Renault. HYVIA had the target to manufacture and sell hydrogen-based commercial vehicles.

During testing, the interaction of all essential components was tested intensively, including the fuel cell, the high-voltage battery, the e-axle, the tank system, and thermal management. A particular focus was on the use of the Predictive Powertrain Controls system. Also, the vehicles were refueled…

Rampini has announced the establishment of a brand-new division called H2EUPower, specializing in a series of hydrogen fuel cell power system solutions in the power range from 30 to 140 kilowatts for commercial vehicles, off-highway and stationary applications. These products will be commercialized …

The agreement initially covers the conversion of around 1,000 new diesel engines to hydrogen by the end of 2028 in order to accelerate the market ramp-up for hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles. The conversion of the engines of existing vehicles is expected to begin in larger numbers from 2029.

Farizon's plan is to assemble at least 600 hydrogen truck units in the next weeks. Indeed, it's China’s first mass production of 200kW hydrogen-powered trucks. China Trucks states that "this deployment is expected to drive the adoption of green transportation across the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region"…

HYVIA announced its legal liquidation following "the absence of a credible takeover offer as part of the search process for candidate buyers carried out by the judicial administrator", as stated by the company. A few days ago, Luca de Meo, Renault CEO, during an audition at the French Parliament sai…

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Named e-comp Scroll, the new component, in ZF’s words, is “an oil-free, low-noise and minimal vibration air compression system designed as much for efficiency as it is for smooth operation”. The new product addresses the noise topic by using the motion of interlocking scrolls to compress air in orde…

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With a maximum charging power of 240 kW and Adaptive Voltage, the Kempower Control Unit supports a wide range of vehicle types, allowing light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles to utilize the same charging system. It can also be paired with Kempower Satellites on the same centralized Power Unit.

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In order to enable SAE Level 4 autonomous driving, Daimler Truck has purposefully designed and built redundancy into the Freightliner Cascadia platform for safety-critical systems for safe, driverless operations. Daimler Truck and Torc aim to enter the U.S. market with SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks …

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Both electric trucks and vans have increased their sales in the first quarter of 2025 in the European Union. Generally speaking, however, the market is quite challenging, with declining trends in the heavy-duty and light-duty sectors. Let’s have a look at the latest data released by ACEA (here…

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