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Battery-Electric Mega Trip: eActros 600 on its way to the Northernmost & Southernmost Points in Europe

June 15, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, electric semi-trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, lithium-ion batteries, mercedes, mercedes-benz eactros, mercedes-benz trucks, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:41:55 +0000

Two near-series eActros 600 prototypes set off from Frankfurt am Main Most extensive test run in the history of Mercedes-Benz Trucks Battery-electric long-haul trucks are traveling more than 13.000 kilometers through more than 20 countries – each truck underway with 40 tons total towing weight Karin Rådström, CEO Mercedes-Benz Trucks, … [continued]

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Daimler Truck Unveils Battery Electric Autonomous Freightliner eCascadia Technology Demonstrator

May 13, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, batteries, clean transport, daimler, daimler truck, electric semi-trucks, electric trucks, Energy Storage, freightliner, freightliner ecascadia, lithium-ion batteries, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 12:53:30 +0000

Daimler Truck is pursuing a vision of zero emissions and increased road safety by combining the two most promising technologies to deliver on that vision — battery electric drive and integrated autonomous driving technology — in one semi-truck for the first time in its history: the autonomous Freightliner eCascadia technology … [continued]

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Setting the Record Straight on the ICCT’s Trucking Cost Analysis

December 3, 2023 admin clean transport, electric semi-trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, green hydrogen, hydrogen trucks, icct, international council on clean transportation (icct)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:14:18 +0000

Editor’s note: In the interest of open debate, we are publishing the article below from the ICCT. This is part … [continued]

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Volvo FH Electric Is First EV To Win Truck Of The Year

December 3, 2023 admin awards, clean transport, electric semi-trucks, electric semis, Electric vehicles, ev awards, volvo trucks

Credit to Author: Jo Borras| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:39:29 +0000

In a historic, first-ever win for an electric vehicle, the Volvo FH Electric class 8 truck is the 2024 International … [continued]

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With Smart Policy, Truck Electrification Is Within Reach

November 15, 2023 admin advanced clean trucks, clean transport, electric semi-trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Shipping

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 02:05:04 +0000

An analysis of 15 states that have adopted or are in the process of adopting the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation … [continued]

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Volvo Leads The Way — Electric Trucks For Australia

November 15, 2023 admin Australia, clean transport, electric semi-trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Shipping, volvo

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 22:43:45 +0000

Last Friday, I was able to chat with Matt Wood, public relations and media manager at Volvo Australia, about Volvo’s … [continued]

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Volvo Trucks Get New Smart Safety Features

June 17, 2023 admin clean transport, electric semi-trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Shipping, volvo, volvo trucks

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:15:40 +0000

If you’re a cyclist, you just got a new favorite truck.

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Wright’s Law Enables EV Niches To Leap Into The Future, Or Not

June 6, 2023 admin airports, Aviation, boats, carbon emissions, cars, clean power, clean tech, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, electric semi-trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, ev batteries, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, ports, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2023 13:06:43 +0000

OEMs that try to roll bespoke engineered solutions, niche chemistries, or custom designed battery assemblies are making the wrong strategic decisions.

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Triple Electric Road Train Trial

April 24, 2023 admin Australia, clean transport, electric semi-trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, janus electric, oz minerals, qube, Shipping, south australia

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:00:55 +0000

Janus Electric has partnered with Oz Minerals and Qube to trial a triple road train powered by a converted electric semi. For the initiated, that’s a prime mover pulling three trailers, and they will be doing this in the harshest conditions in South Australia’s outback. Oz Minerals, Janus Electric, and Qube will trial the technology […]

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Volvo Trucks South Africa Takes Its First Extra Heavy Electric Truck On A 600km Road Trip From Durban To Johannesburg

April 14, 2023 admin clean transport, electric semi-trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Shipping, South Africa, volvo trucks

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:12:57 +0000

One of the leaders in the electric heavy truck industry is Volvo Trucks. Volvo Trucks has now sold more than 4300 electric trucks globally in more than 38 countries since 2019, when production of these units commenced. Volvo Trucks recently announced that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its customers in South Africa […]

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