Accelera in the Guinness World Records with a fuel cell truck
Accelera by Cummins has set a new Guinness World Records title for the longest distance traveled by a hydrogen fuel cell electric (FCEV) heavy-duty truck without refueling.
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Daimler Truck and Volvo Group sign agreement to develop software-defined vehicle
Daimler Truck and Volvo Group have signed a binding agreement to establish a new 50/50 joint venture to develop a software-defined vehicle platform for heavy duty vehicles and drive the industry transformation. The new company aims to set an industry standard with headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Sustainable Bus Awards 2025
Sustainable Bus Awards 2025: Solaris and MAN go electric, Scania goes LNG and LBG
FPT Industrial at the IAA. Interview with Daniele Pozzo
FPT Industrial told its story at the IAA in Hannover. The narrator is Daniele Pozzo, Head of Marketing and Product Portfolio for FPT Industrial.
Cummins’ synoptic view of the onroad world
At IAA, we talked about onroad with Felipe Rocha - General Manager, On-Highway, Europe, Cummins, and Brian Wilson - General Manager, eMobility, Accelera by Cummins
[GlobalData] APAC EV infrastructure market to expand at 13.5% CAGR over 2024-29
GlobalData’s latest report reveals that the automotive EV infrastructure market covering two types of charging stations, fast charging stations powered by direct current and slow charging stations powered by alternating current, is estimated at 3.3 million units in 2024 and is forecast to reach 6.2 ...
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LF and its role in the North African market. Interview with CEO Massimo Labruna
LF was founded in 2020 to distribute FPT Industrial products in the North African market. We deepened our knowledge of LF’s activities with Massimo Labruna, CEO of AS Labruna and LF.
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Volvo Group spins out new company Fyrqom AB
Volvo Group, Qamcom Group and the inventor Roman Iustin form a new start-up company, Fyrqom AB. The new company will offer an automated system for calibration of the tire pressure monitoring system on heavy-duty vehicles.
[Interact Analysis] Registration of new energy trucks hit a new high in August
According to the new insight by Shirly Zhu, Principal Analyst at Interact Analysis, in August, the electrified truck market in China saw a year-on-year growth rate of 89%. Meanwhile, the electrified commercial vehicle market in China maintained its growth momentum with a total registration of 17,822...
Fuel cell buses for Italy: CaetanoBus teams up with Industria Italiana Autobus
CaetanoBus and Industria Italiana Autobus (IIA) have signed an agreement to start the production and marketing in Italy of hydrogen-powered city buses based on Toyota Fuel Cell technology and an H2.City Power Kit system developed by CaetanoBus.
Karsan, Iveco and Irizar win the Sustainable Bus Awards 2023
Winners have been elected for Sustainable Bus Awards 2023. The international jury composed of European trade magazines yesterday announced that Karsan e-ATA 12, Iveco Bus Crossway LE Hybrid CNG and Irizar i6S Efficient have won the sixth edition of the prize. The Sustainable Bus Awards 2023 were han...
ZF leverages complete truck-trailer technologies
ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division has presented the future of intelligent truck-trailers by unveiling two advanced innovation vehicles. Uniquely able to combine truck and trailer technologies with its unparalleled systems capabilities, ZF is setting new industry benchmarks for combine...
Aftermarket: the dates of Automechanika and Autopromotec
The automotive aftermarket returns to the fore at trade fairs: Automechanika Frankfurt will take place from 10 to 14 September 2024, Autopromotec in Bologna from 21 to 24 May 2025, but first it will organize an event on the energy transition
Deutz and the sustainable transport logistics (with hydrogen trucks)
A sustainable transport project with long-distance potential: in September 2022, the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) approved the funding application for the consortium research project HyCET (Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks) led by the BMW Group. The other HyCET project p...
Renault Trafic Van E-Tech Electric
The Trafic presents itself with a credible expectation, which projects it into the coveted dimension of the last mile: the vehicle promises 240 kilometers of autonomy, in compliance with the WLTP cycle, equipped with a 90 kilowatt engine, standard unit of measurement of synchronous and asynchronous ...
Quantron and Ballard enhance their cooperation
The Quantron QHM FCEV hydrogen truck, introduced as a world premiere at IAA 2022, integrates in its 44-ton variant the FCmove-XD 120 kW fuel cell from Ballard Power Systems. Following the official launch, more than 250 initial inquiries and the first orders for the vehicle have already been placed.
[Interact Analysis] Registration of new energy buses hit an all-time high in July
According to a recent research by Shirly Zhu, Principal Analyst at Interact Analysis, the Chinese truck and bus market is growing exponentially. In July 2022 alone new registrations totaled 16,793 units, a year-on-year increase of 92%.
