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From the second part of 2025, Renault Trucks will be taking orders for an extension of its Renault Trucks E-Tech T model. With a range of 600 km on a single charge, this vehicle makes electrically-powered long-haul transport more feasible. Innovative technology driving performance The increased range of the Renault Trucks E-Tech T is achieved…

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has officially celebrated the series launch of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 for long-distance haulage at the company’s plant in Wörth, Germany. Karin Rådström, CEO of Daimler Truck: “The start of series production of our eActros 600 is a further proof of our ambition to transform the industry. With a range of 500 kilometers…

DAF Trucks’ parts programme, PACCAR Parts, is introducing PACCAR Power Solutions. This new department offers DAF and other customers products and services to support transport operators in making the energy transition to electric trucks. DAF Electric Trucks DAF was the first European OEM to bring a fully electric truck to the market (2018) and is…

Series production of the Renault Trucks heavy duty electric trucks has just begun at the Bourg-en-Bresse plant. The site has been assembling the brand’s trucks for 60 years and is now set to produce the Renault Trucks E-Tech T and C. Dedicated to regional distribution and urban construction, these vehicles are the latest addition to…

Oxford-based Smith & Sons (Bletchington) has returned to Volvo Trucks for a new batch of Volvo FMX tippers, following the impressive fuel economy the customer has witnessed in similar vehicles delivered in 2022. Supplied by Ryan Masters, Transport Solutions Executive, Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East, the latest arrivals – which directly replace…

Mercedes-Benz Trucks will start series production of the eActros 600 at the end of November this year at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth. The first eActros 600 customer vehicles will be manufactured and registered before the end of 2024. In each vehicle, a central component from the Mercedes-Benz plant in Mannheim will be installed: the…

Already marketing lighter weight trucks, MAN Truck & Bus is now starting to deliver its fully electric heavy-duty trucks. In Leipzig, the very first 40-tonne truck was handed over to automotive supplier DRÄXLMAIER Group. The company will use the MAN eTGX to transport batteries for the Porsche Macan Electric to the Porsche plant in Leipzig,…

Electra, specialist in the conversion of new OEM chassis into electric vehicles, has bought more than 340 Iveco glider chassis and 700 pallets of stock from Tevva, the start up that has recently gone into administration. This acquisition allows Electra to integrate these vehicles into its existing production processes, with the goal of building these…

Talk about being an early adopter, Simon Loos has just ordered another 65 electric Mercedes eActros 600 trucks to make the company’s electric fleet total an impressive 135 trucks. This summer, Simon Loos was the first company outside Germany to start practical testing of the eActros 600, for which three professional drivers were specially trained…

UK van buyers will need to wait until the CV Show in April next year to see the new Chinese electric 3.5 and 4.25t van where the model name and pricing will be revealed. The panel van is currently codenamed the ‘233’ and will come in two wheelbases, two heights and two battery options.  The…

TIP is trialling a zero emission ‘e-reefer’ temperature-controlled trailer which enables the trailer’s refrigeration unit to be powered using regenerated energy. This energy is recovered by an ‘e-axle’ during braking or driving downhill and that is subsequently stored in a high voltage battery. The unit’s energy management system is then said to provide power from…

Alliance Flooring Distribution (ADL) has taken delivery of two more Volvo FM Electric 4×2 trucks in addition to a diesel FH Aero 460 6×2 tractor unit. The new vehicles – supplied by Jamie Stanley, Area Sales Manager, Hartshorne Group – join two identical FM Electrics delivered in early 2024, with all five Volvos now operating…

Renault Trucks has got its first regional distribution electric truck in customer operation in the UK. This milestone is part of eFREIGHT 2030 consortium’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) Programme, funded by the Department for Transport and Innovate UK. The 42-tonne Renault Trucks E-Tech T 4×2 has been delivered to Welch’s Transport and…

With the purchase of a new MAN eTGX or eTGS, the customer will get a bundle of digital services for five years for free. Together with established services such as Geo, Timed, Compliant M and Perform, new services tailored to the requirements of electrically powered fleets such as MAN eManager and MAN SmartRoute are included….

Up to 600 km on one single charge. That’s how far Volvo’s next-generation heavy-duty electric truck will be able to drive. The longer range represents a breakthrough for long-distance transport with zero tailpipe emissions. The electrification of heavy trucks is continuing across the world and longer distances are now becoming a possibility.  Next year Volvo…

Increasing numbers of organisations involved in local deliveries are heading down the electric route. A prime example of this type of duty cycle is dray work – transporting beer to pubs. Asahi UK is a good example; the company has brought zero tailpipe delivery to its London operations by welcoming a Volvo FE Electric 4×2…

It goes without saying that electric trucks cannot be a success if there is nowhere to plug them in. The vehicles would be simply expensive ornaments. The boss of MAN Trucks agrees, “The charging infrastructure for battery-electric trucks is of crucial importance for the success of the powertrain transformation in freight transport,” says Alexander Vlaskamp,…

Mercedes eActros Gets the Gong The eActros was not the first electric truck to take the title, as the Volvo FH Electric took the gong home last year – the first time an electric truck won the ITOY trophy. Commercial vehicle journalists from 24 European countries have voted the battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 the International…

 Tesla Semi Ablaze Needs 50,000 Gallons of Water There are plenty of people concerned about the difficulties encountered when electric vehicles catch fire. It seems that cars are bad enough but, with the extra batteries needed to operate a 42 tonne truck an electric truck fire could be a lot worse. The first real example…

Chinese super-manufacturer Build Your Dreams (BYD) has revealed their latest products at Germany’s IAA. These will be destined to compete in Europe for market share of the slow growing but inevitable electric truck market. The show marked the global debut of their van, the 3.5 to 4.25 tonne BYD E-VALI with a range of up…