Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Mercedes Actros on Hydrogen

Mercedes Actros on Hydrogen

Mercedes-Benz is aiming for hydrogen for the future of long distance transport. Today the German truck brand presented a hydrogen Actros with a range of 1000 kilometer on one tank of Hydrogen. The Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck is a step towards serial production. Mercedes hopes to start testing on public roads before the end of the…Continue Reading

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New DAF, Huge cab!

New DAF, Huge cab!

And we’ve got more photo’s of DAF field test trucks. This looks like the new model with a flat floor and the medium high cab, but look at the length! DAF is the first truck manufacturer that takes the full profit of the new cab regulations in Europe and it looks like European drivers are…Continue Reading

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DAF Trucks: testing Hydrogen combustion

DAF Trucks: testing Hydrogen combustion

Ron Borsboom, Executive Director Product Development at DAF Trucks says that DAF still believes in internal combustion engines, also for the future. Borsboom stated that DAF Trucks is testing Hydrogen as fuel for internal combustion and the first results are promising. Especialy for the long haul DAF Trucks thinks internal combustion engines on hydrogen are…Continue Reading

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New Super Space Cab on the road

New Super Space Cab on the road

More and more photo’s are leaking of the next generation of DAF. Here is a rigid 6×2 with the largest cab that already has the colour of the costumer underneath the camouflage wrapping. The blue colour and the white wheels can only mean one thing, this is a new Mainfreight truck! The cab is huge…Continue Reading

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New DAF artist impressions

New DAF artist impressions

A lot of photo’s of what should be the next DAF XF are posted on social media and we tried to get an idea of what it is going to look like. First I tried to make a drawing, based on what I’ve seen so far and that is the black and white illustration you…Continue Reading

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New Renault Trucks T generation

New Renault Trucks T generation

Renault has released the first photo’s of the next generation of the T range. Some time ago there were the leaked photo’s and now Renault made it official. It looks like a small facelift but we have no details yet. For shure Renault also worked on the interior of the truck, and lets hope the…Continue Reading

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New DAF Space Cab?

New DAF Space Cab?

Yesterday we showed the first pictures of the new DAF XF series, or whatever they will name it. It is clear that this is not the biggest version of the new DAF. In this picture we the complete cab and that shows a rather low profile. It looks like there are going to be versions…Continue Reading

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