Author Archives: Tim de Jong

‘Super Trailer’ from Wabash

‘Super Trailer’ from Wabash

US trailermanufacturer Wabash has unleashed details about it’s efforts in taking part of the American Super Truck project. At Iepieleaks, we have displayed trucks constructed under the Super Truck project before, think of the Volvo, Freightliner and International examples. Now, we’ve had the opportunity to show something about the trailer. Wabash National’s trailer includes a…Continue Reading

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It’s here: The Nikola electric truck

It’s here: The Nikola electric truck

Start-up company Nikola has unveiled it’s long awaited truck concept last night in the US. First thing Iepieleaks notes  is that the gasturbine has been interchanged for a hydrogen fuel cell system. Sill, the Nikola delivers 1.000 hp. The Nikola One utilizes a fully electric drivetrain powered by high-density lithium batteries. Energy will be supplied…Continue Reading

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Autonomous driving in 1989!

Autonomous driving in 1989!

At Iepieleaks you expect the latest trucking and vehicle info and you expect news which officially isn’t news yet. So what about this little movie we found on the web? It shows a test of an autonomous driving ambulance which actually belongs to the army. The film shows consciousness about road deaths and about safety…Continue Reading

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Mammoet moves part of a Swedish village

Mammoet moves part of a Swedish village

Mammoet finished moving the first houses from the Swedish city of Gällivare to nearby Koskullskulle. Gällivare has been built on iron deposits and the houses in the city have to make way for a mine. Because many of these houses are of high cultural value, the governmental mining company wanted to move them in one…Continue Reading

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US firm develops plug-in hybrid pick-up truck

US firm develops plug-in hybrid pick-up truck

President-elect Trump digging coal or not, in the US there are several firms developing eletrically driven vehicles. We already mentioned Tesla developing a fully electric pick-up, but meanwhile, there’s also the Workhorse Group having a pick-up under development that will hardly need gas. Hardly, because the Wotrkhorse W15 has a small range extender supplying energy…Continue Reading

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Pentagon invests in Quintiq ‘electric wheel’

Pentagon invests in Quintiq ‘electric wheel’

The American Army has invested 2,7 million dollars in British company Quintiq. This company specialises in electric vehicle drivesystems where the electric motors are mounted in the wheel hubs. The US army appears to be very aware of the savings potential of such compact drivesystems. Should military vehicles be electrically driven on a large scale,…Continue Reading

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MAN takes TGX D38 to Australia

MAN takes TGX D38 to Australia

After more than 18 months of local research, testing and development, MAN Trucks has released its all-new TGX D38 truck to the Australian market at launch events in Brisbane. The TGX flagship aims to establish the European brand as a major player in the 15-litre, heavy-duty truck market. Before an industry elite, including Penske Corporation…Continue Reading

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Western Star pays tribute to Smokey and the Bandit

Western Star pays tribute to Smokey and the Bandit

More than 35 years after the debut of “Smokey and the Bandit,” Western Star fans are paying tribute to the classic movie with its newest star, “Bandit”, the “Design Our Star Project: Part II” show truck. The 2017 5700XE was built from the ground up by fans and customers, who selected the truck model, application,…Continue Reading

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Scania develops 13 litre engine for VW Group

Scania develops 13 litre engine for VW Group

Volkswagen Truck & Bus is eagerly looking to find savings by letting it’s truck manufacturers cooperate as much as possible. Right after the German IAA-show, some structure of the very young Truck & Bus Group of Volkswagen starts to show. Volkswagen wants Scania to develop drivelines and it wants MAN to work on chassis parts,…Continue Reading

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Iveco Z-truck shows the future

Iveco Z-truck shows the future

And the future is: Bio-LNG. At the Hanover IAA Show, Iveco revealed this concepttruck featuring all kinds of new technologies. ‘Z’ of course stand for Zero, meaning that this concept emits zero CO2. Zero CO2 emissions through optimized Liquefied Natural Gas technology and the use of Bio-methane. The concept is based on a heavy truck…Continue Reading

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