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Nikola Tre on the road in US

Nikola Tre on the road in US

Nikola delivered the first roadgoing Nikola Tre to TTSI, which works with truckfleets in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Nikola Tre is much discussed, after allegations of incorrect information-supply which led to the premature dismissal of their CEO. Now, the first truck under new management is ready. We can cl;early see…Continue Reading

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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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Daimler Truck and Cummins join forces

Daimler Truck and Cummins join forces

Daimler Truck AG and Cummins Inc. announce a global plan for the development of medium-duty commercial vehicle engines. Both companies have signed a global strategic partnership. The agreement involves the building of a Cummins engine plant within the Mercedes-Benz Mannheim campus where medium duty engines will be built that comply with the Euro VII emissions…Continue Reading

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Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG together in fuel-cell joint venture

Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG together in fuel-cell joint venture

The Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG have now a signed binding agreement for a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize fuel-cell systems for use in heavy-duty trucks as the primary focus, as well as other applications. The ambition of both partners is to make the new company a leading global manufacturer of fuel-cells,…Continue Reading

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Toyota works with Hino on Fuel Cell truck for USA

Toyota works with Hino on Fuel Cell truck for USA

Toyota Motor North America and Hino USA work together on a heavy fuel cell truck for the North American market. The experienced truck builder Hino developed the new XL series, a conventional Class 8 truck. This truck is being tested with Toyota fuel cell technology. Apart from this developement both partners als work on a…Continue Reading

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Dongfeng Autonomous container truck

Dongfeng Autonomous container truck

Dongfeng has recently delivered the first 3 units autonomous container trucks to a customer in Xiamen. The trucks are developed by Dongfeng in cooperation with Cosco Shipping Ports and China Mobile. they will start operation in the port for the development of the 5G smart port after necessary adjustments are completed. The trucks have double…Continue Reading

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Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Fuel Cell truck

Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Fuel Cell truck

Daimler Trucks presents technology strategy for electrification – world premiere of Mercedes-Benz fuel-cell concept truck The Mercedes-Benz GenH2 truck is a fuel cell truck with a range up to 1000 km. Customer trials will start in 2023 and the start of series production is planned in the second half of this decade. The styling of…Continue Reading

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Nikola under fire

Nikola under fire

According to Hindenburg Research, a financial research company, Nikola has created ‘an ocean of lies’ to get fundings for the company. For an example, they say the electric truck you see driving in Youtube movies was pushed down a mountain for the video. According to Hindenburg Research, the truck was towed up the hill. Nikola…Continue Reading

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