The French national mailservice ‘La Poste’ and Renault Trucks are testing the Renault Maxity truck with a fuel cell added to the electric driveline. Hence, the heavy batteries can stay away and the Maxity can theoretically drive about 200 km on one tank of hydrogen. The fuel cell considerably increases the range of the Maxity,…… Continue Reading
In The Netherlands, road tests with autonomous trucks will start on a short term. The Dutch government has officially allowed tests with driver-less vehicles on Dutch roads. The Dutch intend to be among the first countries where driverless trucks and other vehicles will be allowed. In Holland research institute TNO along with transport organisations and…… Continue Reading
Isuzu N-Series trucks are not particularly cool. They are very useful, but all they do is their job and that’s it. Typical examples of N-Series Isuzu’s in practice are waste trucks. In the US, former Tesla-engineer Ian Wright is developing a plug-in-hybrid driveline based on a gasturbine combined with a small electric motor. The entire…… Continue Reading
Scania expects to deliver around 1,500 trucks running on biodiesel this year. Scania manufactures three different Euro 6 engines for pure biodiesel operation based on its modular system – 9-litre inline five-cylinder; 13-litre inline six-cylinder; and 16-litre V8). Together they provide a power range from 320 to 580 horsepower. Scania says that biodiesel is perhaps…… Continue Reading
Mercedes-Benz introduces a new natural gas engine at the upcoming International Commercial Vehicles show (IAA) in Hanover (25 Sept. till 2 Oct.). The new M936G natural gas engine destined for the Econic (picture) is based on the OM 936 turbodiesel engine from the new 7.7 l generation, which is being mounted in Atego and Antos…… Continue Reading
Siemens is to conduct demonstrations on a two-mile stretch of highway after installing a catenary system for electric and hybrid trucks in the vicinity of the largest US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The company was awarded the associated contract by Southern California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The objective is…… Continue Reading
With it’s hybrid driveline, Fuso has set a remarkable benchmark in sustainable technology. Now, it appears that Fuso develops a fully electric driveline. The trucks are developed in Portugal and this new E-Cell variant is going to be tested in the upcoming period of time in various cities in Portugal. The Fuso E-Cell is a…… Continue Reading
Shortly after announcing D-Series trucks to be equipped with engines running on CNG and on Biodiesel, Renault starts a practice test in Paris with a fully electrically driven D-Series truck which has a GVW of 16 tonnes. Prefume maker Guerlain and the Paris region carrier Speed Distribution Logistique have joined forces with Renault Trucks to…… Continue Reading
The Dutch company Rebbl has Europe’s largest webshop with parts for electric automobiles. On their website Rebbl shows conversions of normal cars to electric traction. Especialy the Volkswagen T2 vans are funny with electrical power, but they also show a Dacia Dokker that is being converted. Check www.rebbl.com … Continue Reading
Chevrolet enters a new marketsegment, that of light vans. The Ameircans didn’t develop their own light version, nor did they look for such a solution in Europe, as Chrysler did. Chevy will sell the Nissan NV200, with a true Chevy face, as this picture shows. The Chevy-made-by-Nissan will be named City Express. It receives a…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
BIGtruck Magazine Kippertest 2024
