On the Solutrans exhibition in Lyon Pierre Lahutte, CEO of Iveco mentioned the Tesla Semi truck. He compares the American electrical truck with the Iveco future study that was already presented last year at the IAA in Hannover: ,,we have a better design, the same aerodynamics, superior TCO and triple the range”. Now let’s see…… Continue Reading
Last night, Tesla unveiled it’s long awaited truck in the US. It appears that spy-pics Iepieleaks showed, were the right model. The new truck has a range of up to 500 miles, Tesla says, or 800 kilometres in European dimension. The truck features four electric motors driving the two rear axles. We hear that these…… Continue Reading
At Iepieleaks, we’re much dependant on the efforts of our secret, global network of spies. We’ve heard that the Tesla truck will be on it’s way later this week, and look, we think this is it! Of course did we spot the ‘dark’ pics that Tesla teased earlier on the web. When we compare them…… Continue Reading
Today Scania is launching a new 13 litres Gas engine in Rimini at the Ecomondo exhibition. The new gas engine is an oto-engine, so it works with sparkplugs. The new Scania engine can be ordered with LNG or CNG tanks. On LNG the truck can travel up to 1100 km far with a max GVW…… Continue Reading
The Volvo Methane of LNG trucks promise a range up to 1000 km on LNG. Volvo has tested the technology in the heat and in the cold and says they have the best solution on the market. The Volvo LNG trucks only come with the I-Shift transmission and with almost all the cabs from the…… Continue Reading
The Dutch company Emoss has presented the new Ever truck. This tractor unit is based on a DAF CF. The original driveline is replaced by a 350 kW/2.200 Nm Electric engine in combination with an Allison 6-speed automatic transmission. The truck can drive 100 km on its 120 kW battery pack, but with the LPG…… Continue Reading
On the day Iveco was presenting their new 460 Hp LNG trucks we found these photo’s of the Volvo LNG trucks. Just like the Iveco’s they are up to 460 Hp and have a fully automated transmission. Iveco uses the new ZF Traxon gearbox where Volvo uses their own I-Shift. A difference is that Volvo…… Continue Reading
At the Tokyo Motor Show, occasion, Daimler unveiled E-FUSO as the first OEM in the truckworld to launch a brand exclusively dedicated to electric mobility of trucks and buses. As further proof of this strategic move, Daimler celebrated the world-premiere of its all-electric heavy-duty truck concept with a range of up to 350 kilometers. The…… Continue Reading
Iveco has secured the largest deal for its Stralis NP vehicles to date. The agreement signed with Jost Group, one of the leading pan-European transport and logistics companies, foresees the delivery of a fleet of 500 Stralis NP trucks running on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). LNG is widely regarded as the only currently available mass…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
BIGtruck Magazine Kippertest 2024
