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
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
The Ginaf company is building electric driven distribution trucks by the name Duratruck. These trucks are based on Mercedes-Benz Atego trucks and they get a completely new electric driveline. The one on the pictures is a E2114 Duratruck that was delivered recently to the Hulshoff company in Amsterdam. The truck has a 270 kW electromotor…… Continue Reading
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
Toyota Motor Corporation will begin to sell fuel cell buses (FC buses) under the Toyota brand from early 2017. Having already undergone repeated field tests for practical use, the Bureau of Transportation of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to utilize two of these FC buses (model name: Toyota FC Bus) as fixed-route buses. Toyota plans…… Continue Reading
Dutch company Emoss presents the E.V.E.R truck, an 18 ton tractor with electic power and a range extender. Together these two make a range of 900 km possible. The CNG engine is from a GM passenger car and it provides electrical power for the main engine of 320 kW. With the 120 kVh battery package…… Continue Reading
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
Volkswagen has introduced a CNG version of the VW Constellation 24.280. This biggest VW truck ever, introduced six years ago was presented now with a CNG system. Estimates for the prototype is a 20% reduction in nitrogen oxide and particulate emissions compared with certifiable diesel engines in Brazil. The CNG system should be compliant with…… Continue Reading
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
The Chinese company Dayun Motors has released photo’s of a fully electrical driven delivery van. The truck has a special design and shure stands out in a crowd. The power comes from a 30kW electric motor that is powered by Lithium bateries. The maximum speed is sayd to be an impressive 105 km/h but there…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
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