Ford presents the full electric F150 Lightning, a full size pickup truck with 1050 Nm of torque, the highest ever in a F150! The F150 is the most popular model of Ford with an annual production of 900.000 vehicles. The new electric version produces 414 kW (563 Hp) and has a range of 350 kilometers.…… Continue Reading
DAF Trucks introduces the LF Electric, a 19 tonne fully electric distribution truck for urban applications. The state-of-the-art vehicle offers a range of up to 280 kilometres. DAF is leading the way in electric powertrains for commercial vehicles. DAF was the first European truck manufacturer to commercialise a full electric tractor: the CF Electric (GCW…… Continue Reading
The city of Groningen in The Netherlands was the first European municipality to put a hydrogen-prepared waste truck from E-trucks Europe into use in 2017. Groningen believes hydrogen is one of the ways to make its city center emission-free. Today, the employees of Stadsbeheer municipality of Groningen are taking this new DAF CF 330 FAG…… Continue Reading
General Motors receives a stake in start-up company Nikola worth two billiopn dollars. In exchange, Nikola will use GM’s battery-system and fuel cell technology. The system Nikola is going to use to power its newly developed Badger pick-up truck is the Ultium batterysystem. Also Nikola can use the Hydrotec fuel cell of the company. In…… Continue Reading
Volta Trucks has developed a full electric city distribution truck that is going to be tested in several Nordic countries. Companies like Bring and DPD are going to test the electric zero emission trucks in city distribution. The trucks have a radius of about 150 up to 200 km and they have a cab that…… Continue Reading
Volvo Trucks presented new electric trucks this week but by doing that they also revealed the new FM cab. Volvo is expected to present the new FM and FH models next year and the launch should be at the IAA in September. With the new electric trucks the new cab design of the FM is…… Continue Reading
Our sources say that Volvo Trucks has an alliance with the South-Korean company Samsung SDI for developing battery’s for electric trucks. Volvo has plans to commercialise the FE and FL series electric driven trucks and that makes that there is a need for large and high quality battery’s. It seems that the developement is being…… Continue Reading
Tesla is working on the electric Semi heavy tractor and it seems to be working. On the photo we see a Tesla Semi transporting Tesla passenger cars. This is off course a test truck of the company but the idea is to bring this truck to the market. We have one question for Tesla: Your…… Continue Reading
In response to widespread interest from European customers, Nikola Motor Company has created a hydrogen-electric truck for European markets. Reservations for the new Nikola TRE (means “Three” in Norwegian) are now open at www.nikolamotor.com. Guests at the April 16-17 Nikola World in Phoenix will be able to view a prototype display of the Nikola TRE,…… Continue Reading
Dennis Eagle has presented a fully electric eCollect garbage truck at the IFTA exhibition in Munich. The truck will be available as a 26-ton 6×2 chassis in a narrow configuration with a 19m³ narrow rear loading body and automatic split-bin lift. The production should begin in 2019. Before production starts Dennis will start field tests…… Continue Reading
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