The jury praised the concept of the truck, which was first unveiled at the last IAA Transportation event in 2022: originally called ‘eActros Long Haul’, the idea was to develop a truck capable of covering up to 500 kilometres on a single charge.

The 2024 Transpotec Logitec Exhibition took place in the Fiera Milano, Italy, from 8 – 11 May.

Electric vans developed under the joint venture, called 'Flexis SAS', will be serially manufactured at Sandouville, where Renault has produced over a million mid-sized vans (‘Trafic’) since it opened ten years ago.

According to the terms of the agreement between the two companies, Renault will supply battery packs to Tolv and produce electric retrofit “kits” at its factory in Flins.

Renault Trucks announced concurrently its own 'Red Edition' of the new generation Master.

Subject to regulatory approval, the joint venture will be launched in 2024, with both partners pledging to invest EUR300m each over the next three years.

The refurbished truck range, the ‘T Red’, is the result of Renault Trucks’ new “circular economy” strategy of repairing and reselling used vehicles and parts instead of scrapping them.

The project, known as ‘Mach2’, aims to integrate Level 4 autonomous Renault minibuses, without onboard supervision, into the city’s public transport network, which is operated by Keolis.

Hyvia will use this hydrogen to test out vehicles based on the Renault ‘Master’ LCV platform, producing enough hydrogen to test up to 1,000 fuel cells per year.

The new terms would alter Renault’s voting rights through its Nissan shares and pave the way for further collaborations in Europe, Latin America, and India.

Renault will collaborate with Phoenix Mobility to develop a proof-of-concept retrofit kit for converting Renault Master vans to electric power.

Renault Trucks will launch the enhanced Trafic range in various European markets in the hope of benefiting from the boom in e-commerce and last-mile delivery.