The Board of Directors has approved a proposal to build a new EUR 540 million commercial vehicle tyre production line at its Hungarian plant in Rácalmás by 2027.

The ETL marking is a certified indicator that the electric charging products have been tested by Intertek and found to be in compliance with accepted national standards. This now allows Kempower to enter the American market with locally-made electric vehicle charging equipment.

The transmission is paired with the Cummins X15 engine, designed for peak performance for on-highway heavy-duty vehicle (HGV) applications.

Taabi states its SaaS provides robust and reliable integration with onboard sensors and diagnostics tools of assets (vehicles) to fetch real-time analytics and to generate predictive insights using a proprietary AI model.

The new Bridgestone Ecopia Steer Enliten and Ecopia Drive Enliten tyres are available from January 2024 in size 315/70 R22.5. Four additional sizes will be added next year and one further size in 2025. Bridgestone will add the Ecopia Enliten trailer tyre in Q4 2024.

Representatives from Spain, France and Italy were in attendance. Under the theme of “Enginuity”, a comprehensive product range for the cargo transport, cold chain, and construction (tippers and platforms) sectors were on the stand.

The new model, which is to be built in Izmir and available in the second half of 2024, has been designed to provide low fuel consumption at maximum engine power.

The subsidiary of the American trailer components supplier showcased systems for tyre pressure monitoring and solar power generation specifically for semi-trailers.

The company launched the second generation EnduRace RAT 2 truck tyre range. Available in 315/70 size for 22.5-inch rims, Apollo claims the tyre offers a 5% increase in mileage and a 10% increase in rolling resistance and traction when compared to its previous generation of tyres.

The company claims that its new range of trailers offer improvements in safety, durability, connectivity and sustainability, with energy savings of 21% when compared to previous generations.

The high-powered 1 MW chargers are expected to go into series production in late 2024 and initially, will be rolled out in Finland and then later to other parts of Europe.

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.