The companies are set to integrate Hexagon’s NG/RNG systems with Brudeli’s plug-in PowerHybrid technology to allow fleet operators the ability to maintain diesel ICE duty cycles while providing fuel cost savings and complying with Near Zero Emission Vehicles. Targeting the class 7 and 8 North American truck market, the partnership also aims to help OEMs achieve their various decarbonisation goals.

The new sustainable-material demonstration truck tyre used 63% sustainable material with 15 sustainable ingredients across 20 tyre components. Furthermore, it was manufactured with four different carbon blacks sourced from plant-based oils rather than crude oil.

The grant money depends on the powertrain or fuel type of the vehicle and the number of vehicles that the applicant wants to purchase, with the maximum amount on offer to any one company capped at EUR 500,000.

There was plenty to report from the 2024 edition of the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo held at the Las Vegas Convention Center between May 20-23.

Hyundai has announced it is expanding its hydrogen truck business in the US through a partnership with California-based non-profit organisation Centre for Transportation and the Environment (CTE).

DTNA announced it has rolled out its “circular economy approach” to battery recycling, remanufacturing and repurposing of its lithium-ion CV battery packs. As part of its carbon reduction goals, the approach aims to extend the usability of its batteries and reuse rare-earth materials in the production of new products.

With 100,000 gas vehicles in operation worldwide, Hexagon Agility sees substantial growth in NG trucks at EPA 2027.

The company’s four other Re.Wi.Re registered vehicle scrapping facilities are in Jaipur, Bhubaneshwar, Surat and Chandigarh.

At the end of 2023, MAN recorded a 51.2% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from its global footprint of offices and factories compared to a baseline measured in 2019.

By using HVO instead of diesel, Volvo claims it can replace up to 1,125,000 gallons of diesel annually, achieving an emissions reduction of 75% to 85% from its operations in North America.

The LNG agreement is seen as the first and important step towards creating the largest road logistics corridor in Brazil, with a focus on reducing CO2 emissions; initially it will focus on the North and North East of the country.

Investment is for initiatives in two primary locations: The Randon branded semi-trailer and railway wagon assembly plant in Caxias do Sul and the Motion Control manufacturing facility, also in Caxais do Sul, which operates under the Frasle Mobility brand name.