For the very first time, Iveco is renewing its entire truck product line next year. Capital spending on R&D will be ploughed into reducing CO2 emissions, developing fuel efficiency (for ICE vehicles) technology and a new zero-emissions product range.

The pilot vehicle is a Marcopolo-bodied bus with a Scania chassis capable of running on biodiesel from locally-sourced waste, such as animal manure and other agricultural waste.

With natural gas derived from renewable sources (such as waste), customers can cut their carbon emissions by up to 90%.

Solutrans 2023 was held between 21-25 November at Eurexpo in Lyon, France. Over 1,000 exhibitors and 50,000 guests gathered for the 17th edition of this historic show, centred around the European heavy and light commercial vehicle industry.

The test was conducted by Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions (MVTS) of Las Cruces, New Mexico on a 25.5-mile route, comprising urban and highway roads.

With the help of the Serbian government* in securing the land and the necessary licenses to build, the site will be responsible for the manufacturing and recycling of battery cells for EVs.

Power inverters are essential to provide traction motors with power from batteries and most buses use two-level power inverters. David Segbers, eMobility Traction Product Manager at ABB explains how upgrading to new three-level inverters boost efficiency, power output and reliability.

EC trading tariff exemptions, which were agreed upon as part of the Brexit deal, were due to end on January 1, 2024, resulting in a 10% tariff on the export of European-built battery electric vehicles to the UK and vice-versa.

Through their agreement, Torc will access data collected from Uber Freight’s transport network, representing more than USD18bn in active freight under management and more than 100,000 digitally-enable carriers.

The new Super Great has been fully remodelled six years after its last major redesign in 2017.

The company has announced plans to replace its current Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Kevin Nowlan, who is retiring at the end of February, with Craig Aaron, BorgWarner’s current Vice President and Controller.

This involves implementation of comprehensive annual sales, maintenance and service contracts by dedicated Tata service teams.