The German manufacturer took part in a study which purportedly shows that its upcoming battery electric truck is quieter by up to 14.4 dBA1 than its conventional diesel equivalent (in this case, a TGX 18.510).

Under the banner of the “ZF New Energy Vehicle eDrive Project” – which has reportedly opened two e-mobility plants in China since 2021 – the new factory will cover an area of 8.3 hectares and employ 900 workers when complete.

Spun out of the governmental Sandia National Laboratories, BayoTech began filing patents for its own steam methane reformation process for producing hydrogen back in 2020.

The joint venture, which will make use of Westport assets and intellectual property, will receive an initial USD28m investment from Volvo, giving it a 45% stake.

She will replace Tom Linebarger, who will leave his role as Executive Chairman and Chair of the Board.

The aim is to increase road safety and to improve job satisfaction to increase driver retention throughout the country.

When one talks about autonomous vehicles, it is all too easy to slip into science-fiction reveries of driverless vehicles everywhere, transporting people and goods without requiring any human input. However, that is a vision of the future which is not shared by Nick Elder of American tech firm Torc Robotics.

Traton has signed a framework agreement with its parent company, Volkswagen, which outlines the terms for selling and transferring the rights to provide financial services for MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus to Traton Financial Services.

Through a dedicated mobile application, the driver can access data from the wLog via Bluetooth at any time and can set it to log data from every two minutes to every hour.

Hydrogenics’ fuel cell and electrolyser capabilities will be incorporated within Cummins’ new business unit for zero-emission technologies called ‘Accelera’.

The companies believe that adopting stricter emission standards for trucks will force manufacturers to increase production of zero-emission trucks and therefore bring down the price of these heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs).

Together with sponsor Caltrans, Nikola’s “Hyla” brand will build six stations across three air quality management districts which cover Los Angeles, San Diego, and the Mojave Desert.