Schmitz building five to six trailers in the UK including the new dry fright trailer made using Struktoplast

The Swedish manufacturer will begin mass production and sales of heavy-duty fuel-cell electric trucks in the second half of this decade, following the recent start of prototype trials on the company’s test track. 

Strong sales and order book for Meteor extra heavy-duty tractor trucks, says VWCO.

Cummins has begun a partnership with Daimler Trucks North America to retrofit Freightliner Cascadia trucks with a Cummins fourth-generation hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. The firms expect initial units will be available in 2024 for the North American market.

Stuttgart-based Daimler Truck AG has announced that it intends to begin road trials with its 500km eActros LongHaul later this year. The first prototypes of the vehicle are already undergoing internal tests, but is yet to be tested on public roads.

The Swedish manufacturer will begin producing a new generation of battery-electric trucks designed for regional haul, with the range extended up to 350 km on a single charge, from the end of 2023.

Stuttgart-based Daimler Truck AG has announced that its Daimler Buses division will offer CO2-neutral vehicles in every segment by 2030. Initially, the division is focusing its electrification strategy on the core markets of Europe and Latin America.

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has released data, collected by Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, highlighting the need for European states to construct charging infrastructure at high-use truck stops across the continent.

Vancouver-based Westport Fuel Systems Inc has unveiled a hydrogen HPDI system for an internal combustion engine in a demonstrator vehicle at the ACT Expo in Long Beach, California.

The zero-emission division of Hexagon Group, Hexagon Purus ASA, based in Oslo, Norway, has entered into an agreement to acquire 40% of Cryoshelter GmbH’s liquid hydrogen business, based in Graz, Austria.

Fuel cell manufacturer Loop Energy Inc has been named as the winner of a tender process to supply Tevva Motors Ltd with its 50kW T505 fuel cell system for Tevva’s 7.5 tonne electric truck platform. The two companies state they are now working towards finalising a broader supply agreement.

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency concludes from the reports that significant portions of these segments are currently electrifiable, largely due to their use in repeatable routes that support overnight depot charging, reducing their dependence on sparce public charging infrastructure.