The 44-tonne E-Tech T and C trucks will be assembled on the same production line as their diesel-powered counterparts at Bourg-en-Bresse.

The ‘eTGX’ and ‘eTGS’ are a continuation of the longstanding TG-range of trucks, with electric drivelines that will reportedly deliver up to 800 kilometres of range.

The truck was driven by an internal combustion engine fitted with Westport’s ‘H2 HPDI’ system, which enables it to run optimally with hydrogen fuel instead of diesel.

The third-generation demo truck, powered by a Cummins ‘X15N’ engine with renewable natural gas, hauled a fully loaded trailer on an 840-mile round trip in California to collect performance data.

Now measuring 410,000 square feet, the Huntsville plant can now support two assembly lines and three machining lines, employing more than 230 skilled workers.

The four projects are expected to take place over seven years, with the first two allocated for planning and procurement and the next five for trials.

Together with the regional electric truck, Scania is introducing a new electric powertrain, called 'EM C1-4', which is more powerful than the drive systems installed in its lighter distribution and tipper trucks.

New trucks in the ‘D’ range – the D, D Wide, and D Wide LEC – now feature exterior stylings which Renault Trucks’ designers say are intended to create a visual link between its heavy-duty ‘C’ and ‘T’ trucks and its van range.

Volvo NA exceeded its original freight efficiency improvement target (measured in ton miles per gallon) of 120% with a 4x2 Class 8 tractor-trailer featuring reductions in drag and weight.

The special edition truck is to mark 10 years of operations in Brazil and just 120 of these limited edition models are to be produced and sold.

Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong - all are RHD markets i.e. drive on the left - are the first markets to receive Scania's battery electric trucks.

The commercial launch coincided with the completion of Phase-2 construction of the manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona.