The European 4x2 version of the Tre battery-electric tractor is to be built in the Iveco-Nikola joint venture manufacturing plant in Ulm, Germany.

The eActros Long Haul, a battery-electric truck capable of travelling 500 kilometres on a single charge, was presented at a pre-conference event in Hanover on 18 September.

From November 2022 Scania Latin America Ltda oplans to place the Scania P280 gas-powered truck - designed specifically for operations in Brazil’s sugar cane segment - on the market as part of its strategy to offer low carbon solutions in Brazil.

The new joint venture, called ElectroForge, will begin developing high-power, low-mass drivetrains for CVs (Classes 3-8) from Kalyani Powertrain's facility in Pune, Maharashtra.

Series production has begun at the manufacturer’s facility in Tuve, Sweden, and will also take place at Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium next year.

Two FM Electric trucks will be deployed to handle the internal flow of goods between two Ikea factories located 14 kilometres apart in Zbąszynek and Babimost in western Poland.

The ‘389X’, available in day cab or 72”/78” Sleeper configurations, is a limited-run model with a distinctive black design of only 1,389 units, available to order from Peterbilt dealers.

The retrofit firm will be offering customers the option to electrify used models of the Actros MP5 range – launched in 2019 as an 18-tonne 4x2 tractor unit – and it will also be producing up to 2,500 units by 2030.

Heavy electric trucks with a gross combination weight of 74 tons will be employed by Kaunis Iron to transport ore on a 160-kilometre route between Kaunisvaara and Pitkäjärvi in the Lapland region, starting next year.

LIGHTS, which stands for ‘Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions’, brought public and private companies, authorities, and institutions together to draw up and test plans for deploying battery-electric trucks at scale in the state of California.

Volvo has delivered an autonomous heavy-duty off-road truck with hand-held remote control and monitoring system from up to two miles away.

Ashok Leyland broadens truck and tractor portfolio with new model variations