The battery-electric truck transported an average of 12 tonnes of freight from the DHL Terminal in Hagen near Dortmund to the Mercedes-Benz plant in Kassel, 175km away without having to stop for charging.

The company successfully completed a week-long demo tour of both its battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 Tractor and its HFC Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck at Tyrol, in the Alps in Austria, at an altitude of 1,560 metres.

With this growing sector of the business, the aim is to have a dedicated team serving existing customers and growing the mobility business, with projected sales revenue expected to reach EUR 80 billion by 2029.

Oliver Makko has been appointed the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Jörg Dinkat, and Andreas Krist as Chief Product Officer (CPO), replacing Oliver Reichertz.

Manufactured in Kassel, this hybrid version means operators no longer must choose between manual or electrically operated ramps, with both combined in one unit.

The ‘AxTrax 2’ is a follow-up to ZF’s existing line of integrated electric portal axles for buses, delivering 210 kW of continuous power and 26,000 Nm peak output torque.

Plus’s technology is intended to enhance Bosch’s existing portfolio of steering systems which incorporate advanced driver assistance features to make handling easier and safer for the driver.

Having recently started its two-year-long journey on the 2nd of May, the roadshow truck will attend 35 trade shows and fairs, travelling over 15,000 km across Europe, demonstrating the durability of Continental’s new Generation 5 Conti Hybrid truck tyre range.

According to Dr Stefan Hartung, Bosch Chairman, the company has made this acquisition in order to grow its electromobility business by reinforcing its semiconductor supply chain.

The non-tipping silo K.SSL 35 vehicles will operate throughout Germany transporting cement to Spengler’s concrete factories.

Continental has agreed to provide the hardware for future iterations of the Aurora Driving Software (Aurora Driver), starting in 2027, dubbed as a “hardware-as-a-service” business relationship between the two companies.

Iveco Group will acquire the joint-venture manufacturing facility in Ulm, which was opened in 2021 for the assembly of Nikola ‘Tre’ battery- and fuel cell-electric trucks for the European market.