The company has produced and delivered over 28,000 units to date and, of these, around 85% are used for waste disposal applications, mostly across Europe.

The X-treme material has been specially developed for commercial vehicle applications that are subject to very high mechanical stress. The material is suitable as a side wall element due to its resistance to hailstorms and resistance to UV radiation.

Siemens said that the acquisition, which would merge Heliox into its existing eMobility portfolio of charging products, will expand its coverage to DC fast chargers for trucks and buses.

From now on, Volkswagen will specify to its Tier 1 suppliers which semiconductors and other parts it would prefer in its electronic components.

The Coil Liner range includes four different types: the standard version for up to a 30-ton payload, the Coil Liner Ultra in lightweight design with cross beams, the shorter Coil Liner Compact for up to 30-ton payload, and the Mega Liner Coil in cross beam design.

The new inverter is an overhaul of the old design, making it better suited to commercial vehicle uses and more compliant with the latest cybersecurity requirements; that is according to Manuel Calero, Voith’s new vice president for E-Mobility who came into his role in February 2023.

The Federal Cabinet of Germany has allocated EUR 13.8 billion for E-Mobility funding from 2024 – 2027. The funding will target the advancement of electromobility, which includes the expansion of commercial vehicle charging infrastructure.

Ebusco announced it has signed a framework agreement with Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport to deliver four twelve-metre-long Ebusco 3.0 buses, marking the first time an Ebusco vehicle will be used at an airport.

Schaeffler’s specially designed bipolar plates provide a power density of 4.6 kW per litre of fuel cell volume, 20% greater than the company’s previous generation of plates.

Traton brands will be enabled to import trailer data to the Rio portal, and truck data will also be imported to Schmitz’s ‘TrailerConnect’ platform.

This centre has begun testing semiconductors that the company manufactures at its factory in Dresden, Germany. The new facility houses 400 employees and includes office space, conference rooms and laboratories to ensure quality control in the manufacturing process.

The new rounded steel body of the S.KI, which has a loading volume of 24 cubic metres and is lighter by up to 180 kg than before, is reportedly more rigid and easier to handle, thanks to redesigned cross-section and upper lips and a lower centre of gravity.