This vehicle is being utilised for regional distribution and long-haul deliveries as part of a UK-funded government project to demonstrate how battery-electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) can effectively replace conventional HGVs at scale on the UK road network.

We know that new electric HGVs carry a significant upfront cost compared to that of their diesel ICE equivalents. DAF is aiming to leverage big data and AI to drive efficiency gains for operators, ameliorating that initial cost.

DAF Trucks UK has been the market leader in the UK truck (trucks >6t) market for 30 years.

David Kiss, Managing Director of DAF Trucks UK told members of the UK media at an event held in Oxford late last year that a large amount of DAF UK’s success is a direct result of its aftermarket network. The territory boasts 13 dealer groups with 146 dealer locations, which include 102 service locations and 34 sales locations.

While the exact financial details of this investment have not been publicly disclosed, it is part of HVS's ongoing efforts to attract outside investment after the company announced last year it was desperately seeking Series B funding as it slimmed down operations of its attribute prototype (AP) build.

The Yutong T75e will come with an energy capacity of either 100 or 132 kilowatt hours, with the latter option providing a range of over 180 miles.

The brand, called ‘Rightech’, has a strategic framework agreement with two Chinese manufacturers to distribute and service four vehicle models, two of which are trucks.

These 85 low- and zero-emission trucks make up almost 10% of the retailer’s total fleet.

A companion piece to last week's feature on Fusion Processing, this summarises the key points of the act, explaining what they mean for the future deployment of self-driving vehicles on British roads.

Renault Truck Commercials Ltd will now operate as two distinct regions: West England & South Wales; and Greater London & South East England.

When Jim Hutchinson – today the CEO and founder of Fusion Processing Ltd, an autonomous vehicle technology company based in Bristol – began his career in electronic engineering, he could not have imagined that the radar and sensor equipment he was working on would eventually be used to make buses and trucks that can drive themselves. “I can’t claim to have been that visionary [back then],” he told Truck & Bus Builder in an interview. The realisation dawned in the late 2000s, when Hutchinson saw that the growing need for sophisticated sensors in the automotive sector – used at that time for advanced driver assistance systems – would “ultimately” lead to self-driving vehicles navigating with a combination of cameras, radars, and other perception hardware.

The CV Show at the NEC in Birmingham, UK is an annual event and this year, it is on over three days, April 29 to May 1.