The eCitaro fuel cell utilises a battery-electric drive system with high-performance NMC3 batteries while the fuel cell acts as a hydrogen generator to extend the range. With a range of 350km on a single charge, the articulated version offers space for 128 passengers.

DAF has delivered 7 of a total of 14 fully electric 6x2 DAF CF waste collection trucks to operate in Eindhoven. These vehicles are equipped with fully electric VDL side loaders, which allows waste containers to be emptied easily into the body of the truck.

Hyva cylinder production began in 1981 and then 30 years later, in 2011, the company hit its one million cylinder production milestone. Hyva has 13 production facilities scattered across Germany, Brazil, India, China and the Netherlands.

The Truck & Bus Builder team will be in attendance to bring you coverage of the launch as Mercedes began taking orders in October 2022, the company has finally moved into series production.

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.

Later this year, operators in the U.S. will have the opportunity to test and evaluate a pilot fleet of trucks in their own business operations.

The Scottish Government has launched the second phase of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB) to incentivise bus operators to purchase zero-emission coaches. The second phase of funding includes the eligibility of coaches to community transport providers.

BPW has been producing self steer axles for many years and is in a strong position to be able to supply those trailer builders that have customers wishing to operate the longer semi-trailers.

The milestone vehicle, a white DAF XG, was officially delivered to Dutch customer Kleijn Transport.

The battery packs contain safety features including current overcharge protection, cell-level passive propagation resistance, and electrical disconnection at the individual cell wire bonds that satisfy international safety standards.

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.

‘ROC-1’ is robotic charger which wirelessly communicates with the vehicle to insert the cable into the charging port and to remove the cable when charging is done.