Daimler plans on delivering another 50 of these e-trucks before the end of the year, with the majority heading to European dealerships as demonstrator models.

Designed to warm the passenger compartment and driver's cab, the product can also condition the vehicle battery. This preheating can noticeably extend the range and speed up the charging process in winter conditions.

The fifty trailers from Schmitz’s ‘S.CS Fixed Roof’ range were built at the company’s facility in Manchester.

Hexagon’s Type 4 hydrogen cylinders store hydrogen at 350 bar and are designed specifically for use in buses. Additionally, the firm claims the tanks provide the Xcelsior with a range of up to 370 miles / 600km.

Housing over 80,000 different parts, this new distribution centre will help Paccar provide better service to its local dealer network by reducing shipment times thus reducing vehicle downtime.

The company has established a new Power Solutions Department in Europe under its Paccar Parts Division to support its customers in transitioning from traditional diesel ICE trucks to electric trucks.

The Gaggenau plant manufactures axle and transmission components, such as shafts, gear wheels, and housings which are then sent to the Kassel plant, where the components are assembled into complete electric axles. Gaggenau also produces structural parts for the truck’s cab.

The truck charging location is being built near two major trans-European networks: the Mediterranean corridor, which connects southern Spain to Hungary; and the Atlantic corridor, connecting Portugal with northern France.

This new mechatronics laboratory is designed to increase the efficiency of software verification and validation and is expected to cut costs by some 70-80% compared with traditional methods.

The Slovak company unveiled the tractor unit at a press event – a Ford F-Max truck retrofitted with a range-extended electric powertrain and dubbed ‘M&I RH120R’.

Mahle also announced that it will be taking 100% control of ‘Mahle Behr GmbH & Co KG’, a 75%-owned subsidiary specialising in air conditioning and engine cooling.

The initiative is enabled by the “hydrogen in mobility” subsidy scheme (Subsidieregeling Waterstof in Mobiliteit, or “SWiM”), which is offering a total of EUR40m to applicants next year.