According to the results of a case study involving adipic acid, Bulk Tank’s system reduced extended loading times from 6-9 hours to just 2 hours, while reducing waste to a minimum and eliminating the need for manual operation.

The ‘HE 19’ is the latest model in Carrier Transicold’s ‘Vector’ series of TRUs and is claimed to be the company’s most sustainable product yet.

The NM20 is apparently still in development, with initial customer deliveries to begin towards the end of this year.

By combining Rocsys’ hands-free charger with Unikie’s ‘Marshalling Solution’, the partners aim to eliminate the need for human drivers to manually park the vehicle in the charging bay and hook it up to the charger.

The reason: Hino Motors concluded that it is “unlikely that the business of Shanghai Hino will grow in a sustainable manner” due mainly to growing sales of electric-powered commercial vehicles and construction machinery in China.

The company plans to capitalise on its reputation as a premium vehicle safety systems developer as it moves into the Japanese market.

The deal would see Alltrucks serving Sany customers from its network of over 700 workshops across thirteen European countries.

Electra Battery Materials will use the funds to build its cobalt sufate refinery in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, which will be the first of its kind in North America. The funds are part of a broader effort to strengthen North America's critical mineral supply chain, specifically focusing on cobalt sulfate production.

The company said the move is a first step in a much broader expansion strategy for the region.

At the IAA in Hanover Ford Trucks said that it was working on a right hand drive Euro VII diesel engine powered version of both the F-MAX and F-LINE truck models.

The company’s distribution strategy had been to appoint a single distributor per country in mainland Europe responsible for sales, aftersales, spare parts and marketing.

With the Eclipse CANought project, the partners hope to advance the development of software-defined vehicles by making it easier for commercial vehicles to receive updates over the air.