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Month: April 2023

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GOVERNMENT SAYS NATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE STRATEGY DOES NOT COVER HEAVY COMMERCIALS

April 20, 2023 Jon Thomson

After ruffling the feathers of  many in the truck industry yesterday, with the release  of its National Electric Vehicle Strategy, the office of the minister for infrastructure, transport, regional development and local government has responded […]

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TRUCK INDUSTRY ANNOYED AT LACK OF HEAVY COMMERCIAL DETAIL IN GOVERNMENT ELECTRIC VEHICLE STRATEGY

April 20, 2023 Jon Thomson

Leading truck manufacturer, Volvo has expressed dismay at the lack of a clear strategy for zero emission commercial vehicles in the Federal Government’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy  which was announced by Minister Chris Bowen […]

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SCANIA UNVEILS 1.5 MILLION KM GREEN BATTERY

April 20, 2023 Jon Thomson

Scania  in its home market in Sweden  has announced that together with Northvolt it has unveiled a jointly developed battery cell for heavy electric vehicles. Scania says that in validation tests, the lithium-ion cell has demonstrated […]

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BRISBANE TRUCK SHOW AND AUSTRALIAN HEAVY VEHICLE INDUSTRY WEEK LAUNCHED

April 19, 2023 Jon Thomson

The HVIA has launched its upcoming Brisbane Truck Show and the accompanying Australian Heavy Vehicle Industry Week which it claims will have Australia’s “biggest ever program of heavy vehicle events and activities and the largest […]

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CLEANER CARS ON THE AGENDA FOR ALBO GOVERNMENT BUT NO MENTION OF TRUCKS OR BUSES

April 19, 2023 Jon Thomson

The Albanese Government  has released its initial National Electric Vehicle Strategy –Australia’s first  strategy for  cleaning  up our vehicle fleet, however  while it speaks extensively to the light vehicle fleet, it has no detail or […]

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UK FCEV A OK – BRITISH HYDROGEN TRUCK MAKER UNVEILS NEW PRIME MOVER

April 19, 2023 Jon Thomson

UK zero-emission, hydrogen-fuel cell commercial vehicle start up, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), has revealed its plans to disrupt the heavy haulage industry in the UK and Europe, as it unveiled its clean-sheet-designed hydrogen-electric Heavy Goods […]

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VOLTA STARTS TO BOLTA – PRODUCTION STARTS FOR NEW EURO ELECTRIC TRUCKS IN AUSTRIA

April 18, 2023 Jon Thomson

Swedish based European  electric truck start up Volta, has announced a major milestone with the start of production of its 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero at the Steyr Automotive factory at Steyr in Austria. Volta is […]

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BEAM IT UP SCOTTY – PACCAR MAKES STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN TELEMATICS COMPANY

April 18, 2023 Jon Thomson

US based global truck and engine maker Paccar has announced it has  made a strategic equity investment in telematics provider Platform Science. The equity investment builds on a partnership between the two companies, which integrates […]

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ZF PUTS NEW ELECTRIC DRIVELINE INTO GEAR

April 18, 2023 Jon Thomson

The Commercial Vehicle Solutions division of global transmission and  drive components company, ZF’  has announced that it has started production of its  new CeTrax lite electric central drive. ZF’s CVS division says it has used […]

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ELECTRIC CAR CARRIER SPARKS INTEREST IN EUROPE

April 18, 2023 Jon Thomson

An indicator of where battery electric trucks will have a significant impact on our own environment and transport industry  can be seen with  the utilisation  of an electric Scania P 25 fitted with a Kässbohrer body and trailer  which […]

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