The Truck Industry Council is calling on the Federal government to increase the instant asset write-off to $450,000 for heavy vehicle specific purchases, saying that this would stimulate sales in the Heavy and Medium truck […]
The ATA has called on the Federal Government to ban payment times longer than 30 days, and provide creditors with the immediate right to claim interest and recovery costs, and impose penalties for serious non-compliance. […]
Daimler’s long hard road to win over the Australian truck industry with its new Freightliner Cascadia may have been slowed by the COVID Pandemic but it has announced a major conquest for the new truck […]
The Government’s $150,000 instant asset write off tax stimulus had a very real and important affect on June truck sales numbers, with a big bounce back following depressed sales in April and May. However as […]
Volgren’s parent company, Marcopolo, has launched a range of global biosafety measures designed to limit the spread of coronavirus and improve the safety of passengers, drivers and the general public. Marcopolo BioSafe is a suite […]
Hyundai has announced it has delivered its first 10 XCIENT Hydrogen Fuel Cell trucks in Switzerland, making them the first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty trucks to be delivered in the world. Hyundai has beaten many of the […]
Volvo and Western Australia’s Public Transport Authority have announced they are partnering to bring Volvo’s first ever electric buses to Australia. Four Volvo electric buses will be delivered to the PTA as part of the […]
If you didn’t believe hydrogen fuel cells will be the power source for future generation trucks and buses then think again. Clearly if it was just a few start up company’s spruiking hydrogen fuel cells […]
In this issue of Coach & Bus we do look closely at some interesting zero emission opportunities including Volvo’s so called self-charging S Charge bus, a new take on hybrid propulsion. As Volvo boss David […]
California has rebuffed strong opposition from industry to adopted a landmark rule that will require more than half of all trucks sold in the US state to be zero-emissions by 2035, a move that is expected […]
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