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DAIMLER BOSS WARNS COST OF BATTERY ELECTRIC TRUCKS WILL STAY HIGH

April 5, 2022 Jon Thomson

Daimler’s global truck boss Martin Daum  says that the cost of building a battery-powered truck will “forever be higher” than a combustion engine equivalent, as the war in Ukraine has accelerated an already rapid increase in […]

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FUEL UP – LOWES TAKES DELIVERY OF SIX NEW VOLVOS

March 29, 2022 Jon Thomson

Lowes Petroleum has announced it has taken delivery of six newVolvo FM  prime movers marking the beginning of its biggest fleet replacement since 2015. Head of Fleet and Compliance Jake Myler said while the rolling […]

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STOP GLARING! NARVA LAUNCHES NEW VERSION OF POPULAR LOAD LIGHT

March 29, 2022 Jon Thomson

Specialist  automotive electric and lighting specialist, Narva has upgraded its LED Load light with the addition of a glare shield. The company said that with many road freight movements occurring at night, having adequate load […]

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HYDROGEN INITIATIVE – VOLGREN TO BUILD LOCAL HYDROGEN FUEL CELL BUSES

March 29, 2022 Jon Thomson

Volgren has announced it will use a grant from the Victorian state government to develop its first Australian designed and built, commercial-grade hydrogen fuel cell electric bus. The two vehicles will be built locally in […]

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NEW COACH & BUS OUT NOW

March 28, 2022 Jon Thomson

In this issue we again have a bunch of stories on  the transition to zero emission, including an in depth interview with  the CEO of the Electric Vehicle Council of Australia, Behyad Joffari. Behyad has […]

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MAN ANNOUNCES NEW COACH EQUIPPED WITH MARCOPOLO BODY

March 28, 2022 Jon Thomson

MAN’s australian distributor Penske  has announced that, MAN’s RR8 coach chassis is now available in Australia fitted with  Marcopolo’s Audace 1050 body. The  new coach is powered by MAN’s latest generation D15 Euro 6 engine, […]

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HYDRO HIGHWAY – TRI-STATE AGREEMENT TO SEE HYDROGEN REFUELLING NETWORK ALONG THE EAST COAST

March 25, 2022 Jon Thomson

The government’s of NSW, Victoria and Queensland  have made a landmark announcement,  stating they will collaborate to establish a hydrogen refuelling network for heavy trucks along the major highways linking the three states. The plan […]

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TESTING CONDITIONS – VOLVO COMPLETES EXTENSIVE ELECTRIC TRUCK TEST PROGRAM DOWN UNDER

March 24, 2022 Jon Thomson

Volvo  has  recently revealed that it  has competed a multi-faceted testing program with its Volvo FL Electric to see how fast charging and extreme heat can affect range, battery charging and vehicle performance. As Volvo […]

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NOT A DROP MORE – BEVCHAIN TRIALS eCANTERS WITH TOOHEYS

March 24, 2022 Jon Thomson

Hot on the heels of  Linfox announcing a trial of electric eCanters with hardware giant Bunnings, the transport and logistics behemoth  has announced its BevChain division is expanding electric truck trials with major customers, and […]

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ON YA TREV – TREVOR O’BRIEN CLOCKS UP 40 YEARS WITH SCANIA BUS

March 24, 2022 Jon Thomson

It seems that in the bus industry long term loyalty and brand devotion is a pretty important  factor, and in recent times there have been a number of major milestones for employees of bus manufacturers […]

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