All Motor Transport articles in (FCZ) Web Issue – Page 69
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MT ArticleDaimler Truck boosts CO2-neutral energy supply at manufacturing facilities with photovoltaics
As well as developing a line-up of carbon zero commercial vehicles Daimler Truck has revealed its plans to CO2-neutrality in all its factories and business divisions worldwide by 2039. From 2023, the European locations will be CO2-neutral, thanks in part to the use of solar, wind, and hydroelectric power, the ...
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CommentaryOur carbon zero 2023 wish list
It seems like it’s the time of the year for wish lists and new year’s resolutions, so we thought we’d ask our contributors to tell us where they would like to see some focus in the year ahead… Let’s have an open conversation [Andy] – people raising concerns with a ...
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MT ArticleLoop Energy announces Paul Cataford has joined its board of directors
Hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer Loop Energy has announced Paul Cataford is joining its board of directors, signalling a strengthening of the Canadian company’s senior team. Cataford is an experienced financial and commercial leader with over 30 years of success in finance, governance, and strategy, particularly in developing and high-growth technology ...
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MT ArticleSuccess for Scania’s regional battery electric trucks as order total rises to 640
In June 2022, Scania debuted battery electric trucks for regional transportation. Currently the orders have reached 640, and the corporation sees a definite trend for electric vehicles.
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MT Article“Industry facing cliff edge over net zero targets,” warns DAF MD
As originally reported in our sister publication Motor Transport, DAF Trucks MD Laurence Drake has warned that the 2035 and 2040 end-of-sale dates for non-zero emission vehicles will be “a cliff edge” without government incentives and favourable energy prices. Speaking at a media event in central London, Drake (pictured) said ...
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MT ArticleBridgestone Mobility Solutions announces collaboration with Bia to power fleet electrification
A cooperation between Bridgestone Mobility Solutions, a division of Bridgestone EMIA, and Bia, a software provider that has developed a platform to anticipate, monitor, and optimise electric vehicle (EV) charging, will support and maximise fleet electrification. Bridgestone Mobility Solutions’ investment in Bia is in line with the company’s aim to ...
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MT ArticleVolvo successfully completes crash testing on its battery electric trucks
Volvo Trucks has succesfully completed crash testing on its electric vehicles, the company has announced. “Volvo’s electric trucks have the same cabs as our traditional diesel trucks, which have been thoroughly tested to ensure they are crashworthy. The electric trucks also have the same advanced safety features that are ...
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MT ArticleWestport and Johnson Matthey Have Joined Forces to Create an Emissions Aftertreatment System for the H2 HPDITM Fuel System
Westport Fuel Systems Inc, a global leader in alternative fuel transportation technologies, announced today a collaboration with Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies, to develop an emissions aftertreatment system tailored to Westport’s proprietary H2 HPDITM hydrogen fuel internal combustion engine. The collaboration focuses on merging ...
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MT ArticleExplainer article - how does the battery work in a battery electric truck?
We’re conscious many in the commercial vehicle and road freight sector are having to get to grips with a whole new world of technology, terms and vehicle operating conditions. In the first of an occasional series of explainer articles, Andy Salter takes a look at how Lithium-ion batteries being used ...
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MT ArticleNestlé begins electric shunter trial at York site
As originally reported in our sister publication Motor Transport, Confectionary manufacturer Nestlé UK & Ireland has launched a trial of an electric shunter at its York site as part of plans to eventually replace the diesel shunters across its UK depots and reduce its carbon footprint. The Gaussin Electric Shunter, ...
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MT ArticleAnother milestone for Tevva’s electric trucks in wind tunnel testing
Tevva has demonstrated its everlasting commitment to consumers by becoming one of the first electric truck manufacturers in the UK to put their vehicles through rigorous wind tunnel testing. Our engineers studied a scale model of the Tevva 7.5t battery electric truck (since the wind tunnel is designed to handle ...
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MT ArticleAccurec has announced a new process for recycling lithium from used batteries
The German recycling business Accurec claims to have found a method for recovering lithium from obsolete batteries. The Krefeld-based firm would be the first in Europe to recycle lithium on a large scale. According to the German publication Handelsblatt, the medium-sized company’s facility will open in the spring. Umicore and ...
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MT ArticleNikola and E.ON Announce Plans to Save 560,000 tonnes of CO2 per year by 2027
Nikola and E.ON have released further details of their co-operation agreement which will offer clients an integrated hydrogen solution where E.ON supplies green hydrogen and fuelling infrastructure, while Nikola supplies the vehicles. By 2027, the cooperation intends to deliver green hydrogen to power up to 5,000 hydrogen-powered ...
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MT ArticleHyzon Motors takes control of European subsidiary business
Hyzon Motors Inc., a global supplier of zero-emission heavy-duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), has entered into a purchase agreement with Holthausen Clean Technology Investments, its Dutch partner in Hyzon Motors Europe BV, to take 100% control of the European business. According to the provisions of the Agreement, Hyzon will ...
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MT ArticleUnited States Postal Service announces electric switch for delivery vehicle fleet
The United States Postal Service has announced it is shifting its fleet to battery electric vehicles. The US federal postal giant has announced a re-fleeting plan to replace its “aging delivery fleet of over 220,000 vehicles” with a new fleet of purpose-built Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV). As part of ...
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MT ArticleScania and Girteka announce sustainable collaboration providing up to 600 battery-electric vehicles
Scania and Girteka, Europe’s biggest asset-based transportation operator, have announced a comprehensive new sustainability cooperation as part of the two companies’ shared commitment to reduce emissions from the transportation industry. The ambitious arrangement calls for up to 600 Scania battery-electric vehicles to be delivered to Girteka over the next four ...
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MT ArticleEV Cargo publishes inaugural sustainability report
Global freight forwarding, supply chain services and technology company EV Cargo ramped up its efforts to become more sustainable during 2021, according to its inaugural sustainability report, published this week. As originally reported in our sister publication Motor Transport, during the year the company said its commitment to global sustainability ...
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MT ArticleThe circular economy
We saw this published by our friends at Emissions Analytics and have received permission to re-publish it here.
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MT ArticleUK Science and Technology Select Committee calls for more trials on hydrogen HGV applications
A report released by the Science and Technology Select Committee of MPs in the UK, has looked at the role hydrgoen will play in the achieving the UK’s net zero emissions ambitions by 2050, concluding it “is not a panacea”, but can grow to become “a big niche” fuel in ...
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MT ArticleTotalEnergies joins IRU as a new corporate member to achieve environmental objectives
Global multi-energy company TotalEnergies has joined Internation Road Transport Union, IRU, as its newest corporate member.