(IN BRIEF) Scania has begun the global sales rollout of its new under-cab battery module and Megawatt Charging System, two additions designed to make electric truck operations more practical and commercially viable for hauliers. The under-cab battery module frees up … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 360 km typical range, 400-kWh usable capacity, 800 km range, advanced bodywork, battery capacity, battery recharging, battery-electric trucks, bodywork, charging strategy, commercial electric transport, driver rest breaks, electric haulage, electric trucks, Erinion, European Union, Fleet Electrification, Gross Train Weight, hauliers, heavy loads, heavy-duty transport, Lars Gustafsson, long-haul transport, MCS, Megawatt Charging System, New Scania Under-Cab Battery Module Helps Hauliers Electrify More Heavy-Duty Transport Applications, payload, range, Scania, Scania Advances Haulage Electrification with Flexible Battery Placement and Faster Megawatt Charging Solutions, Scania Charging Access, Scania Introduces Megawatt Charging System to Improve Electric Truck Recharging Strategy and Operational Efficiency, Scania Strengthens Commercial Electric Transport Portfolio with New Battery Module and High-Power Charging Capability, Solutions Management, sustainable transport, Tobias Ejderhamn, total cost of operation, Transformation and New Business, transport operators, under-cab battery module
(IN BRIEF) Scania has demonstrated one of the world’s first vehicle-to-grid implementations for heavy commercial vehicles using the Megawatt Charging System, showing how battery-electric trucks can become active energy assets as well as transport vehicles. The demonstration highlights the potential … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 1000 A, 750 kW, backend-controlled energy management, battery-electric transport, battery-electric trucks, bi-directional charging, bi-directional power transfer, charge point operators, charging infrastructure, depot charging, electric trucks, energy flexibility, energy optimisation, energy providers, energy storage, EVSE, Fleet operators, frequency balancing, grid balancing, grid stability, heavy commercial vehicles, heavy electric transport, heavy-duty trucks, Intelligent Energy Management, local grid capacity, MCS, Megawatt Charging System, operational costs, peak shaving, real-time communication, renewable electricity, Scania, Scania Advances Heavy Transport Electrification with Megawatt Charging System Vehicle-to-Grid Demonstration, Scania Demonstrates How Battery-Electric Trucks Can Become Active Energy Assets for Future Power Systems, Scania Demonstrates Vehicle-to-Grid Capability Using Megawatt Charging System for Heavy Electric Transport, Scania Demonstrates Vehicle-to-Grid Technology for Heavy Electric Trucks Using Megawatt Charging System, Scania Uses Megawatt Charging System to Advance Grid-Integrated Heavy Electric Transport, solar power, Tobias Ejderhamn, TRATON, V2G, vehicle to grid, Yorben Muller
(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Trucks is celebrating 30 years of the Actros as part of its “130 Years of Trucks” anniversary campaign, highlighting the heavy-duty truck’s role in transforming modern freight transport since its debut in 1996. Over 1.5 million Actros … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Active Brake Assist, Active Drive Assist, Actros, Actros Anniversary Highlights Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ Transition from Traditional Engineering to Electrified Logistics, Actros L, Commercial Vehicles, Daimler truck, digitalization, driver assistance systems, eActros 600, electric mobility, electric trucks, fleet operations, freight transport, heavy-duty trucks, International Truck of the Year, long-haul transport, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Reflects on 30 Years of the Actros and the Transformation of Modern Freight Transport, MirrorCam, ProCabin, Rainer Müller-Finkeldei, road logistics, sustainable transport, transport technology, truck innovation, truck safety systems, trucking industry
(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Trucks has secured an order for ten additional battery-electric eEconic vehicles from Frankfurt Waste Management and Service GmbH (FES), increasing the municipal operator’s electric fleet to 34 trucks. The vehicles will be used across Frankfurt for waste … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged battery-electric trucks, charging infrastructure, Christian Wilz, circular economy, Commercial Vehicles, eEconic, electric trucks, FES, FES Accelerates Fleet Electrification Strategy with Ten More Mercedes-Benz eEconic Vehicles, Fleet Electrification, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt Continues Transition to Low-Emission Urban Services with Expanded eEconic Fleet, Frankfurt Waste Management and Service GmbH, low-entry truck, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, municipal fleet, Pascal Scheffler, regenerative braking, Rhine-Main region, sustainable transport, urban mobility, waste collection vehicles, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) Scania has expanded its Services 360 portfolio to include battery-electric trucks and used combustion engine vehicles, making its service solutions accessible to a broader range of customers. The updated offering introduces tiered service packages for used vehicles and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Battery Electric Vehicles, Commercial Vehicles, digital services, electric trucks, Fleet Maintenance, fleet management, Lars Gustafsson, logistics industry, powertrain services, Scania, Scania Enhances Service Offering with New Solutions for Battery Electric and Pre Owned Trucks, Scania Expands Services 360 Portfolio to Support Electric Trucks and Used Vehicle Customers, Services 360, sustainability, transport industry, used trucks, vehicle services
(IN BRIEF) Daimler Truck has announced leadership changes at its Wörth and Gaggenau plants, with Thomas Twork set to become Head of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth and Head of Production for Mercedes-Benz Trucks from 1 April 2026, succeeding Andreas … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aksaray Turkey, Andreas Bachhofer, Daimler truck, Daimler Truck Announces Leadership Changes at Wörth and Gaggenau Plants, Daimler Truck Reshapes Leadership at Key Mercedes-Benz Production Sites, eActros, eEconic, electric trucks, Gaggenau, global production network, hydrogen fuel cells, Jürgen Betz, Jürgen Distl, manufacturing leadership, Mercedes-Benz plant Gaggenau, Mercedes-Benz plant Wörth, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, powertrain production, Thomas Twork, Wörth am Rhein, Yariş Pürsün
(IN BRIEF) Inter IKEA Group has launched its first fully electrified heavy road transport project in Italy in partnership with LC3 Trasporti and Mercedes-Benz Trucks, beginning with two electric trucks and scaling up to more than ten Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged eActros 600, electric trucks, Ewelina Taylor, Genoa, heavy transport, Inter IKEA Group, Inter IKEA Group rolls out Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 fleet to drive zero-emission transport in Northern Italy, La Spezia, LC3 Trasporti, logistics decarbonization, Maurizio Pompei, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Michele Ambrogi, noise reduction, Piacenza Distribution Center, road freight electrification, sustainable logistics, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) MAN Truck & Bus and TIP Group have signed a new three-year framework agreement running from 2026 to 2028 for the delivery of up to 1,800 trucks across 18 European countries, with a potential order value of up … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Netherlands, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 800 Trucks in Europe, Arjen Kraaij, Battery Electric Vehicles, Commercial Vehicles, diesel trucks, electric trucks, electromobility, European transport, fleet solutions, Framework Agreement, Friedrich Baumann, logistics industry, MAN eTGL, MAN eTGS, MAN eTGX, MAN Truck & Bus, MAN Truck & Bus and TIP Group Sign Three-Year Framework Agreement for Up to 1, Sustainable Freight Transport, TIP Group, truck rental, zero-emission logistics
(IN BRIEF) E.ON, Voltix and GreenWay will deploy one of Europe’s largest megawatt-charging networks for electric trucks following approval of a €70.3 million EU grant. The HDV-E project will see around 330 MCS-compatible charging points installed across 55 logistics hubs … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Facility, CINEA, Connecting Europe Facility, cross-border charging corridors, E.ON, electric trucks, EU €70.3M grant, freight electrification, GreenWay, HDV-E, HDV-E to deliver large-scale cross-border MCS charging corridor under €70.3M EU grant, heavy duty vehicles, high-power charging Europe, logistics decarbonisation, MCS charging network, Megawatt charging, public 24/7 access, sustainable transport infrastructure, Voltix
(IN BRIEF) Ebeling, one of northern Germany’s long-established logistics companies, has grown from a small regional hauler into a major European transport provider while maintaining a decades-long partnership with Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Since purchasing its first Mercedes-Benz truck in 1969, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Actros L, charging infrastructure, Connected Traffic Warnings, driver assistance systems, eActros 600, Ebeling, Ebeling Strengthens Its Future-Ready Logistics Fleet with Long-Standing Mercedes-Benz Trucks Partnership, electric trucks, engine transport, GigaSpace, Hendrik Ebeling, HVO fuel, logistics, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Multimedia Cockpit Interactive 2, northern Germany transport, Oliver Kilian, ProCabin, Stefan Gulbins, Stefan Miethe, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Trucks has begun delivering eActros 600 electric trucks to Amazon in the UK, part of a record-breaking order of over 200 units for operations in Germany and the UK. These vehicles, which can charge from 10% to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged "International Truck of the Year 2025", 400 kW charging, Amazon, battery-electric logistics, Climate Action, Daimler Truck AG, eActros 600, electric trucks, fast charging, freight decarbonization, Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles, LFP battery technology, long-haul transport, Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 strengthens Amazon’s clean transport goals with record UK fleet delivery, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Trucks powers Amazon’s UK logistics decarbonization with rollout of new eActros 600 fleet, renewable transport, road safety, sustainable mobility, transport innovation, UK Logistics, Wörth plant, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) VINCI Autoroutes, together with Electreon, VINCI Construction, Gustave Eiffel University, and Hutchinson, has initiated the world’s first real-traffic trial of a dynamic induction charging system for electric vehicles on France’s A10 motorway. The “Charge as you drive” project … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A10 motorway, Charge as you drive, decarbonization, dynamic induction charging, Dynamic induction charging pilot on A10 motorway sets new milestone for sustainable mobility, Electreon, electric trucks, electric vehicles, EV innovation, France, freight logistics, Gustave Eiffel University, Hutchinson, infrastructure, Nicolas Notebaert, renewable energy, sustainable mobility, transport innovation, VINCI and partners pioneer “Charge as you drive” electric vehicle technology in France, VINCI Autoroutes, VINCI Autoroutes launches world’s first real-traffic dynamic charging test on France’s A10 motorway, VINCI Concessions, VINCI conducts first-ever live “Charge as you drive” test for electric vehicles on France’s A10 motorway, VINCI Construction, VINCI leads first-ever live test of “Charge as you drive” electric vehicle system on France’s A10 motorway, VINCI pioneers world’s first live motorway test of “Charge as you drive” system on France’s A10, VINCI’s A10 motorway hosts first-ever live test of “Charge as you drive” system for electric vehicles
(IN BRIEF) Scania has launched The Electric Journey: An Optimisation Road Show, a four-month, 20,000km tour across 13 European cities showcasing six different electric truck models for applications ranging from urban delivery to refuse collection. Starting in Denmark and concluding … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alexandra Österplan, battery optimisation, charging strategies, e-mobility, electric trucks, electric vehicle adoption, European roadshow, Fleet Electrification, hooklift trucks, partnership, refuse collection vehicles, Scania, sustainable transport, The Electric Journey, tipper trucks, tractor trucks, urban delivery trucks, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) Kuehne+Nagel and Milence are leading the charge towards electric freight transport by demonstrating the integration of electric heavy-duty vehicles into Kuehne+Nagel’s logistics operations. With the opening of Milence’s first UK public fast-charging hub in Immingham, the companies are … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Able Humber Port, charging hubs, Charging Technology, electric heavy-duty vehicles, electric road freight, electric trucks, Europe, Fleet Electrification, Immingham, infrastructure, Kuehne+Nagel, Kuehne+Nagel UK, logistics, logistics innovation, Milence, Milence hubs, partnership, public charging, sustainability, sustainable logistics, sustainable transport, telematics, UK, Zero Emission HGV
(IN BRIEF) Spedition W&P, a transport company in Bavaria, has expanded its fleet with 20 new Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks, marking a significant move toward sustainable freight transport. This expansion is supported by W&P’s newly opened charging park, equipped … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged charging infrastructure, CO2-free transport, Daimler truck, e-mobility, eActros 600, electric trucks, electric vehicle fleet, freight forwarder, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, photovoltaic system, Spedition W&P, sustainable logistics, transportation sustainability, TruckCharge
(IN BRIEF) MAN Truck & Bus has expanded its logistics center in Salzgitter, increasing its size by 53,000 square meters, now totaling 235,000 square meters. This expansion will support the growth of MAN’s zero-emission vehicle technologies, including electric trucks, buses, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged electric trucks, electromobility, eTrucks, Frank Klingebiel, hydrogen trucks, logistics center expansion, MAN Truck & Bus, Michael Kobriger, modular system, PowerLion diesel drivetrain, Salzgitter, Spare parts, TRATON GROUP, zero-emission technology
(IN BRIEF) DFDS has partnered with Continental to advance sustainable logistics, equipping its electric truck fleet with the high-performance Conti Eco Gen 5 tires and the ContiConnect tire management system. This collaboration aims to reduce emissions, increase operational efficiency, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged carbon footprint, Conti Eco Gen 5, ContiConnect, Continental, DFDS, digital tire management, electric fleet, electric trucks, Emissions Reduction, environmental sustainability, fleet management, logistics industry, Net zero emissions, partnership, sustainability, sustainable logistics, tire solutions
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Digital Industries Software has expanded its Teamcenter X cloud-based PLM solution with two new options—Teamcenter X Standard and Teamcenter X Advanced—designed to give organizations greater flexibility and faster deployment. Teamcenter X Standard includes tools for change management … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged bill of materials management, cloud PLM, Cybersecurity, digital transformation, electric trucks, engineering collaboration, EV manufacturing, Frances Evans, Jeff Mowry, multi-CAD, NX X, PLM for manufacturing, Product Lifecycle Management, Realize LIVE Americas, SaaS PLM, Siemens, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Siemens Xcelerator, Software-as-a-Service, Teamcenter X, Teamcenter X Advanced, Teamcenter X Standard, Workhorse Group
(IN BRIEF) MAN Truck & Bus has officially launched battery production at its Nuremberg site, expanding investment from 100 million to approximately 250 million euros. This phase enhances the facility’s capabilities by producing complete battery packs as well as individual … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 250 million euros, AGVs, Alexander Vlaskamp, automation, battery management system, battery modules, battery production, diesel engine production, digitalization, Dr Frederik Zohm, Dr. Markus Söder, eBuses, electric trucks, end of line testing, eTrucks, Hubert Aiwanger, investment, MAN Truck & Bus, Markus Wansch, Michael Kobriger, modular production, NMC cell chemistry, Nuremberg site, partnership, quality assurance, sustainability, sustainable jobs
(IN BRIEF) Daimler Truck is set to revolutionize electric truck charging in Europe with its new TruckCharge brand, which introduces a semi-public charging network designed to bridge the existing gap in infrastructure. The network will allow depot owners to offer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ACEA, charging infrastructure, charging network, Comprehensive Solution, cost-effective, Daimler truck, depot owners, e-infrastructure, electric trucks, eTruck, fast-charging points, Fleet operators, Martin Hink, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Milence, renewable energy, semi-public charging, TRATON GROUP, TruckCharge, UTA Edenred, Volvo Group
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