• Europe forges deal on heavy vehicle CO2 emissions

    Published On: Wednesday 31 January 2024

    Negotiators for the European Parliament and Council of the European Union, which comprises ministers from EU member states, have reached a provision­al political agreement on the way forward for the [...]

  • Skiploaders are electric addition for Powerday

    Published On: Friday 26 January 2024

    Recycling and waste manage­ment specialist Powerday has taken delivery of two new Volvo FE Electrics, said to be among the first zero-tailpipe emission skip­loaders to be put into operation in [...]

  • Econ electric gritter deal for Ringway

    Published On: Tuesday 23 January 2024

    Econ Engineering’s fully elec­tric-powered gritter has secured a landmark contract, the firm re­ports, with UK highways special­ist Ringway signing up to take de­livery of the E-QCB (Electric Quick Change Body). [...]

  • Agreement reached on Euro 7 pollutant limits

    Published On: Tuesday 16 January 2024

    A deal reached late last year be­tween the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the new Euro 7 emissions regime for road transport has set the likely [...]

  • MAN does charging deal with ABB E-mobility

    Published On: Monday 15 January 2024

    Infrastructure specialist ABB E-mobility has signed an agree­ment with MAN Truck & Bus to work on research and devel­opment, with the emphasis on megawatt charging. MAN sen­ior vice-president (engineering) Thomas [...]

  • DAF electrifies its network

    Published On: Tuesday 9 January 2024

    All 34 DAF Trucks Sales Centres in the UK have now committed to becoming cer­tified electric truck centres with specialist infrastructure, trained technicians and ful­ly-equipped workshops able to diagnose, service [...]

  • Scania boosts gas offering

    Published On: Wednesday 3 January 2024

    Scania now offers its gas-fuelled 13-litre engines at 420 and 460 hp ratings, with torque outputs of 2,100 and 2,300 Nm respectively. Critically, the additional torque allows the OC13 engines [...]

  • Iveco unveils electric tractor

    Published On: Tuesday 2 January 2024

    Iveco has launched a 4×2 bat­tery-electric tractor unit, citing a range of up to 500km, which is based on the Nikola truck it displayed at the 2023 Com­mercial Vehicle Show. [...]

  • Iveco recasts heavy truck range around new engine

    Published On: Friday 29 December 2023

    The all-new xCursor 13 engine first seen at the IAA Show in 2020 forms the heart of revi­sions to Iveco’s S-Way (road) and X-Way (on/off highway) heavy trucks. In its [...]