Daimler Truck and Volvo join forces; All the news from ACT Expo; Deals with giants such as Volvo Buses, Scania and BYD
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——— May 24th, 2024
Welcome back to the Movin’ Ahead weekly newsletter. First and foremost, we are covering all the remarkable developments from ACT Expo on a dedicated section on Sustainable Truck&Van. Besides this: Daimler Truck and Volvo teaming up to develop software-defined vehicle platforms, the Diesel Of The Year award to be presented at EIMA International and Agritechnica trade shows.
But also Cura?ao getting a 25 MW / 25 MWh Battery Energy Storage System from W?rtsil?. Chalmers University reported on the harmful effects of scrubbers on the Baltic Sea. Mercedes-Benz Trucks is now selling charging stations in partnership with Alpitronic. Accelera by Cummins is providing battery solutions for Turkish bus builder BMC, a first time in Europe.
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Daimler Truck and Volvo join forces. The two competitors will form an interesting joint venture to develop software-defined vehicle platforms
All the news from ACT Expo in a dedicated website section. Sustainable Truck&Van has been following the major clean transportation exhibition for the NA market that ended on May 23.
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“Since launch our flywheel systems have already saved over 4 million litres of fuel and nearly 10 million kilos of CO2 emissions” -
Tobias Knichel, Managing Director of Dumarey Green Power
Chalmert University of Technology, Sweden, claims that scrubbers cause great damage to the Baltic Sea. The Chalmers researchers calculated both the external costs of scrubber water discharge…
Mercedes-Benz Trucks starts selling (also) charging stations. A different and more integrated approach, thanks to the partnership with Italian-based manufacturer Alpitronic.
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Cura?ao, ?many are familiar with the spirit, not everyone knows that the Caribbean island will be equipped with a 25 MW / 25 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) from W?rtsil?
Clarios and Altris are two more gladiators who have jumped into the arena of sodium batteries. They announced an exclusive Joint Development Agreement (JDA) for low voltage mobility applications.
Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins, is collaborating with Turkish bus builder BMC to provide battery solutions for their transit bus operations.
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