New Challenges

Since the 1st of January Magnus Swahn is employed by the Swedish Transport Administration to investigate opportunities and obstacles for access and use of more operational data regarding goods transport. The aim is to accomplish more efficient transport services and enhance tomorrows goods transport systems. The investigation on these topics and possible roadmaps is commissioned by the Swedish Government and will be finalized by the 31st of May 2019. The actual implementation plan has a timeframe until 2029. Since the 1st of January Magnus Swahn is employed by the Swedish Transport Administration to investigate opportunities and obstacles for access and use of more operational data regarding goods transport. The aim is to accomplish more efficient transport services and enhance tomorrows goods transport systems. The investigation on these topics and possible development roadmaps is commissioned by the Swedish Government and will be finalized by the 31st of May 2019. The actual implementation plan has a timeframe until 2029.

Read more about the Governmental investigation (Swedish)
Listen to a podcast interview with Magnus Swahn (Swedish)
Read an interview with Magnus Swahn for the company Inquire (Swedish)

News and Analysis

Will hydrogen fuelled trucks eliminate the need for electric highways?

Knowing the present huge efforts from the truck manufacturers to electrify their drivelines this will probably lead to technical leap frogs towards fossil free road transport. Electricity supplied from batteries may well be the main solution in a short-term perspective. Since a couple of years hydrogen and fuel cells seems to become an optional alternative for electricity supply to the electric motor in long haul road transport....

Source: Conlogic

Electrified semi-trailers reduces fuel consumption

Since a few years’ time the opportunity and benefit of introducing a separate electric motor and batteries in semi-trailers, supporting the tractor pulling the vehicle has been discussed...

Source: Conlogic and DB Schenker

Foods for thoughts: Diesel engines matches electric motors in a climate perspective!

Diesel engines in global freight is a main pillar that still remains a valid solution...

Source: Conlogic