Volvo launches an autonomous electric semi-trailer tractor

Volvo recently presented their new product Vera, an autonomous and connected electric driven tractor. Its use is in freight centres where frequent and short distance transport of unified transport units is a common operation. The vehicles are designed to locate their position within centimetres, analyse what is happening with other road users, and thereafter respond with high accuracy. Each vehicle operates at low speed to ensure maximum safety. The vehicles are entirely electric with low noise levels and air emissions. Read more

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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....

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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...

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