Scania Australia capped off 2024 with its strongest heavy vehicle sales result yet, delivering a record number of new trucks to the market.
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Finding Cross Country Truck Charging
The truck for a two-day journey across Norway and into Sweden in the middle of winter for PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers is a 40R regional 4×2 prime mover and the mission is finding cross country truck charging.
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A Chance to Drive an Electric Scania Semi
PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, was given a chance to drive an electric Scania semi 616km from Trysil in Norway to Scania’s hometown of Södertälje in Sweden, and the temperature was -27 degrees!
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Exaggerate the Capabilities of their Electric Vehicles
From my experience truck manufacturers over-exaggerate the capabilities of their electric vehicles, reckons PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers.
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Germany vs Sweden, in Trucks
PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, has spent more time behind the of the Scania electric trucks than in the MAN electric offering, but has some opinions on the difference, Germany vs Sweden, in trucks.
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Scania Assistance Has Arrived in Australia
Scania Assistance has arrived in Australia, as the truck manufacturer establishes its own team of service professionals in Melbourne to assist drivers who break down on the road.
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Driving Diesel Efficiency
One of the contenders for the Truck of the Year Australasia 2024 title is the Scania Super, which sees the Swedish truck maker driving diesel efficiency with an all-new engine and gearbox.
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Electrifying Heavy-Duty Truck Ranges
Sibling rivalry is alive and well at the Traton Group, as evidenced by Scania and MAN’s conflicting approaches to electrifying heavy-duty truck ranges.
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Electric Trucks – Scania vs MAN
PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, tells us sibling rivalry is alive and well at the Traton Group, he looks at their electric trucks – Scania vs MAN, examining the conflicting approaches to electrifying their heavy-duty truck ranges
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A Combination of Engine Brake and Retarder
One of Scania’s strong suits is the retardation available, the design still uses a combination of engine brake and retarder. This does prove effective, when in cruise control at 100 km/h heading south down the Hume Highway, on a recent road test with a R770 prime mover and fully loaded B-double set, in the constant ascent and descent countryside there are minimal occasions when the service brakes needed to be used.
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