Electric

Volvo FM Electric 4×2 Prime Mover

Volvo Trucks have been loaning the UK’s leading pub company and brewer Greene King a Volvo FM Electric 4×2 prime mover and PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers made a trip to the east of England to see what they thought of it.
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Tim GilesMarch 22, 2023, 5:13 pmApril 6, 2023

Cummins Rebrand For Zero Emissions

The launch of the Accelera brand this week sees a Cummins rebrand for zero emissions technology. Accelera will be the name under which Cummins’ diverse portfolio of zero-emissions solutions will be presented.
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Tim GilesMarch 22, 2023, 4:53 pmApril 6, 2023

A New Cabin Design For Mercedes Benz Actros?

PowerTorque is not really sure what’s going on here, but could there be a new cab design for Mercedes Benz Actros?
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Tim GilesMarch 15, 2023, 7:43 pmMarch 15, 2023

New Cummins, Collaboration Deals and Electric Delivery

There’s plenty of news this week, as the trucking industry will see the new Cummins, collaboration deals and electric delivery, plus hybrid truck developments, a new partnership, calls for a safer supply chain and multiple truck deliveries.
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Tim GilesMarch 9, 2023, 8:32 amMarch 9, 2023

Ideal Electric Brewery Workhorse

Having spent a day delivering Greene King beer, PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers reckons battery-powered trucks might be the ideal brewery workhorse.
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Tim GilesMarch 8, 2023, 5:31 pmMarch 8, 2023

Investigating Electric Power

“When we have discussions with customers who are investigating electric power, we can do range simulations, even prior to them even thinking about electric,” says Paul Ilmer, Vice President Emerging Technology Business development at Volvo. “To help a customer make a decision whether electric is for them now or later, they can do it virtually, which takes all the risk away.”
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Tim GilesFebruary 22, 2023, 2:35 pmFebruary 22, 2023