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Mercedes eActros 600 officially launched in Hamburg

The high battery capacity of more than 600 kilowatt hours – hence the model designation 600 – and a new, particularly efficient electric drive axle developed in-house, enable the e-truck to achieve a range of 500 kilometers without intermediate charging

Mercedes-Benz Trucks, the eEconic debuts at IFAT exhibition

Just like the eActros, the eEconic relies on the ePowertrain, the electric powertrain that consists of an electric rigid axle with two integrated electric motors and a two-speed transmission. The two liquid-cooled motors generate a continuous output of 330 kW and a peak output of 400 kW.

Mercedes plug-in hybrid system: the diesel-electric star

The crown jewels of Mercedes plug-in hybrid system are still the 9G-Tronic transmission and the four-cylinder diesel engine OM654 in a 194 hp and 400 Nm version with Euro 6d TEMP emissions. We might then say that the marriage between hybrid technology and diesel is quite a perfect one. However, Dies...

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FPT Industrial: let’s go, XC13

The XC13 surely sounds agnostic in FPT Industrial’s unofficial nomenclature; it comes, indeed, with a tripartite certification: Euro 6E (winking an eye at the upcoming Euro 7), methane gas and also biofuel, with a link to hydrogen. Andrea Abbà, FPT’s product marketing manager, told us about dialogui...

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Mercedes eActros 600 officially launched in Hamburg

The high battery capacity of more than 600 kilowatt hours – hence the model designation 600 – and a new, particularly efficient electric drive axle developed in-house, enable the e-truck to achieve a range of 500 kilometers without intermediate charging

Mercedes-Benz Trucks, the eEconic debuts at IFAT exhibition

Just like the eActros, the eEconic relies on the ePowertrain, the electric powertrain that consists of an electric rigid axle with two integrated electric motors and a two-speed transmission. The two liquid-cooled motors generate a continuous output of 330 kW and a peak output of 400 kW.

Mercedes plug-in hybrid system: the diesel-electric star

The crown jewels of Mercedes plug-in hybrid system are still the 9G-Tronic transmission and the four-cylinder diesel engine OM654 in a 194 hp and 400 Nm version with Euro 6d TEMP emissions. We might then say that the marriage between hybrid technology and diesel is quite a perfect one. However, Dies...

Hyster chose MTU engines

Hyster chose MTU engines for Stage V Big Trucks in Europe Jan Willem van den Brand, Director Big Truck Product Strategy & Solutions at Hyster Europe, said: «Our heavy industry and port customers in Europe who will require a Stage V driveline, can continue to expect highly efficient trucks with l...

Ifat 2018 and municipal mobility

Daimler AG, Volvo, Allison and much more at Ifat 2018 Ifat 2018. Once again, Daimler AG has shown its expertize in terms of environmental efficiency. In fact, a broad product portfolio stood for the company at this year’s Ifat show, held from the 14th to the 18th of May. Ifat is the world&#821...