Being a start-up in the field of heavy-duty vehicle electrification is no easy task these days. Recent events involving Volta Trucks, Northvolt, Nikola Motor and Quantron, to name but a few, have demonstrated this. These companies were forced to close prematurely due to the high capital consumption required by their ambitious development plans.
Fast growing company Heart Aerospace is investing heavily in the production of battery-driven planes in Gothenburg and expects to grow to 500 people within three years. Together with airport owner Castellum, it is investing in a new campus for electric aircraft industry at Säve airport. Gothenburg company Heart Aerospace currently has 130 employees
Quantron AG, German expert in zero-emission BEV and FCEV transportation solutions, and ETO Motors Private Limited from Hyderabad, India, are planning to start a collaboration for the Indian market which both parties confirmed during the IAA transportation 2022 in Hanover. ETO is a comprehensive electric mobility solutions and services company that provides clean
The first battery-electric truck in the building materials trade in Germany was recently put into operation by STARK Deutschland GmbH. The MAN eTGM, which was co-financed by the federal state of Hesse, will deliver building materials to construction sites. Another premiere in this context is the truck-mounted forklift, which is also electrically powered.
MAN Truck & Bus is accelerating the change to zero-emission commercial vehicles. Production of heavy-duty e-trucks in Munich is now scheduled to begin as early as the beginning of 2024 with prompt delivery of an initial 200 units. This is almost a year earlier than originally planned. MAN presented a near-production prototype of
At Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) the first production vehicles of the new Multivan are coming off the line. It marks the first time that a Multivan with a plug-in hybrid engine has been made in Hannover. As well as the new drive system, the new Multivan provides greater comfort and safety, plus an
The software-defined vehicle is fast becoming reality. The core of future vehicle architectures are high-performance domain or zone controllers on which the central software runs. Just as the brain is connected to every part of the body, the car’s central computers interact with all sensors and actuators to enable an unparalleled mobility experience
Pioneer in electric mobility, Renault is leading the European EV market sales with 95,985 units sold year-to-date to end November 2020. Compared to last year, this figure represents an 80% increase in registrations. It demonstrates the relevance of Renault’s EV range towards a large variety of customer needs. The third generation ZOE (launched
At its meeting on November 13th the Volkswagen Group supervisory board confirmed the award relating to the production of new additional cars by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) in Hannover. In addition to its own T model range and the ID. BUZZ, VWCV will in future also produce three fully electric D-SUV models for
VW fan Frank Eusterholz from the island of Samsø has been on an unusual journey. He drove in an e-Crafter from Hannover all the way to the most northerly point in Europe accessible by road. In an electrically powered van designed for city streets and short distances he proved that a limited range
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