The ATA has revealed some of the new green energy models being released at Hanover’s IAA Transportation event
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) says sparks have been flying at the IAA Transportation event in Hanover with the world’s leading truck manufacturers unveiling the latest in net zero emission vehicle technology.
As part of the releases, the ATA says Volvo Trucks unveiled a completely new, fully electric rear axle for extended range.
Volvo says this design frees up space for more batteries and provides even longer range for its battery electric trucks.
Daimler presented its battery-electric long-distance truck in the eActros LongHaul.
Daimler says the eActros LongHaul will have a range of around 500 km without intermediate charging.
It says in the future, it will be possible to charge the batteries from 20 to 80 percent in significantly less than 30 minutes.
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The ATA says DAF Trucks (PACCAR) revealed a completely new series of fully electric powertrains for the New Generation DAF XD and XF trucks.
PACCAR says the new trucks feature completely new modular drivelines for ‘zero emission’ ranges from 200 to over 500 kilometres on a single charge.
It says fully electric ranges can even exceed 500 kilometres.
In addition to these new electric truck announcements, leading truck manufacturers remain committed to the development of hydrogen truck models for longer distance transport.