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Abb To Charge Qatar’s Largest Electric Bus Infrastructure Project

ABB has won a contract to design supply test and commission a new high-power charging infrastructure for one of the world’s largest fleet of electric buses. The project will see ABB provide high power charging infrastructure for the fleet which is expected to have 1000 electric buses operating across the country and with a capacity to transport 50000 passengers a day. Qatar aims to have 25 percent of its public bus network operating on electric by...

Uk Government Selects Leyland Trucks For Electric Truck Trial

Leyland Trucks is to participate in a project designed to help UK operators make the transition to battery electric trucks. A total of 20 DAF LF Electric 19-tonne rigids together with the required charging infrastructure will be fitted with data logging equipment and used to support the UK Government’s Department for Transport (DfT) efforts to encourage the use of battery electric vehicles in commercial transport. An interactive website will infor...

Middle East's First Autonomous Port Truck System

CSP Abu Dhabi container terminal has become the first facility to implement an autonomous port truck system at Khalifa Port. Six Electric Qomolo Q-Trucks Commissioned to Support Terminal’s Container Handling Operations CSP Abu Dhabi container terminal the first greenfield project of COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited (CSP) operating within Abu Dhabi Ports’ flagship deep-water port Khalifa Port has announced its terminal will be the first in the Middle E...

Man E Tge Now Also Drives Electrically In Parks And On Construction Sites

With a box body the MAN eTGE has more load volume and a flat load floor. News from the electric MAN van: In cooperation with well-known body manufacturers MAN Truck & Bus offers new bodies for the MAN eTGE. From now on it is also available with box body as well as with platform or three-way tipper. MAN responds to increasing demand for environmentally friendly solutions in urban areas Additional applications possible for example in furniture t...

Commercial Vehicle Giants Invest In European Charging Network For Electric Trucks

The leading European commercial vehicle manufacturers have signed a non-binding agreement to install and operate a public charging network for battery electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe. The agreement lays the foundation of a future joint venture (JV) - equally owned by the three parties; the Traton Group with its brands Scania and MAN as well as Daimler Truck and Volvo Group. 1700 charging points The commercial vehicle...