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Next step in joint venture agreement for European charging network for electric trucks

ANAS CHEKFAH

January 16, 2022

The three leading European commercial vehicle manufacturers TRATON GROUP with its brands Scania and MAN, Daimler Truck, and Volvo Group have signed a binding agreement to install and operate a high-performance public charging network for battery...

Scania’s commitment to electrification – our initiatives so far

ANAS CHEKFAH

January 16, 2022

Scania is driving the transition to zero emission vehicles. We are series-producing fully electric vehicles and actively testing heavier duty electric trucks in customer operations. This transformation is being enabled by rapid improvements in battery technology,...

“A truck that future-proofs my business”

ANAS CHEKFAH

January 16, 2022

Swedish haulier Daniel Karlsson’s field test of a Scania Super powertrain makes him confident he’s found a truck that blends sustainability with money-saving fuel efficiency for the years ahead. It’s raining cats and dogs at the...

Field testing the new Scania 560 R XT

ANAS CHEKFAH

January 16, 2022

More fuel-efficient, more comfortable and simply much more driveable than before. The new Super powertrain has made life easier for haulier Fermgruppen AB and driver Frida Lautin in the daily transport of timber in the forests...

The beating heart of the new powertrain

ANAS CHEKFAH

January 16, 2022

For the past five years, Scania’s super-dedicated R&D teams have turned over every stone to develop the most energy-efficient and sustainable combustion engine platform the heavy transport industry has ever seen. Here’s how they came up...

New Generation DAF trucks come alive digitally

ANAS CHEKFAH

December 11, 2021

DAF Trucks is making its brand New Generation XF, XG and XG⁺ come alive on computer screens and mobile devices with a stunning augmented reality app and a fully immersive online virtual experience – an industry...

PACCAR begins extensive field test with self driving trucks

ANAS CHEKFAH

December 11, 2021

DAF’s parent company PACCAR and FedEx have begun an extensive field test in the US with self-driving trucks. The vehicles will be driven on the route between Dallas and Houston – a journey of around 400...

Leyland Trucks: half million vehicle production milestone

ANAS CHEKFAH

December 11, 2021

DAF LF 210 for London based porcelain importer Minoli Leyland Trucks, the UK-based manufacturer of the full range of DAF trucks, has celebrated the production of its 500,000th vehicle. The milestone truck – a 16-tonne GVW...

Scania’s electrification roadmap

ANAS CHEKFAH

November 29, 2021

Scania is ready for the transition to zero emission vehicles. We have a plan – an electrification roadmap that will guide us and ensure we have a new electrified product available annually. We already have fully...

DAF Trucks Flanders 3,000,000 axles in 50 years

ANAS CHEKFAH

November 29, 2021

Investment in production facilities set to continue unabated Last week, DAF Trucks Vlaanderen produced its 3-millionth axle, a milestone that coincides with the 50th anniversary of the axle factory in Westerlo, Belgium. Major investments in the...