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H2Accelerate – new collaboration for zero...

Dec 15, 2020Comments off

Daimler Truck AG, IVECO, OMV, Shell and the Volvo Group today (15th December 2020) committed to work together to help create the conditions for the mass-market roll-out of hydrogen trucks in Europe. As a growing number

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Six new MERCEDES−EQ to be launched by 202...

Dec 15, 2020Comments off

Mercedes-Benz is targeting leadership in electric drives and vehicle software. The consistent electrification of the entire product portfolio is a key element of the strategic focus “Ambition 2039” and a prerequisite on the way to CO₂ neutrality.

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Economics of electric trucks remain an adop...

Dec 15, 2020Comments off

The economics of operating heavy-duty electric trucks remains behind their diesel-fuelled counterparts but is improving, according to an analysis in the USA by Goldman Sachs Investment Research. The big nut still to be cracked is battery

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2021 Ford Trends Report finds consumers res...

Dec 15, 2020Comments off

2020 has been a year no one saw coming. COVID-19 has wrought economic, political and emotional chaos, testing the limits of individuals, families, healthcare systems and whole sectors of societies. Yet as the ninth annual Looking

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British Gas partners with Vauxhall on free ...

Dec 14, 2020Comments off

British Gas today announces that it is partnering with Vauxhall on a new offer for EV users purchasing the new Corsa-e in the UK. Vauxhall Corsa-e customers will receive the option to take a free Wallbox

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DVSA confirms 10-year-old tyre ban

Dec 14, 2020Comments off

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed that tyres aged over 10 years will be banned on the front axles of lorries, buses, coaches and all single wheels of minibuses with effect from February

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European Commission outlines No Deal contin...

Dec 14, 2020Comments off

The European Commission has put forward a set of targeted contingency measures ensuring basic reciprocal air and road connectivity between the EU and the UK. The aim of these contingency measures is to cater for the

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Researchers set out to improve driver behav...

Dec 14, 2020Comments off

A new research project has highlighted a number of ‘subtle changes’ that can nudge road users to behave more safely – without them being aware of it. The EU-project, MeBeSafe, has developed eight ‘soft measures’ which it

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‘Unpredictable visibility’ can increase...

Dec 14, 2020Comments off

Many drivers ignore posted speed limits with impunity, and to combat this people need to believe enforcement is ‘any time, any place, anywhere’. That’s the view of Emma Kelly from Road Safety Support, as expressed in

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Michelin to incorporate RFID to all its car...

Dec 14, 2020Comments off

Michelin will incorporate Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips into all its car tyres by 2023. The manufacturer believes RFID technology is a cost-effective way of tracking tyres from cradle to grave and a significant contributor to