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Anti-runaway brakes from Renault

Anti-runaway brakes from Renault

Anti-runaway automated parking brakes aim at eliminating the risk of uncontrolled vehicle movement. Story by: Team CV Renault Trucks has introduced anti-runaway Automated Parking Brake (Anti-RAPB) to eliminate the risk of uncontrolled vehicle movements caused by human error when a truck is idling or static. The Anti-RAPB was developed by Renault Trucks’ engineering team at Lyon in close partnership with[Read More…]

by May 11, 2017 World
Train energy to power electric buses

Train energy to power electric buses

A project is on to utilise energy created and stored by regenerative braking from trains to power electric buses. Story by: Team CV Dutch company Hedgehog Applications will soon undertake a pilot project in Apeldoorn. A large battery will be used to store energy regenerated by braking electric trains. This energy will be used to recharge electric buses and cars.[Read More…]

by May 11, 2017 World
Kleinserie 2017: vollelektrischer Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck im Kundeneinsatz. Technische Daten: Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck, Exterieur, Silver Arrow metallic, dreiachsiger Verteiler-Lkw, 2 x 125 kW, 2 x 500 Nm, 3 Module Lithium-Ionen-Batterien, Gesamtkapazität: 212 kWh, elektrisch angetriebene Hinterachse, Reichweite: bis zu 200 km, zul. Gesamtgewicht: 25 t, Zuladung 12,8 t, schwerer Verteilerverkehr, flüsterleise und emissionsfrei, Testflotte ;
Small series 2017: all-electric Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck for customer trial. Technical Data: Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck, Exterior, silver arrow metallic, three-axle short-radius distribution truck, 2 x 125 kW, 2 x 500 Nm, 3 modules of lithium-ion batteries, total capacity: 212 kWh, electrically driven rear axle, operating range: up to 200 km, permissible gross vehicle weight: 25 t, heavy-duty truck, zero emissions, quiet as a whisper and with a payload of 12.8 t, test fleet.;

Mercedes-Benz eTruck trials begin

Story by: Team CV The world’s first all-electric heavy-duty truck is set to go into limited production later this year. The trails of this truck have begun in the German market before being rolled out to cities across Europe. First shown at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hannover last September as the Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck, the trails are in[Read More…]

by May 11, 2017 World
Volkswagen eload UP

Volkswagen eload UP

  Volkswagen eload UP makes an important platform as one of the smallest electric vans ever created. Story by: Team CV Volkswagen unveiled a box-wagon designed as an electric vehicle in 2013. Designed primarily as a zero-emission vehicle for urban transport, the eload UP, based on the UP, aimed at crowded European city streets that demand a more compact delivery[Read More…]

by April 24, 2017 World