Archive for February, 2017

No easy mission

No easy mission

Designed for heavy duty operations, the 560 hp Astra HD 9 86.56 8×6 with a GVW of 60-tonnes can replace a dumper in opencast mines. Story by: Gianenrico Griffini The Astra HD9 86.56 8×6 is by no means a conventional off-road truck. Premiering at the Bauma fair in Munich, Germany, which is dedicated to construction vehicles and machines, and mining[Read More…]

by February 14, 2017 World
Mercedes-Benz Actros - 20 years of fuel savings; September 2016

Fuel consumption and emission standards

A comparison between trucks made across tightening Euro emission standards has revealed startling results. Story by: Team CV The BSVI emission standard in India is three years away. It is comparable to the Euro6 emission standard, that came into force in Europe in 2014. As the Indian commercial vehicle industry warms up to the enforcement of BSIV emission standard pan-India[Read More…]

by February 14, 2017 World
CV tech at CES 2017

CV tech at CES 2017

CV technologies at CES 2017 reflected on the future of autonomous and automated driving. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Held at Las Vegas, US, the CES 2017 fair saw the display of commercial vehicle technologies that will further the case of automonous and automated driving. The 2017 edition, held between January 05 and January 08, 2017, brought to the fore the[Read More…]

by February 14, 2017 World
Driving optimism

Driving optimism

Q & A Vinod Aggarwal, MD & CEO, Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV). Interview by: Anirudh Raheja “We are optimistic about things soon returning to normal.” Q. How has been the year till now for VECV? A. The CV industry in FY2016-17 started off really well. The first quarter saw the industry clock bag good numbers. The second quarter[Read More…]

by February 14, 2017 INTERVIEW