Green Commuter

  The transition to electric trucks will bring substantial job cuts over the next 15 years , according to Martin Daum, CEO of Daimler Trucks. The German manager has indicated that the transition to 'zero emissions' electric trucks will be accompanied by job cuts in European truck engine factories, eliminating half of the jobs in some cases. Daimler Trucks , which brings together several brands with Mercedes-Benz at the helm, is currently the largest truck manufacturer in the world and is moving towards electrification, with both battery and fuel cell electric trucks powered by hydrogen. In both cases, both batteries and fuel cells have fewer moving parts and require less labour than combustion engines and a conventional powertrain. The German company predicts that zero-emission vehicles will represent 60% of its sales in 2030 and 100% of sales in 2039. However, Daum has pointed out that the construction of a hydrogen supply infrastructure is "crucial" for convincing ...

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Group presented a purely electrically driven distribution truck. The new electric light truck is called  Volkswagen e-Delivery and is built at Volkswagen Caminhões in Brazil. While the conventional diesel versions of Volkswagen Delivery has already entered the market in South America, the E-Delivery is not expected until 2020. The Volkswagen e-Delivery electric truck will be a true World-Truck: the company is planning to sell it in over 30 countries including EU countries . The GVW range is from 3.5 to 13.5 tonnes for the diesel version as well as for the e-Delivery. The electric motor, which is backed up by a lithium-ion battery pack, feeds 109PS (107hp) to the two-wheel drive system, with its total driving range said to be up to 200km (124miles). The battery packs have a modular design. The maximum battery capacity is 170 kWh. In order to cover both a wide speed range and a good mountaineering capability, the e-Delivery is equipped with a transm...