Heavy Duty Trucking, May 2018
HDT MAY 2018 24 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM AROUND THE WORLD Volkswagen inks Hino deal shakes up management Volvo Trucks unveiled its first all electric truck for commercial use the Volvo FL Electric designed for urban distribution and refuse operations among other applications Sales and series production of the new model will start in Europe next year The driveline is a 185 kW electric motor with two speed transmission and two to six lithium ion batteries Range is up to 300 km From empty to fully charged takes one to two hours on fast charge DC charging or up to 10 hours overnight AC charging The first two Volvo FL Electric trucks will be operated by refuse collection and recycling company Renova and haulage firm TGM in Volvos home town of Gothenburg Sweden Fourth quarter 2017 demand for heavy truck tractor and medium duty trucks in China cooled according to the China Commercial Vehicle Outlook published quarterly by ACT Research and Chinas State Information Center Chinas commercial vehicle market is expected to see a moderate quarter over quarter decline in 2018 s first quarter although year over year results will be slightly positive ACT anticipates that in the next five years policies regarding commercial vehicles in China will focus on being green and being safe While this will promote product updates and technology shifts they should not cause the large market fluctuations seen in 2016 and 2017 Hotlineglobal TRUCKINGS WORLDWIDE BUSINESS REPORT Volkswagen last month announced a long term strategic agreement with Hino replaced its top executive and announced organizational changes including moves to potentially spin off the truck and bus operations The deal between Hino Motors and Volkswagen Truck Bus announced at the Tokyo Motor Show aims to further explore each others capabilities to cooperate in logistics and traffic solution research existing and new technologies Powered byus bergstrom com solar 2390 Blackhawk Road Rockford IL 61109Meet the roughest toughest Solar Energy System on the market Its patented technology offers unrivaled durability withstanding Mother Natures harshest environments while also conquering the challenges of the open road Its a powerful system that saves you fuel and reduces maintenance costs Simply put its awesome Made to take more than the suns heat by
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