4.5 hours driving and 45 minutes charging. A viable solution for electric trucks?
Manufacturers are working on fully electric trucks that would operate the same way professional lorry drivers do: 4.5 hours on
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Italy removes truck bans until the end of February
On account of the situation created by the coronavirus pandemic, Italy has once again decided to remove some upcoming bans
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Gebrüder Weiss tests its first hydrogen truck
Gebrüder Weiss has had a new addition, a hydrogen truck, to its fleet of vehicles since January 25. Instead of
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Direct Vision Standard „allow list” for those who register before 1 March
HGV operators who apply for the Direct Vision Standard but haven’t received their official confirmation by March 1st will be
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Denmark’s new year cabotage checks yield fines worth 62,500 euros
Denmark’s first cabotage inspections of the year yielded up to 62,500 euros-worth of fines in just three days. Both Danes
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Truck bans in Germany in 2021
The Federal Office for Goods Transport (BAG) has published a list of truck traffic bans on public holidays in Germany
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DB Schenker temporarily suspends services to the UK
German logistics giant DB Schenker has informed its customers via email that it has temporarily suspended services to the UK
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Commercial vehicle registrations: -20.3% 11 months into 2020; +0.1% in November
In November 2020, the EU market for commercial vehicles posted a very modest increase, with new registrations up 0.1% to
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Slovenia introduces new ban on HGVs overtaking on A1 motorway
Starting January 15th a daily ban on overtaking is being put in place for all vehicles whose maximum permissible weight
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30 km/h speed limit introduced in Brussels
As of 1st January 2021, all road vehicles in Brussels will be able to drive at a maximum speed of
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