Author:charleen-clarke
As part of its activities at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Daimler Trucks hired the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and let us loose on and around the track … in order to experience its latest (and most definitely greatest) North American truck and bus/coach range. Daimler Trucks is aiming to offer the widest electric commercial vehicle product range in North America (out of all the original equipment manufacturers). Accordingly, the bulk of the test vehicles โ the […]
Sophie Punte, executive director of the Smart Freight Centre, has a dream. She would like to โgreenโ the global supply chain. CHARLEEN CLARKE went face to face with her and asked her how she planned to achieve this. Have you always been an environmental champion? Yes, when I was 21, I travelled to India and I returned a changed person. I discovered that the environment needed to be protected and I decided to dedicate my life to this cause. I […]
The Ford Ranger is consistently among the top-selling bakkies in South Africa (every so often it claims the top spot for the month) and, with a model range of more than 25 vehicles, there is certainly something to suit every buyer and application. In but a few monthsโ time a new series of Ranger will be launched locally, with new models and a new generation of engines. We thought, then, that this would be the perfect opportunity to get reacquainted […]
Peugeot has reimagined its 308 and repositioned it โ whittling the range down to one high-value model, the 308 Allure 1,2 THP (with manual or auto gearbox). In a segment dominated by the ever-brilliant Golf and packed full with a host of new competitors, that are more determined than ever to have a piece of the Golf pie, the lone 308 has a tough fight on its hands. What can I expect from the 308? Peugeot has given the 308 […]
Incredibly, after years of hoo-haย surrounding the topic of platooning, the concept has been ditched byย the worldโs biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles! This revelation came from Martin Daum, member of the board of management of Daimler AG with responsibility for Daimler Trucks & Buses, who was addressing the worldโs commercial vehicle media at a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Daum told us lots of other interesting stuff (more about that later), but it was the […]
The boom in the compact SUV segment is showing no signs of abating, with almost every manufacturer offering at least one model. Opelโs is this, the Grandland X โ one of the first new models to be launched following General Motorsโs offloading of the brand to the PSA Group (Peugeot/Citroรซn). This means that the Grandland X shares a platform with one of its rivals โ the Peugeot 3008. Youโd expect much of the same, thenโฆ But, a week spent with […]
Daimler has gone on a shopping spree, ordering battery cells to the value of a whopping โฌ20 billion (about R324 billion). The orders will ensure that the company has a steady supply of battery cells until 2030. The battery cells will be used across its product range โ in anything and everything from cars to buses and trucks. By 2022, the entire Mercedes-Benz car portfolio will be electrified, with various electrified alternatives available in every segment. In total, there will […]
Lots of people really battle with motion sickness while in a vehicle. In fact, more than 30-million people in Europe suffer from this ailment! Quite frankly, itโs ghastly. Thanks to Citroรซn, it could now be a thing of the past! Thatโs because the company has created Seetroรซn, which it claims are the first glasses to eliminate motion sickness. The principle of the Seetroรซn glasses is simple โ they contain a coloured liquid that recreates the horizon line to resolve conflict […]
I was at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last month. What a cool event! There was a lot of amazing stuff on display. However, Hondaโs Autonomous Work Vehicle really caught my eye. A prototype off-road vehicle, this four-wheel drive quad bike can transport supplies, equipment and water to hard-to-reach locations โ sans driver. The vehicle features GPS and sensor-based autonomy capable of guiding the unit in almost any environment, a rail accessory mount system for limitless accessories […]
Scania is supplying 15 trucks for trials on German e-highways this year. Trials will initially commence in Hessen along the A5 Autobahn, where the five-kilometre e-highway infrastructure (with electric power supplied from overhead lines in both directions) has been completed. Next will be an e-highway segment on the A1 Autobahn to the port of Lรผbeck, with additional stationary charging capacity planned at the port. This highway section is expected to open during mid-2019. Finally, the third e-highway is expected be […]
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