Unimog Is The "Off Road Vehicle Of The Year" For The 17th Time

The Readers Of The Specialist Magazine "Off Road" Voted The Unimog "Off Road Vehicle Of The Year" With 54.9 Percent Of The Votes – That's Even A Few More Than Last Year. Thus The "Universal Motorgerät" Won First Place In The Special Vehicles Category For The 17th Time In A Row. The Extreme Off Road Unimog Is Highly Popular With Globetrotters As A Basic Vehicle For Travelling On And Off Paved Roads And In Its Lower Weight Version With Only 7.49 Tonnes Gvw It Can Also Be Driven With A Passenger Car Driver's Licence (Grade 3). 39211 Votes Were Received For The Poll With Readers Voting For 251 Vehicles In 13 Categories. The Off Road Award Has A Long Tradition: It Is 39 Years Since The Readers Of The Munich Based "Off Road" Magazine First Voted For The Most Popular Off Road Vehicle (1982).

Daimler Truck Subsidiary Fuso Pushes Ahead With Transformation In Q2

Fuso Has Now Delivered More Than All Electric Fuso E Canter To Customers In Europe Japan The United States And New Zealand. Further Fuso E Canter Customer Deliveries In European Markets Such As Switzerland The Uk And The Netherlands. E Canter Market Launch In Italy: Handover Of Two Vehicles To Db Schenker In Milan Concludes Large European Order. Further Electrifying E Canter Milestones In July: First Delivery To Customer In Shikoku Region Japan As Well As Market Launch In New Zealand. Daimler Truck Continues To Push The Transformation To Co2 Neutral Transportation With Further Deliveries Of The Fuso E Canter Its Fully Electric Light Duty Truck In The Second Quarter Of 2021. Overall Fuso Has Now Delivered More Than 250 E Canter Since The Beginning Of Small Series Production In 2017 To Customers In Europe Japan The United States And New Zealand. More Deliveries Are Set To Follow Successively. The Fuso E Canter Is Daimler Truck’s First All Electric Light Duty Truck In Small Series Production. As A 7.49 Tonne Vehicle With A Range Of Over 100 Km A Top Speed Of 80 Kmh And An Output Of 129 K W The Fuso E Canter Has Everything It Needs For Ecological And Economic Operation In Urban Centres. Its Agility On Top Makes The E Canter The Ideal Vehicle For Green Inner City Distribution Transport. Customers Deploy Fuso E Canter In Various Use Cases Across Europe Following The Market Launch Of The Fuso E Canter In Switzerland Earlier This Year Another Swiss Logistics Company Rhyner Logistik Has Integrated The Fuso E Canter Into Its Fleet In June. The Company Uses The Electric Light Duty Truck For Inner City Short Range Distribution In Zurich: “We Need Vehicles That Reach Their Destination Quickly And Safely Especially In Narrow Urban Streets” Explains Stefan Greub Ceo And Managing Director Of Rhyner Logistik. “The E Canter Even Fits Into Underground Car Parks And Its Electric Drive Brings Clear Advantages In Stop And Go City Traffic.” By Adding The Fuso E Canter Rhyner Logistik Aims To Push Forward The Electrification Of Its Fleet. In The Uk Warburtons Recently Grabbed Another Slice Of The Ev Action With The Locally Emission Free Fuso E Canter. The Uk’s Largest Bakery Brand Uses The Light Duty Truck Already Early In The Morning Setting Of At 4am Each Day From Warburtons’ Bolton Bakery To Deliver Fresh Bread To About 25 Different Customers Mainly In The Central Manchester Area. “Our First Impressions Of The E Canter Are Certainly Positive” Confirmed Steve Gray Warburtons National Transport Manager. “Its Range Is More Than Adequate For Our Needs And It Has Been Well Received By Our Drivers. It’s Smaller Than A Conventional 7.5 Tonner And This Compact Footprint Coupled With An Excellent Turning Circle That Makes It Highly Manoeuvrable Is A Definite Advantage For City Centre Work.” Proving Its Versatility The Fuso E Canter Is Now Even On Duty As An Electric Beer Truck In The Netherlands. In July The Famous Dutch Brewery Heineken Received A Modified Version Of The E Canter With A Special Tank Mounted On The Back That Can Be Filled With Up To 3000 Litres Of Beer. The Brewery Uses The Light Duty Truck For The Inner City Distribution Of Beer To Local Bars In Amsterdam. During The Second Quarter Db Schenker Largest Electric Fleet Customer Of Fuso Has Taken Further Deliveries Of The E Canter. This Concludes A Larger Order Over 36 Vehicles In 11 European Countries Announced Last October. In Italy For Example Two Trucks Have Been Added To The Db Schenker Fleet In Milan Signifying Yet Another Market Entry For The E Canter In Europe. Further Electrifying Milestones In Japan And New Zealand The Success Of The E Canter Also Continues In Its Home Market In Japan Where Two Units Of The Fuso E Canter Were Delivered To Shikoku Meitetsu Transportation In July. Here The Light Duty Trucks Are In Charge Of General Cargo Transportation In Matsuyama City. Making E Mobility History They Represent The First Electric Trucks In The Shikoku Region. Another Milestone Celebrated In July Is The Launch Of The E Canter In Yet Another New Market: New Zealand. Earlier This Year Fuso New Zealand Was Granted Co Funding By The Ministry Of Energy And Resources For Operational Trials Of The E Canter. Five E Canter Trucks Have Since Been Deployed In The Auckland Area For An Extended Test Period. Since July Genesis Energy Limited A Leading Power Supplier In New Zealand Uses The Country’s First E Canter In Customer Operations For Deliveries In Its Fleet Of Around 110 Trucks. This Means That The Fuso E Canter Is Now Operated By Customers In 16 Different Countries Worldwide: Germany France Netherlands Uk Portugal Denmark Ireland Norway Finland Spain Italy Austria Switzerland Usa Japan And New Zealand.

Uk Government Selects Leyland Trucks For Electric Truck Trial

Leyland Trucks Is To Participate In A Project Designed To Help Uk Operators Make The Transition To Battery Electric Trucks. A Total Of 20 Daf Lf Electric 19 Tonne Rigids Together With The Required Charging Infrastructure Will Be Fitted With Data Logging Equipment And Used To Support The Uk Government’s Department For Transport (Df T) Efforts To Encourage The Use Of Battery Electric Vehicles In Commercial Transport. An Interactive Website Will Inform Future Fleet Operator Buying Decisions And Help Stimulate The Sale Of Battery Electric Trucks. The Project Is Scheduled To Commence This Summer. To Support Operators In Understanding The Costs And Considerations Around The Deployment Of Zero Emission Trucks The Df T Is Adopting A Proactive Campaign To Assist The Road Transport Sector In Its Transition. The Project Is Part Of The Government’s £20 Million Zero Emission Road Freight Trials. Interactive Website The Project Is Delivered Using The Sbri (Small Business Research Initiative) Which Is A Process That Brings Together Government Challenges And Ideas From Business To Create Innovative Solutions. Leyland Trucks Will Work With Cenex The Low Carbon Research Consultancy To Create An Interactive Report And Website Using Real World Data To Assist Public And Private Fleet Operators To Better Understand The Strengths Challenges And Deployment Options Around Zero Emissions Trucks. Leyland Trucks Manufactures The Successful Daf Lf Series Of Distribution Vehicles Including The Lf Electric Which Recently Entered Production At Its State Of The Art Plant In Lancashire. Leyland Trucks Will Be Partnering Several End Users In The Public Sector During The Trial Including Various Nhs (National Health Service) Operations Around The Country Earmarked To Trial Eleven Daf Lf Electric Rigids. The Remaining Nine Vehicles Will Go To A Number Of Local Authorities To Support Recycling And Deliveries To Schools. Best Solutions For Zero Emissions Operation “We’re Delighted To Have Been Selected To Play Such A Key Role In The Initiative” Said Rob Lawton Project Manager At Leyland Trucks “We’re Proud To Be Leading The Drive Towards A Cleaner More Sustainable Future For The Road Transport Industry. Our Lf Electric And Cf Electric Vehicles Offer The Best Solution For Zero Emissions Operation. The Results From Our Nhs And Local Authority Partners Will Support Leyland Truck’s Extensive And Long Term Testing Programs To Further Strengthen Our Leading Position In Providing Battery Electric Vehicles.” Daf Trucks Supports Its New Electric Truck Range With A Choice Of Fixed And Mobile Paccar Chargers.