Company IVECO financed the construction of a special hydrogen filling station for trucks in Ulm, Germany. It is assumed that initially it will be tested to refuel promising Nikola Tre FCEV tractors, a joint US-Italian development.
However, it is stated that the station will gradually switch to public operation. The main feature of the new cargo filling station is its high productivity. So, in 20 minutes, it is capable of pumping 80 kg of hydrogen compressed under pressure of almost 700 atmospheres into the tractor tanks. It is stated that for the same Nikola Tre this should be enough for almost 800 km of run.
But new company development Daimler Truck this refueling is definitely not suitable. After all, one of the prototypes of the upcoming Mercedes GenH2 Truck hydrogen tractor is no longer powered by compressed, but by liquefied hydrogen. This machine has two tanks, each of which holds 40 kg of hydrogen, which is contained in a liquid state at a temperature of minus 253 degrees Celsius. It is stated that the use of such fuel is due to the fact that it has a much higher energy density – and this has a positive effect on the final range at one gas station. The goal of all Daimler’s experiments is to reach 1000 km of “non-stop run”.
In Kazakhstan opened a new plant for the production of cars of the brand Kia – but not cars: trucks and special equipment will be assembled there. The plant is private, owned by the local company Orbis Kazakhstan. The model with which production started was the small-tonnage Kia Bongo. It is stated that now the annual production of such cars can be up to 11,800 copies per year, and we are talking regarding a full-fledged production with welding and painting. Well, in a little over a year, by the third quarter of 2023, the plant’s capacity will increase further – up to 20,000 vehicles per year.
Company PK “Transport Systems” completed another delivery of trams for Moscow. The contract for it was signed back in mid-2020 and includes the production and delivery of 114 tram cars (74 three-section Vityaz-M and 40 single-section Lvenok trams), as well as their maintenance for 30 years. The cost of the contract is more like a phone number – it is almost 22.2 billion rubles.
On the eve of the World Cup in Qatar ended one of the largest deliveries of electric buses. The country’s authorities immediately purchased 741 E11 electric buses from the Chinese company Yutong. This 11-meter machine is equipped with 350 kWh liquid-cooled batteries. The declared power reserve is more than 300 km. During the football championship, the electric buses will operate in a transfer mode, and upon completion, they will switch to regular city routes.
