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Category:Featured July 2014

July 1, 2014

Tantalising T

In October, the new Renault K and C ranges will arrive in South African showrooms … To whet our appetites, Will Shiers brings us...

Joining the green revolution

July 1, 2014

Joining the green revolution

The construction industry need not be a completely dirty one. With minor changes and adjustments, this sector can also contribute toward a more sustainable...

Setting SA’s railroads in train?

July 1, 2014

Setting SA’s railroads in train?

It’s no secret that the South African government wants to restore rail transport to its former glory, or even surpass it. But will the...

Nautical newcomer?

July 1, 2014

Nautical newcomer?

Few things in life can compensate for skills, as expertise keeps any industry moving … and the shipping sector is in the same “boat”....

The truck that thinks for itself

July 1, 2014

The truck that thinks for itself

Vehicles that think for themselves! For many this might sound like a futuristic, space-age fantasy, but for those in the know, this concept is...

Used, but not abused

July 1, 2014

Used, but not abused

With the trend towards purchasing used rather than off-the-shelf vehicles, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have realised that there is a market for their “previously...

Dinosaurs yes, but not extinct …

July 1, 2014

Dinosaurs yes, but not extinct …

At Clotan Steel, old, very old, Mercedes-Benz bullnose trucks and Hinos from the Super F series, patiently await their next load. KIM KEMP ponders...

Of space-age trucks and a brighter tomorrow

July 1, 2014

Of space-age trucks and a brighter tomorrow

Trucks have come a long way, evolving from mechanical monsters (which you could fix with a Swiss Army knife), to refined workhorses – with...

Not fleeting, but consistent

July 1, 2014

Not fleeting, but consistent

The importance of managing a fleet efficiently, timeously and consistently cannot be overstated. Many factors come into play and FOCUS looks at some of...

Better safe than sorry

July 1, 2014

Better safe than sorry

The best way to minimise injury from an accident is to prevent the accident from occurring in the first place. CLAIRE RENCKEN finds out...

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💡🚚 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶

💡🚚 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

At UD Trucks Southern Africa, the evolution of UD Connected Services is guided by Gemba, a Japanese philosophy rooted in understanding real-world operations at the source.

🗣️ As explained by Amith Singh, GM responsible for Connected Services, this ensures solutions are shaped by the realities of customers’ day-to-day operations.

👀 Read all about it in our April issue: https://buff.ly/0MjbL6H

#UDTrucks #Telematics #FleetManagement #UptimeEdge

✂️ 𝗕𝗥𝗧 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘂𝘁: 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿?

✂️ 𝗕𝗥𝗧 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘂𝘁: 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿?
Cape Town’s MyCiTi is the most successful service of its kind, accounting for 42% of all passenger trips on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) nationally. The City is increasingly concerned that national proposals to end the funding for all BRT would leave the MyCiti service stranded, with no clear future funding certainty.

🚌 Existing MyCiTi bus services and the major new Cape Flats route expansion are set to benefit over 1,4 million residents across 30 neighbourhoods, from Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha to Wynberg and Claremont. MyCiTi ridership has grown by 68% since 2021 to 23 million passenger trips annually and is set to reach 30 million once the Cape Flats extension begins operating.

🗣️ “National funding reforms are understandable, because most BRT systems in metros and large towns have failed,” said Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis in a letter to the Transport Ministry. “In some cases, billions in grant-funding has been allocated without a single scheduled service ever commencing. But some, like MyCiti, have succeeded. The state should not throw out the baby with the bathwater, by cutting funding to successful BRT services along with all the unsuccessful ones.”

“We don’t oppose the proposed creation of a Public Transport Fund to replace the PTNG and other funding streams, but we are calling for long-term certainty and performance-based funding for MyCiTi and other successful programmes. We are also seeking the reversal of national cuts already made to PTNG funding.”

💡 The letter did not reference any knock-on effects on suppliers to the MyCiTi network, such as bus manufacturers, although there would likely be negative impacts following a funding cut.

#PublicTransport #BRT #Funding #Bus #PeopleMovers

🚚 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝟭𝟲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀. 𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹

🚚 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝟭𝟲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀. 𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿.

When FOCUS needed a trailer partner for Truck Test 2026, the brief was non-negotiable: identical units for every competing vehicle – no exceptions, no variables. It’s the only way to generate results the industry can genuinely trust.

🎉 So we were thrilled when Afrit agreed to come on board again and supply precision-engineered trailers that help ensure a level playing field across all 16 competitors. Afrit’s longstanding reputation for innovation, reliability and excellence in trailer manufacturing makes them the perfect partner for this prestigious event.

🏆️ Taking place from 3 to 5 November this year, Truck Test remains one of the most respected and anticipated benchmarking events in the transport industry – a landmark event putting the continent's best extra-heavy trucks through their paces under real South African road conditions.

👉 We can’t wait to showcase this collaboration and bring the industry another outstanding Truck Test experience. Stay tuned for more updates in the lead-up to November!

#TruckTest2026 #AfritTrailers #TransportIndustry #Logistics #Trucking

📢 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗢... Find out what Hino South A

📢 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗢...
Find out what Hino South Africa VP Anton Falck has to say about current market conditions facing local truck manufacturers in this video, taken on day one of the NAMPO 2026 expo in Bothaville, Free State.

👉 And don’t miss the Hino display in person at Toyota South Africa Motor's stand (D12 and 13).

#HinoSouthAfrica #Logistics #HinoTrucks #NAMPO2026 #Agriculture

🤔 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝘅 𝗴𝗼? Drivers will no doubt hav

🤔 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝘅 𝗴𝗼?

Drivers will no doubt have noticed the gradual disappearance of Caltex petrol stations and their replacement across the country with Astron Energy forecourts.

🫟 The rebranding programme – one of the largest in SA’s fuel industry in three decades – began in 2022 and at least 700 out of 800 Astron stations now feature the signature orange and purple branding.

💡 With a goal to become SA’s leading fuel retailer, Astron is owned by Swiss commodities giant Glencore, which entered the local fuel market in 2017 when it purchased US-based Chevron’s southern African assets for $1 billion.

Astron also operates one of the country’s largest oil refineries.

#GoodbyeCaltex #AstronEnergy #FuelStations

🌽 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗔’𝘀 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗢 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 is one of the large

🌽 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗔’𝘀 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗢 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 is one of the largest agricultural exhibitions under private ownership in the southern hemisphere – and this year’s edition is in full swing in Bothaville, with all the big truck brands out to impress visitors with their offerings.

👉 Visit stand B18 to view the new FAW J7 – the good-looking cover model for our May issue of FOCUS on Transport and Logistics. Don't miss it!

#NAMPO2026 #FAW #LongHaulTrucks #Transport

🔋🚢 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗶

🔋🚢 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀

In April, the world's largest and China's first 10,000-tonne all-electric intelligent container vessel set sail from Ningbo-Zhoushan Port for the Zhapu port area of Jiaxing Port.

💡 One of two such vessels produced by Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co, it represents a new phase of exploration and development for China's coastal container shipping driven by pure electric power and intelligent navigation.

⚡️ With a carrying capacity of 742 standard containers, the Ningyuan Diankun is powered by ten standardised battery containers with a total storage capacity of about 20,000 kilowatt-hours, equivalent to the combined battery capacity of around 300 electric vehicles. It is expected to save 580 tonnes of fuel a year and reduce CO2 emissions by more than 1,400 tonnes after being put into operation, delivering genuinely zero-emission, zero-pollution voyages, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port said.

🧭 The vessel is equipped with core autonomous navigation technologies for open waters and features a full suite of smart functions, including real-time panoramic vessel monitoring, all-weather visual perception, autonomous route planning, automatic collision-avoidance alerts, and seamless switching between manual and intelligent navigation modes.

👉 Ningbo Ocean Shipping operates 32 green and energy-efficient vessels (57% of its fleet) and 19 intelligent vessels (~34%), demonstrating solid progress in its low-carbon and smart fleet upgrade.

👀 More: https://buff.ly/Rg6fUQJ

#GreenShipping #Decarbonisation #China #ContainerShips

⚠️ 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗰 On 10 May, the SA gov

⚠️ 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗰

On 10 May, the SA government officially classified the severe weather as a national disaster. Since 4 May, heavy rainfall, flooding, thunderstorms, damaging winds and snowfall have caused deaths, infrastructure damage and disruptions to essential services across the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape, and even as far as the North West, Free State and Mpumalanga provinces.

⛈️🚚 The Overberg District Disaster Management Centre reported nine instances of trucks being blown over on the N2 on Monday, and social media feeds are being flooded with video footage of trucks struggling to stay on the roads in winds gusting at over 100km per hour.

🌊 The Daily Maverick reports that road networks across Cape Town have been severely affected with major flooding and dangerous rockfalls creating additional hazards for motorists. The inclement weather has also disrupted Metrorail services.

✈️ ACSA confirms that passengers can expect flight delays, diversions or cancellations at Cape Town International and George airports, though both remain open and operational.

👉 And as of today, it is not over: SAWS issued a Level 8 warning for the City of Cape Town, Drakenstein, Stellenbosch, Breede Valley and Witzenberg for 12 May, with mudslides, fast-flowing rivers and danger to life forecast through Tuesday.

🚨 All drivers, pedestrians and citizens are urged to exercise extreme caution.

#Floods #Storms #ClimateCrisis

🚨 𝗜𝘀𝘂𝘇𝘂 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗔 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗾𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗵

🚨 𝗜𝘀𝘂𝘇𝘂 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗔 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗾𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮

Isuzu Motors South Africa deployed two more ISUZU vehicles recently in support of Gift of the Givers’ ongoing humanitarian relief efforts aimed at assisting communities in Nelson Mandela Bay affected by the recent floods and storms.

🛻 The fleet now comprises three ISUZU D-MAX bakkies, two double cab 3.0-litre bakkies and one ISUZU D-MAX single cab 3.0-litre bakkie, and two ISUZU water tanker trucks fitted with 5,000-litre capacity tanks.

🍲 Relief efforts are being coordinated across 18 designated community shelters established by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. At these sites, affected residents are receiving warm meals, clean drinking water, toiletries, blankets and hot beverages.

#Isuzu #Bakkies #Floods #ReliefEfforts

Fuel costs are crippling South African transport o

Fuel costs are crippling South African transport operators. So what happens when a new truck promises 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟮%? 🚛⛽

That’s what DAF’s award winning new generation XF, XG and XG⁺ are offering. These vehicles – winners of International Truck of the Year 2022 – set new benchmarks for efficiency, safety and driver comfort.

And now they’re heading to South Africa.

Before the local launch, we’re travelling to the Netherlands to drive them ourselves and see whether the hype is justified.

Could this be the most important truck launch for SA fleets in years? What do you think – were these trucks worth the wait? Will you be buying one?

Stay tuned for the full story…

@daftrucksnv
@dafworldwide_
@babcockafrica

When you're in an emergency, you need to know who

When you're in an emergency, you need to know who you can TRUST. You need to know who to call. And you need to know that your emergency is high priority!

For more than three decades, Bandag Emergency Tyre Assistance (ETA) has given fleets peace of mind.

With consistent service delivery, national pricing across SA and most importantly, a single contact point, Bandag's ETA provides the professional on-the-road tyre service that your fleet deserves.

Don't just take their word for it – put them to the test!

🚓 𝗚𝗧𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 +𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶

🚓 𝗚𝗧𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 +𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀

The Gauteng Transport Inspectorate (GTI) has impounded over 500 minibus taxis in April, focusing on the province's key public transport corridors identified as high-risk for non-compliance and road safety violations.

🚐 A further 573 vehicles were issued with discontinue notices pending compliance, as they demonstrated serious mechanical faults ranging from defective braking systems, worn tyres, non-functional headlights, faulty brake lights and indicators as well as cracked windscreens.

🫨 A total of 957 minibus operators were found to be operating without valid driving licences, and 387 minibuses without valid licence discs.

👮 Officers arrested 14 motorists for serious offences, including driving under the influence (DUI), bribery, obstruction of law enforcement officers and damage to state property.

👏 Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, commended the efforts, saying: “The discontinuation and impoundment of unsafe vehicles is not merely an enforcement measure; we see it as a necessary intervention to protect the lives of commuters and all road users. These actions must serve as an indicator that criminal conduct and reckless behaviour on our roads will not go unpunished. Reckless drivers beware, you will be apprehended and face the full might of the law.”

#RoadSafety #TrafficInfringements #Roadworthy #TrafficFines

🚨 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗔 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗼𝘂

🚨 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗔 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮

R13m worth of cocaine was seized at Durban Port after being discovered in the air-conditioning unit of a new bus, allegedly from South America.

🚌 The shipment of buses was destined for Gauteng. An investigation has been opened.

👀 More: https://buff.ly/2y2frxU (Pic: SAPS)

#Crime #Drugs #Buses #Durban

⚡️𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝟭𝟲𝟱𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

⚡️𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝟭𝟲𝟱𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

The City of Cape Town’s draft 2026/27 Energy Budget for the next three years demonstrates its commitment to enhancing energy security, infrastructure investment and improved affordability.

💵 Planned expenditure includes R165 million in LED streetlighting installations, enabling the City to retrofit additional lamps across its network of +245k streetlights and maintain burn rates consistently around the 90% target.

💡 The biggest threat to creating safer and brighter communities and businesses remains illegal connections and theft that impact infrastructure and leave communities, motorists and fleets in the dark. The LED lights are one of the interventions intended to tackle these criminal acts.

🗣️ “We view streetlighting as a fundamental basic service that the City consistently delivers more reliably compared to other metros,” noted mayoral committee member for Energy, Alderman Xanthea Limberg.

#RoadSafety #Lighting #Crime #CapeTown

⛽️ 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿

⛽️ 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 🔋

From Wed 6 May, South Africans face sharp fuel hikes again, with diesel to exceed R35/litre, driving up transport & living costs. Temporary fuel levy relief offers some respite, but dependence on imported fuel remains a major risk.

CHARGE calls for a shift to electric mobility powered by locally generated energy, and is working on creating a national network of off‑grid, solar‑powered EV charging stations launching along key routes from May 2026.

#FuelCrisis #GreenTransport #Electrification #SouthAfrica

🪫🛻 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗩 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗩 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗦 The

🪫🛻 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗩 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗩 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗦

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Illinois-based automotive factory of EV startup Rivian will be powered by old batteries from its own vehicles.

💡 The project – the largest repurposed-battery energy storage system of its kind in the US – involves a collaboration with Redwood Materials, a battery-recycling firm started by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel.

👀 More: https://buff.ly/Dbzxs06

#GreenEnergy #GreenMobility #EVs #VehicleProduction

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🔋𝗕𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿-𝗯

🔋𝗕𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿-𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀

MAN Truck & Bus has demonstrated bidirectional charging in real-world conditions at the premises of a German logistics company – showing how electric trucks can be turned into flexible energy storage systems.

🥇 This makes MAN the first commercial vehicle OEM to functionally demonstrate bidirectional vehicle technology within a research project. The project, called SPIRIT E, is supported by a broad consortium covering the entire value chain.

🚚 The truck featured was a battery-electric MAN eTGX with 480kWh of usable energy.

♻️ Instead of only consuming electricity, the etruck could store power and feed it back into other systems as needed – improving fleet economics while also supporting the stability of the energy system.

Three core applications at the forefront of practical use are Vehicle to Vehicle, Vehicle to Site and Vehicle to Grid. Intelligent energy management of this nature can reduce energy costs by around 10-20%.

💡 Bidirectional charging is particularly relevant for etrucks in regional operations with an annual mileage below 100,000km. It is not, however, suitable for truck applications where operations don’t allow for longer dwell times at a depot.

#Decarbonisation #GreenTrucking #EnergyManagement #MAN

🚌 Mozambique plans to acquire 360 new buses includ

🚌 Mozambique plans to acquire 360 new buses including 125 powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). These will bolster public transport in the face of the fuel crisis caused by the Middle East war, which is raising fuel prices.

#PublicTransport #Mozambique #CNG #Buses #FuelCrisis

📢 MAN Truck & Bus SA’s Drive360 media event was th

📢 MAN Truck & Bus SA’s Drive360 media event was the ideal opportunity to launch the new flagship TGX 26.520 and to share the OEM's comprehensive vision for supporting operators across the full lifecycle of their vehicles.

👀 Read all about it in FOCUS April: https://buff.ly/lQbeM2d

#MAN #Trucks #TCO #Drive360 #Launch

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