Capital Equipment News December 2016

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Iveco’s Z Truck concept is based on a heavy truck running on Bio-LNG with conformable tanks, enhanced aerodynamics and a waste heat recovery system.

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different modes, which optimise the way in which it is driven and the use of energy available. On a standard journey, it is set to ‘auto’. For special cases there is a power mode called ‘agile’ and ‘eco’ mode for maximum range. It automatically adapts the ‘auto’, ‘agile’ and ‘eco’ settings to conditions within a certain target range. Zero-impact with Z Truck Another stand-out vision of future trucking was Iveco’s Z Truck, a zero-impact concept truck that anticipates the shift to green energy and autonomous driving in long- distance haulage. The company believes it has positioned itself as an alternative fuels leader, with its Concept Z powered by a combination of liquefied natural gas and bio-methane, giving it zero-emissions capability. The concept is based on a heavy truck running on Bio-LNG with conformable tanks, enhanced aerodynamics and a waste heat recovery system, to deliver long-haul transport with autonomy of 2 200 km and virtually zero carbon emissions. Iveco also claims a zero accident rate is possible, thanks to new collision avoidance technology through its autonomous systems. The Z Truck is also said to define how new technologies and autonomous driving will change the role of the driver, who will become an on-board logistics

distribution is the first to connect the telematics system with the drive control. It starts with the scheduling; instead of the conventional fixed delivery runs, there is a flexible system. It ensures that all the planned haulage work can be completed by the vehicle fleet without overextending MAN eTruck concept • Electric TGS semitrailer tractor • Emission-free • 250 kW motor delivering 2 700 Nm of torque • Powered by three 35,3 kWh lithium-ion batteries • Probable launch date of 2021 Mercedez Benz Urban eTruck • Fully electric truck • Admissible total weight of 26 t • Zero emissions • Might go into production by 2020 Iveco Z Truck concept • Long-haul concept truck • Powered by LNG engine running on bio-methane • Zero-emissions capability • Autonomy of 2 200 km

Powered by lithium-ion batteries with total capacity of 212 kWh

Ranges up to 200 km

Zero accidents

Engine power of 460 hp and 2 000 Nm of torque

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Battery capacity permits daily range between 50 and 150 km

18 t permissible total weight

or underutilising the range of the trucks. The variables used include the pallet spaces in the trucks, the weight, the range and the driving times. Virtual monitoring intervenes if unforeseen events to force the truck to the limits of its range. The Urban eTruck can operate in three

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