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Daimler fuel cell semi travels 650 miles with one fill

Daimler Truck last week announced the successful trial of its Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck prototype. The hydrogen-electric semi-trailer truck completed 1,047 kilometers, or 650 miles, on a single fill of hydrogen.

Completed with zero CO2 emissions, the truck crossed Germany, starting from Woerth am Rhein and ending in Berlin. The trial was conducted with a full load (gross weight of 80,000 pounds) driving a distance comparable to what's covered by current diesel-powered trucks.

First previewed in 2020 in the Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck concept, the truck's powertrain features a pair of electric motors, and each motor can deliver a continuous 308 hp and 1,163 lb-ft of torque and a peak of 442 hp and 1,527 lb-ft.

Normally the motors draw energy from a hydrogen fuel-cell stack but during high-load situations, energy is also drawn from a battery. The battery has a relatively small capacity since it's only used temporarily, such as when the truck is conducting a pass or climbing a steep hill.

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Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025

Wed 11 Oct 2023 12.11 BST

Stockholm has announced plans to become the first big capital city to ban petrol and diesel cars from its centre, in an effort to slash pollution and reduce noise.

From 2025, 20 blocks of Stockholm’s inner city area, spanning its finance and main shopping districts, will be restricted to electric vehicle traffic only. A decision on whether to expand the zone will be made in early 2025.

Announcing the plan, Lars Stromgren, the city’s vice-mayor for transport, said: “Nowadays, the air in Stockholm causes babies to have lung conditions and the elderly to die prematurely. We need to eliminate the harmful exhaust gases from petrol and diesel cars. That’s why we are introducing the most ambitious low-emission zone to date.”

A number of cities have introduced – or are introducing – schemes to try to tackle air pollution but Stockholm’s goes further than most. Paris, Athens and Madrid have only banned diesel cars, and London has a charging scheme that covers the most polluting combustion engines.

“Many cities have implemented low-emission zones where high-emission cars are allowed to drive if they pay a charge,” Stromgren was quoted as saying by Air Quality News. “Stockholm’s model is more far-reaching. Petrol and diesel cars are prohibited, period. It is more ‘ultra’ than the ultra-low emission zone of London.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... -pollution

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Mercedes reveals series eActros 600 long-haul electric truck
By Paul Ridden
October 13, 2023

In development since 2020, and on show in prototype form last year at the IAA Transportation expo, the eActros LongHaul has been given a new name, range-tested in Germany, and now revealed in series production form as the eActros 600.

The eActros 600 tractor rolls with three 207-kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery packs for a projected per-charge range of more than 500 km (310 miles). Mercedes-Benz Trucks recently proved that this is real-world range too, traveling from Stuttgart over the Swabian Jura mountain range to Bolzano in South Tyrol on a single charge – a distance of 530 km.

The electric hauler boasts a combination weight of 44 tons, including a "standard semitrailer" weighing in at around 22 tons in the EU. For the Stuttgart to Bolzano trip, the prototype tipped the scales at 40 tons in total. After a recharge, the truck set off on the return journey – clocking more than 1,000 km in total with one intermediate top-up thanks to "the combination of an efficient drive, high battery capacity and high-performance recuperation."

https://newatlas.com/automotive/mercede ... ck-series/

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Toyota and Lexus are adopting Tesla's EV charging standard

They will have access to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers starting in 2025.

Fri, Oct 20, 2023

One by one, automakers have started adopting the North American Charging Standard (NACS) used by Tesla's Superchargers as they move towards their goal of replacing their fleet with electric vehicles. Toyota is the latest company to join the growing list. The automaker has announced that it has reached an agreement with Tesla to incorporate NACS ports into certain Toyota-branded vehicles starting in 2025. Some EVs under its luxury brand, Lexus, will come with the standard's charging ports, as well.

By using NACS ports on its electric vehicles, Toyota is effectively giving its customers the power to access more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across North America. While the company won't be implementing the standard over the next year, its timeline matches its rival automakers'. To note, customers who already have Toyota and Lexus vehicles equipped with the Combined Charging System (CCS) will be offered access to NACS adapters starting in 2025, as well.

BMW also recently announced that it was adopting the standard for all its EVs in the United States and Canada. A few months ago, GM and Ford revealed they were making the switch starting in 2025, but owners will already be able to access Tesla Superchargers next year with an adopter. Hyundai will adopt the port for its EVs in the US in 2024, with EVs in Canada to follow in 2025. Honda, Toyota's fellow Japanese automaker, announced its transition to NACS in September and its plans to sell vehicles with the port in two years' time. It also said, however, that it's developing an adapter to allow pre-2025 Hondas to charge using Tesla's system.

https://www.engadget.com/toyota-and-lex ... 55109.html