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'Monster lorry' * Hanover / Germany - Truckmakers flaunt their green credentials
Truck makers at a major trade fair in Germany say their monsters could move goods around the continent with less fuel and less pollution
Hanover,Germany —AFP, by Francois Becker -24 Sept 2010: ... European drivers should be afraid, very afraid... And to the dismay of environmentalists, makers of these new 25-metre (82-foot), 60-tonne articulated behemoths say they are a greener alternative to the shorter lorries on European roads now... Such "superlorries", also known as Longer and Heavier Vehicles (LHVs) or Gigaliners, already roar along roads in the United States and Australia, but other than in the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden, they are outlawed in Europe... In most European countries, where roads tend to be narrower and more sinuous than the other side of the Atlantic or Down Under, lorries are generally not allowed to be longer than around 16.5 metres and to weigh more than 40 tonnes... With EU governments seeking ways to cut their carbon dioxide emissions, companies like Volvo Trucks and MAN say their monsters could move goods around the continent with less fuel and less pollution... But environmental pressure groups and supporters of more European freight being transported by rail are unimpressed, and opponents have clubbed together to form the "No Mega Trucks" pressure group... Lennart Pilskog, director of public affairs at Volvo Trucks, says that opponents' fears are unfounded... "In Holland there was no effect on rail transport," he says...* Germany - MAN's truck of the future at the IAA 2010!
Munich,Germany -Biglorryblog/AFP -23 Sept 2010: ... MAN, which is taking part in nationwide trials of monster lorries in its native Germany in 2011, has even dubbed its aerodynamic MAN Concept S prototype, unveiled in Hanover, the "Dolphin"... The truck can offer a 25-percent reduction in fuel consumption and in carbon emissions -- provided, that is, that European regulations are changed and vehicles get longer, the firm says... 
The Bavrian truck builder goes on to say: "The streamlined semitrailer tractor differs radically from today's typically cube-shaped trucks. The design of the MAN Concept S was rigorously adjusted in the wind tunnel in order to achieve extremely low wind resistance, corresponding to that of a modern passenger limousine. Thanks solely to its aerodynamic form, the MAN Concept S - with an appropriately modified trailer - uses up to 25% less fuel than a comparable, conventional 40-tonne semitrailer tractor. This is the equivalent of a reduction in CO2 emissions of 25%"... (Pictures: The Concept S!)Labels: LHV or super lorries, monster trucks, truckmakers news worldwide
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