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TRUCKMAKERS' EVENT * Hanover / Germany - The IAA Truck Show
* Germany - Mercedes' limited-edition Actros artics are a matter of black & white!
(Photo from roadtransport/big-lorry-blog-UK: A lowliner Actros)
Hanover, Germany -BigLorryBlog (UK) -September 20, 2010: ... Merc's 'limited edition' special artic line, it's the 'Blackliner' Actros complete with MegaSpace cab (on an 1846LS chassis) custom leather interior and all sorts of other nice bits of bling...
(Video from YOUtube, by roadtransport -20 Sept 2010: Dummy installation/demonstration unit of a German MOTIS truck cab storage system and washing/cooking pod in a Mercedes Actros at the IAA 2010 Truck Show)
The 'Whiteliner' again with smart interior but based around a white finish with smart black alloy wheels...nosing around the Blackliner...
* Germany - It's an Actros Jurgen Big 4x4
Hanover,Germany -BigLorryBlog (UK) -September 20, 2010: ... Well it's off to the IAA Show in Hanover today... No sooner do we arrive for the Mercedes pre-IAA bunfight than I spy this monster off-road Actros (I though it was a Unimog at first)...
Haven't a clue what it does but it had an enormous power take-off come centre drive shaft out the back...* UK - Mercedes-Benz UK to trial the new Unimog U20!
Hanover,Germany -BigLorryBlog (UK) -September 20, 2010: ... The all-new Mercedes Unimog U20 that they are bringing over a couple of U20s to evaluate them in Blighty... And as you should all know by know the U20 has the same cab as the Brazilian-built Accelo light truck.
(Photo: And if you're into low-height Econics here's a natural-gas scissor-lift aircraft loader...)* Japan - World Premiere of the all-electric zero-emission Fuso Canter E-CELL
(Photo: Fuso eCell)
Hanover,Germany -BigLorryBlog -September 20, 2010: ... Here is the world premiere of the Fuso Canter E-CELL.. the all electric (it's not a diesel hybrid) light truck with a range of 120km... E-CELL is based on a 3.5-tonne Canter 3S13 with a battery pack fitted within the chassis frame, the very latest lithium-ion technology with a 40kWh capacity enough for the truck to have a range of 120km...
(Photo from roadtransport/big-lorry-blog)
The all-electric light midddleweight is powered by a 70KW electric motor with a maximum torque of 300Nm. Its speed limited to a top speed of 80km/h...
* France - Renault goes green at IAA
Hanover / Germany -Road Transport(UK), by Colin Barnett -14 September 2010: -- The Renault Trucks stand showcase its latest fuel saving and alternative energy initiatives... Among these are the Premium Optifuel, the truck with built-in driver training that can deliver a 6.4% fuel saving, the latest technical innovations including new Euro-5 engines, updated auto transmissions and an automatic engine cut-out... A world premiere will introduce OptiTrack on the Lander 4x2, a package based around a hydraulically-driven front axle providing push-button on-demand all-wheel drive... Renault Trucks' version of the latest Master van range will also appear... Renault's latest lable is Clean Tech, and the Premium Distribution Hybrys and Maxity Electric will appear under this banner... (Photo from transporte3: Renault's Optifuel truck)
* Germany - MAN Concept S claims 25% CO2 reduction
Hanover.Germany -Road Transport (UK), by George Barrow -13 September 2010: -- MAN will unveil a new aerodynamic concept vehicle at the IAA 2010 Show in Hannover, which the company claims will reduce CO2 emissions by 25%... The MAN Concept S consists of a streamlined semitrailer tractor that has been honed in a wind tunnel to deliver a low wind resistance and, when coupled to a similarly modified trailer, can consume as much as 25% less fuel than a regular 40-tonne semitrailer... However, its radical trailer design will mean that space is compromised, and as such MAN hopes the design concept will spark further debate on statutory length restrictions as the company sees this as a limiting factor in realising the potential of aerodynamic design... (Photo from nextconceptcars: MAN tgx tgs)
* Germany - VW unveils Caddy update
Wolfsburg,Germany -Road Transport (UK), by Colin Barnett -10 September 2010: -- Volkswagen has revealed the next generation of the Caddy ahead of the official launch at the Hannover IAA show in two weeks' time... The latest model is identifiable by a major restyle forward of the windscreen to incorporate the current Volkswagen family identity, together with a new range of more efficient drivelines and a comprehensive interior update... Standard features include a full ESP package, and a gearshift indicator in the improved dash display, with options including Bluetooth, adaptive cornering lights and 100kg capacity roof rails. Order taking begins on 27 September for November deliveries, with prices, starting at £12,100 (UK), broadly the same or slightly lower than the previous equivalents...
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