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"The truck of the future" * Europe - Safer trucks and greater environmental responsibility in truck design
* Europe - MEPs back safer, greener truck rules
-- The European Parliament (EP) backed new rules on Tuesday to make goods trucks greener and safer... New rules were agreed changes to the Weights and Dimensions Directive (1996). These would allow manufacturers to use new designs for trucks that may exceed current weight and length limits if they can be shown to improve overall environmental and safety performance... Among the proposed changes are to allow for more rounded cabs that would increase the driver's field of vision making it easier to see other road users, such as cyclists. At the same time the design should reduce drag and so increase fuel efficiency... An additional weight allowance of up to 1 tonne would be permitted for alternative fuel engines and related components, such as transmission and drive shafts, to encourage take-up of greener technologies... Aerodynamic flaps added at the rear of the lorry would help cut fuel consumption and emissions... EU member states should take specific measures to identify vehicles that are likely to have exceeded the relevant weight limits, while data in on-board weight sensors should also be made available to the driver... Other improvements are aimed at more efficient freight transport. These include an additional length allowance of up to 15cm for the intermodal transport of 45-foot standard containers. This would make it easier to move containers using several modes of transport, for example, road, rail and barge... Member states would have to put relevant national rules in place within two years of the coming into force of the revised directive. The rules for cab design enter into force three years after relevant safety rules for putting newly designed trucks on the market have been adopted... The changes must still be formally approved by the EU Council...
Strasbourg, Alsace, France - Xinhua/GlobalPost (China) - March 10, 2015
* 1 - The dual mode: Road & Rail Road - Chiron Transportation to minimize ccological damage
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(Images from "TUVI design of the future" - Designers: Benjamin Cselley, Jupin Ghanbari, Jessica Covi, and Erol Kursani)
* 2 - Germany's: Mercedes-Benz Aero Trailer Concept - Drastically reducing wind resistance and fuel consumption of semitrailer tractors
* 3 - Semitrailer tractor Turbine Concept for the long haul
-- As passenger vehicles go clean, it is obvious that tractors and trucks will have to go the same way as well. Designer Josef Cadek’s Turbine concept seems to be a step in the right direction. The concept has a hybrid drivetrain gas with a cng-electric motor combination... (Image from Futuristic SHOP)
* 4 - Eco-friendly ‘airliner + cityloader’ freight transportation concept
-- The concept of airliner + cityloader Transport Efficiency 2020 offers the separation of long and short distance transportation freight traffic. Conceptualized by Aram Haydeyan, in collaboration with Stefan Brenn and Tobias Förtsch, the airliner + cityloader concept aims to fulfill the needs of these two types of transport. The airliner is an electric vehicle, with its electric engine, brakes, suspension and steering integrated in the rims. The vehicle uses a regenerative braking system. The metal air hybrid batteries can be charged via “plug and ride” at every trans-shipment center or city station. Depending on the size and amount of the freight carried, multiple modules can be used... (Image from Futuristic Transportation)
Labels: future trucks, rules and regulations
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