EUROPE’S TRANSPORT REVOLUTION
The biennial IAA Transportation, held in Hanover, Germany, has consolidated its position as the world’s largest platform for the transport and logsticis industry, with around two thirds of the exhibitors being from international companies. Visitors also came from far and wide – from 72 different countries.
The many world firsts presented had a focus on the electrification and climate neutrality of the drive train. Vehicle manufacturers presented a wide variety of electric and fuel cell-based drives as well as hydrogen combustion engines.
The Scania IAA stand saw the premier of its new electrified tractor, digital and connected services as well as its charging solutions. By 2030, the Swedish truck manufacturer says 50 per cent of the total vehicle sales volume is expected to be electrified.
Scania says its purpose is to drive the shift to a sustainable transport system heading for 100 per cent electric transport. Fourteen vehicles, mostly electric, were on display at the big transport trade fair.
Christian Levin, CEO Scania Group says electric transport is moving beyond the city limits.
“In our electrification journey, we are heading onto intercity motorways,” he says. “We have recently delivered an electrified timber truck to a customer in northern Sweden. And that is a very real token of the fact that we now can electrify all
