by Stefan Kohl | Jul 12, 2023 | Topstory, Trends & Technology
Diesels are still humming on our roads: In 2022, 1,656 fully electric trucks were registered in the EU – out of just under 284,000 new registrations, a share of just half a percent. Again, half of these new e-vehicles are on the road in Germany – as part...
by Kerstin Schmidtfrerick | Jul 7, 2023 | Allgemein, Trends & Technology
World record! On the Contidrom, Continental’s test track, trucker Hans “Housi” Frei has set the range record for electric trucks: 1,099 kilometers on one charge! Also on the team: an e-truck from Designwerk’s sub brand Futuricum with...
by Tammy Schütz | Jun 28, 2023 | Topstory, Trends & Technology
Unfortunately, only partially utilized or completely empty cargo areas are a real thing in trucks, semitrailers, or trailers. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, there were over 150 million empty trips in Germany in 2020 alone. But empty loading areas...
by Stefan Kohl | Jun 21, 2023 | Topstory, Trends & Technology
The EU’s General Safety Regulation (GSR), which has been passed in 2019, aims to drastically reduce the number of accident victims by means of state-of-the-art safety technologies. This ranges from alcohol immobilizers and intelligent speed assistants to tire...
by Kerstin Schmidtfrerick | May 10, 2023 | Topstory, Trends & Technology
Cost pressure is likely to increase steadily for fleet operators. Fuel will remain expensive for the foreseeable future, and this is combined with the European CO2 tax on fossil fuel combustion. Various European and national regulations will force fleet operators to...
by Tammy Schütz | May 3, 2023 | Trends & Technology
On May 03 and 04, 2023, Designwerk and Wirtschaftsdienst Güter und Logistik (economical department of goods and logistics) invite to the Electric Vehicle Innovation Days (EVID) at the Airfield in Mendig, Germany. The exclusive information and networking event offers a...
