Scania’s hybrid truck wins prize for innovation
Scania’s recently-launched hybrid distribution truck has been awarded the prestigious German prize Green Truck Future Innovation 2016 by the leading trade magazine Verkehrsrundschau.The hybrid solution allows an 18-tonne distribution truck to operate solely on electric power for up to two kilometres. Electric operations are primarily intended for situations such as city distribution at night in noise sensitive areas or driving through warehouses and underground car parks where exhaust fumes must be avoided. In the electric mode, the sound level is below 72 dB(A).
The electric motor is
