In Sweden, Scania announced that the German Government decided to co-finance a research project to test and develop electric road technology for eHighways. This news comes on the heels of the recent forming of a coalition including E.ON, H&M Group, Scania and Siemens to accelerate decarbonization of heavy transport brought together by The Pathways Study: Achieving fossil-free commercial transport by 2050.
Volkswagen Group Research together with Siemens will develop technology and electric hybrid long-haulage trucks supplied by Scania for the German eHighway research project. This research is a pre-phase before the start-up of three different test areas on German public roads, with electric power supplied from overhead lines.
“For long-haulage transport, Scania sees electric roads as one promising technology for a sustainable transport future. Vehicle electrification is developing quickly and with its environmental, social and cost benefits, it will play an important role in the shift to a fossil-free transport system,” says Claes Erixon, Executive Vice President Research and Development, at Scania.