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19 Jan 2022
The new 13-litre Scania 560 S has incredible fuel efficiency
With its incredible fuel efficiency and superior driveability, the new 13-litre Scania 560 S truck tested by Herbert Ulfhielm Fjärrtransport could be the answer to hard-pressed hauliers’ prayers. With potential fleet fuel cost savings of €30,000 a year, the Swedish haulage company’s co-owner and field test driver certainly think so. -
12 Jan 2022
The beating heart of the new powertrain
For the past five years, Scania’s super-dedicated R&D teams have turned over every stone to develop the most energy-efficient and sustainable combustion engine platform the heavy transport industry has ever seen. Here’s how they came up with the super-efficient Scania Super. -
05 Jan 2022
Field testing the new Scania 560 R XT
More fuel-efficient, more comfortable and simply much more driveable than before. The new Super powertrain has made life that bit easier for haulier Fermgruppen AB and driver Frida Lautin in the daily transport of timber in the forests of northern Sweden. -
22 Dec 2021
“The Scania 460 R future-proofs my business”
Swedish haulier Daniel Karlsson’s field test of a Scania Super powertrain makes him confident he’s found a truck that blends sustainability with money-saving fuel efficiency for the years ahead. -
21 Dec 2021
Scania’s commitment to electrification – our initiatives so far
Scania is driving the transition to zero emission vehicles. We are series-producing fully electric vehicles and actively testing heavier duty electric trucks in customer operations. This transformation is being enabled by rapid improvements in battery technology, and electric trucks will soon have the range necessary for widespread use in long-haul applications. -
16 Dec 2021
Next step in joint venture agreement for European charging network for electric trucks
The three leading European commercial vehicle manufacturers TRATON GROUP with its brands Scania and MAN, Daimler Truck, and Volvo Group have signed a binding agreement to install and operate a high-performance public charging network for battery electric, heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe. In July, the companies announced the intention to do so through a non-binding agreement. -
15 Dec 2021
Biomethane certificates to speed up the shift to sustainable transport
Certificates for biomethane are expected to speed the shift to sustainable transport. Belgian haulier Van de Poel has had positive experience using the system. -
10 Dec 2021
Seamless gearshifts with Scania’s new hybrid powertrain
It is silent, soft and smooth. Also, it is good for both the urban environment and the fuel economy. Holmlunds Åkeri has field tested a Scania P 250 PHEV with the new hybrid powertrain. -
01 Dec 2021
German company Bona gets country’s first Scania battery-electric truck
German premium flooring company Bona has just taken delivery of the country’s first Scania battery-electric truck. -
24 Nov 2021
Scania’s electrification roadmap
Scania is ready for the transition to zero emission vehicles. We have a plan, an electrification roadmap that will guide us and ensure we have a new electric product available annually. We already have fully electric trucks and buses available that can manage up to 250 km per charge and we can expect up to 500 km range in 4-5 years from now. -
23 Nov 2021
How the vision of an autonomous future affects reality
How does tomorrow’s vision of an autonomous society guide our decisions of today? And how does these visions and expectations affect our development of new technology? Marie Bemler, Industrial PhD at Scania, does research on how the expectations of our future influences the present. -
21 Oct 2021
Lidl Italia gets its first electric truck
The innovative, emission-free Scania Battery-Electric Vehicle operates from the Lidl logistics centre in Arcole near Verona, and is being used to supply the company’s supermarkets in the north-east of Italy. -
06 Oct 2021
On the road to fossil-free public transport
Among apartment houses and shops in Östersund, Sweden, yellow Scania buses silently circulate the streets. At first glance, it is the colourful bus that catches attention. But as it passes by, it’s the clean air and the lack of engine noise that is most notable. Why? They are electric. -
29 Sep 2021
Super-sized wood chip vehicle reduces transports by 30 %
The longest and heaviest truck combination for regular delivery on European roads today is 34 meters long, with a total gross-weight (TGW) of 98 tons. This 12-axle combination sports a rigid Scania R 770, 8x4, and side-ways tipper bodies from OP Höglunds, moving wood chips from a train terminal, 20 km via the E20 highway to a power plant in Södertälje, Sweden. -
23 Sep 2021
ADAS: Protecting passengers, drivers and road users
Among the many impressive features of Scania’s new bus generation, the Advanced Driver Assistance System stands out -- as a tool for enabling safe, reassuring and cost-effective bus and coach transport.
