Update from the RAI Show

Walking around the stands at the European Road Transport Show in Amsterdam last week, anyone would have been forgiven for thinking that those in the commercial vehicle industry have suddenly become ardent environmentalists. Hydrogen-powered prototype trucks, fully electric and diesel-electric vans - they were all on display as companies fell over themselves to demonstrate their green credentials.

It wasn't just niche brands either, all the major manufacturers were waving the green flag. A quick glance around the show and you'd have seen Fiat's battery-powered Fiorino van, Iveco's hybrid diesel-electric Daily and a hydrogen-powered Mitsubishi Canter from Hytruck. The whole sales pitch for vehicles has been changed too - gone are brochures boasting about top speeds or record-breaking horsepower and in have come phrases such as "zero-emissions" and "climate-friendly".

 

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