Scania bets on electric trucks to drive net zero transition

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Scania bets on electric trucks to drive net zero transition

Truck manufacturer reveals how driver safety regulations have provided a further boost to plans to transition to electric HGVs

The truck manufacturer Scania has said hydrogen is unlikely to play a major part in the European HGV sector's shift towards greener technologies - thanks in large part to an unpredicted knock-on effect...

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