Tag: Transport

Tris by Fiat Professional: sometimes they come back

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From Fiat Professional comes a revival of the legendary “Ape,” produced by Piaggio for 76 years. This new proposal is called “Tris”, it’s fully electric, and its powertrain borrows components already used in the Fiat Topolino and Citroën Ami At the end of 2024, Piaggio announced the end of production for the Ape—a vehicle that, since 1948, had played a significant role in Italy’s economic and social development. In a world that moves faster by the day and imposes increasingly strict emission standards, the charming, smoky, and rickety three-wheeler from…

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Bieffe Project Mimì: technological excellence in search of a market

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Bieffe Project Mimì

Born from the collaboration between Bieffe Project and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, “Mimì” is an innovative compact vehicle designed to meet urban logistics needs. It is offered with either full electric or hydrogen fuel cell propulsion, supported by solid-state supercapacitors. Despite being a technological excellence, its commercial future remains uncertain Compact commercial vehicles are a fundamental solution for urban transport and for the operations of small and medium-sized enterprises. In this segment, particularly in Italy, the Piaggio “Porter” and Piaggio “Ape” have made history in commercial mobility…

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Tricycles category L5e: different country…different three wheels

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Different countries…different cars. The European directive 2002/24/CE of 18 March 2002 has divided mopeds and motorcycles into seven different categories, one of which, that of tricycles category L5e, in Germany is giving rise to a series of transformations aimed at making the most popular city cars drivable even at 16 years of age In Germany, it was established that young people aged at least 16 could drive tricycles homologated under the “L5e” category—vehicles with a maximum power output of 20 horsepower, a top speed not exceeding 90 kilometers per hour,…

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The future of road freight transport: the study

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The German institute Fraunhofer ISI in Karlsruhe, tasked with investigating the societal impacts of innovation, has published a study on the future of road freight transport. The institute developed a forecast for 2030 based on current growth rates in traffic volume and analyzed the most frequently used routes across Europe, identifying 20,000 potential locations for truck charging stations. .Taking into account current driving time regulations for truck drivers and assuming that each truck has a minimum range of 400 kilometers, the institute optimized the charging network. The analysis concluded that…

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