Sweden inaugurates the world’s first electric highway for trucks

Sweden inaugurates the world’s first electric highway for trucks

Sweden inaugurated the first stretch of electric highway in the province of Gästrikland, more precisely between Kungsgården and Sandviken, on the 22nd of June. It’s a stretch of the E16 road, a highway that connects Sweden to Norway. It’s a 2-kilometre stretch where hybrid trucks will be powered by electricity, exactly like trams. A two-year

Paris to ban old and polluting cars

Paris to ban old and polluting cars

Commercial vehicles produced before 1997 won’t be allowed in the streets of Paris. The measure, which will come into force on 1 July, is intended to reduce air pollution in the French capital.