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Interview: Manitou Group committed to carbon reduction

Manitou CEO Michel Denis discusses green targets, as part of major new CSR project

Palfinger attack highlights escalation in cyber crimes

What lessons does the Palfinger case have for the wider construction equipment industry?

Trendlines: Farming is on fire, but can it last?

Confident farmers equipped to deal with high optimism of consumers

How HYDAC could turn up the heat on rivals

HYDAC unveils a new generation of cooling system that could change thermal management

HummingbirdEV develops fast charging system for electric tractors

HummingbirdEV tender truck charges electric tractors in the field

Kohler’s big investment in France

Company announces multi-million expansion of gen-set production facility in Brest

Vanguard adds spark to mobile hydraulics

Rolls-Royce Power Systems’ roadmap to net zero

Company announces plan for 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, net zero by 2050

Answers to common queries about fuel cells

It is fair to assume that a lot of engineers at mobile and stationary original equipment manufacturers understand the technology of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells. After all, fuel cells have been around since the mid-1800s (at least in concept) and over the years have been involved in some rather high-profile applications with the most notable arguably the US space program.But as the push toward cleaner and hydrogen-based becomes more pronounced, how do fuel cells work has taken a backseat to a much more prosaic queries, such as How will they fit in my vehicle or machine? How many do I need to use in my equipment? How long do they last? How are they serviced?As Diesel Progress editors have regularly heard these kind of questions, we have collated the most common queries and asked two leading professionals for their answers.Philippe Gorse (director of fuel cell technologies at mtu solutions in Germany) and Ryan Sookhoo (business development director for Cummins’ fuel cell business in Canada) were posed the questions.

Compressor specialist T/CCI enhances R&D capabilities

Ford shows drive with electric version of bestselling truck

Ford has made it harder for the battery electric pickup startups to get off the ground with the launch of the all-electric F-150 Lightning Pro. Since its May 2021 debut there have been reservations off the charts for one of the most complete battery electric vehicle and software package that appears to check all the boxes. The F-150 Lightning Pro highlights include two available range options of a standard, available for retail and commercial customers at just under US$40,000, and an available extended range that is available only for commercial customers regardless of fleet size.