Tag: SightGlass News Issue 40

Electrification in off-highway equipment is often framed as a direct shift from diesel to battery-electric machines but as battery-electric adoption continues to face infrastructure and cost constraints, the transition is unfolding more gradually. In sectors such as construction, mining and agriculture, the most immediate gains are likely to come not from battery-electric platforms but from … Continue reading Why e-hydraulics may lead off-highway electrification

British manufacturer Sunswap has introduced its Endurance fully electric, solar-powered reefers to Australian roads through an exclusive partnership with transport refrigeration specialist Protran Solutions. Australia becomes Sunswap’s sixth international market, following deployments across the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Chile, where its technology is already operating daily for major retailers and logistics operators, including … Continue reading Australia’s first all-electric solar reefer

The Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) and Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (VACC) have welcomed a federal government discussion paper proposing to extend the nation’s Right to Repair framework to agricultural machinery and deliver targeted improvements to the existing scheme covering motor vehicles. The paper was released by assistant minister for productivity, competition, charities and … Continue reading Auto sector success prompts Aussie government to expand Right To Repair

Australia’s road freight industry is moving closer to low-emissions transport following the release of the HVIA Guideline for On-road Trials of Powered Trailers, enabling on-road trials of powered trailer technology. Developed by Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA), the guideline sets out a clear framework to help manufacturers, fleet operators, regulators and road managers trial trailers … Continue reading New Australian guideline paves way for powered trailer trials in road freight

Fluorinated refrigerants including R-1234yf should be carved out of the European Union’s proposed universal PFAS restriction and instead regulated under the existing F-gas Regulation, according to a major study commissioned by the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). The report, which examined how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances support EU industrial competitiveness, concluded … Continue reading Proposed stay of execution for refrigerant in PFAS ban