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Incredible to see what happens when advanced AI, world-class engineering, bold thinking, and real teamwork come together! The work from our colleagues at Scania Group is more than a technical milestone, it’s a glimpse into how the #TRATONGROUP is shaping the next generation of #autonomous transport. Proud of the innovation happening across our brands as we push toward a safer, smarter future for mobility. 🚀🤝 Watch the challenge here: https://fcld.ly/q2ldcet

After two intensive weeks at #COP30 in Belém, we at the #TRATONGROUP return with a clearer understanding of both the possibilities and the gaps that remain in accelerating the #decarbonization of heavy-duty transport. The outcome of COP30 was a reminder that while global ambition is uneven, coordinated action between governments, industry, and civil society is still essential. And still achievable. 🌍 Throughout the discussions, there was measured but real movement toward identifying practical pathways for reducing fossil-fuel dependence and expanding #ZeroEmission freight solutions. Our contribution focused on demonstrating what can already be done today. Together with our brands, we presented the e-Dutra Green Corridor, a functioning example of public–private collaboration enabling zero-emission freight between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. ⚡ We also joined Scania Group and Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus in calling for all countries to establish national roadmaps for decarbonizing heavy-duty transport. Clear direction, stable policy frameworks, and coordinated infrastructure planning remain prerequisites for a credible transition. The constructive response to this proposal showed that our sector has both a responsibility and a role in shaping these frameworks. 🤝 COP30 ultimately underscored a simple truth: heavy-duty transport is a major emitter, but also one of the sectors where meaningful reductions can come quickly, if the right conditions are in place. Our task now is to stay focused, keep building the partnerships that matter, and push the transition forward step by step. 🔋 #TransformingTransportationTogether #SustainableTransport

In this edition of „Impact Lines“, we spotlight Huifen Cong, IT Sustainability Lead at Scania Group, whose work is helping the #TRATONGROUP understand and reduce the environmental footprint of our digital operations. Her sustainability expertise led to Scania’s first CO₂ baseline for IT, now inspiring similar work across our brands.🌍💻 Her insights revealed that most IT emissions come from hardware, driving new actions like equipment reuse, smarter purchasing, and reducing unnecessary accessories. Through the Green IT Ambassadors Network, Huifen helps connect colleagues and scale these solutions globally.🔄📦 Today, Green IT is gaining real momentum. Teams are asking how they can contribute, and small daily choices are becoming powerful enablers of change. Huifen’s work shows how curiosity and collaboration can spark meaningful impact across the Group.🌱✨ Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/g4nwxN5f #ImpactLines #Sustainability #GreenIT #DigitalTransformation #TransformingTransportationTogether

Expanding charging infrastructure is key to unlocking #ZeroEmissions transport, and our brand Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus is taking a major step forward by joining the Laneshift Rio program: a global initiative led by C40 Cities and The Climate Pledge to build public EV charging in Rio de Janeiro.⚡ As part of the Laneshift City-Business Alliance, Volkswagen Truck & Bus will provide consulting and technical expertise to help design and implement large-scale charging stations for #electric commercial vehicles. The company’s pioneering e-Delivery, the first 100% electric truck developed and produced in Brazil, will also be part of this initiative, supporting tests and data collection for an effective public recharging hub model. The pilot phase is already delivering results: ⚡ 2 public charging stations in operation 🔋 1,000+ charging sessions completed 🔌 35 MWh of energy consumed 📦 20% of public charges linked to cargo transport By 2028, Rio is expected to add 15 new public charging stations, reinforcing its leadership in #sustainable urban logistics. As Dr. h. c. Antonio Roberto Cortes, President & CEO of Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus, puts it: “Public-private collaboration is essential to accelerate the decarbonization of freight transport.” At the #TRATONGROUP, we believe initiatives like Laneshift show how cities, companies, and communities can shape cleaner, smarter, and more resilient transport systems, together.🌱 #GreenLogistics #Innovation #TransformingTransportationTogether

Our joint venture Milence, created together with Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group is picking up speed on the journey toward fully electric freight transport. 🚛 At #SOLUTRANS2025 in Lyon, #Milence unveiled a new market-based pricing model and confirmed the expansion of its network to 30 charging hubs across eight countries. 🔋 📅 From 1 January 2026, a new country-specific pricing structure will ensure: ✔️ fair and transparent tariffs 🌍 alignment with local energy and grid conditions 📊 predictable costs and competitive Total Cost of Ownership for fleets of all sizes Milence’s growing network connects major European freight corridors, from Le Havre and Calais toward Paris, Belgium, and Germany, and from Barcelona to Lyon, offering both high-power and MCS megawatt charging with secure, driver-friendly facilities.🔌 As Roel Vissers, Chief Commercial Officer at Milence, puts it: “Electrifying Europe’s road freight requires more than individual charging sites, it demands availability, reliability, and economic viability across key corridors. Our expanding network and competitive pricing empower fleets to shift to electric transport with confidence.” Step by step, Milence is creating the backbone of Europe’s future electric logistics.⚡ #SustainableTransport #ChargingInfrastructure #FutureOfMobility #TransformingTransportationTogether

At the #TRATONGROUP, we’re driving the transformation toward #ZeroEmissions logistics, together with our brands and partners across the transport ecosystem. ⚡🌍 Our brand MAN Truck & Bus SE, in collaboration with Volkswagen Group Logistics, is taking another decisive step toward electrifying road freight. During the recent E-Experience Event at the MAN Truck Forum, logistics companies, charging operators, and customers united under one mission: “Together for sustainable logistics, together for zero emissions.” 🤝 “Electric trucks are the key to making our land transport #sustainable,” said Simon Motter, Head of Volkswagen Group Logistics. “Battery-electric vehicles are the most suitable technology for a climate-friendly fleet, and cooperation is crucial to achieving this.” The MAN eTruck, equipped with a modular battery system, already covers over 80% of truck applications, from distribution and construction to long-distance logistics. With more than 1,000 orders placed and over five million kilometers driven in customer fleets, the technology has proven its everyday reliability. “The first customers have already driven well over 100,000 kilometers with an MAN eTGX,” noted Friedrich-W. Baumann, Executive Board Member for Sales and Customer Solutions. “Now we need faster progress on charging infrastructure and financing frameworks.” Among the early adopters is Nanno Janssen GmbH, operating 35 battery-electric trucks across Europe, including 15 MAN eTGX models. “Long-distance transport with electric trucks is already possible today in Europe,” said Nanno Janssen, Managing Director. “Now it’s about scaling up the technology.” At TRATON, #collaboration and #innovation are powering the road to a fossil-free future. 🌱🚛 #GreenLogistics #FutureOfTransport #TransformingTransportationTogether #VWKonzernlogistik

The second story in our „Impact Lines“ series features Florian Stehbeck, Corporate Strategist for Decarbonization & Circularity at MAN Truck & Bus SE: a journey from diesel dreams to #decarbonization. 🌱 Growing up around engines, Florian once saw diesel as the heartbeat of mobility. Today, he helps shape MAN’s #sustainability strategy, embedding science-based decarbonization targets into the company’s business planning and driving tangible climate action across the value chain. His perspective shifted when leading the MAN Impact Accelerator, developed with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, where he learned how purpose-driven #innovation can spark real societal impact. “Technologically and economically, battery-electric vehicles are already viable today, and they are the single most important driver to decarbonize our industry,” Florian says. ⚡ At the #TRATONGROUP, stories like Florian’s show how passion, #collaboration, and purpose are driving the transformation toward a more sustainable future of transport. Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gt7bCi9t #ImpactLines #CircularEconomy #TransformingTransportationTogether

As #COP30 continues in Belém, we reflect on an inspiring start to the week.🌍 Together with policymakers, industry leaders, and partners, we celebrated the launch of e-Dutra, Brazil’s first zero-emission freight corridor. Connecting São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, this initiative shows how #collaboration and #innovation can turn climate ambition into real-world action.🤝 Our Group was proud to be represented on stage by Dr. h. c. Antonio Roberto Cortes, President and CEO of Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus. He joined global leaders at a forum organised by Anfavea and CNI - Confederação Nacional da Indústria to discuss the joint effort needed to accelerate the decarbonization of transport. As our Chief Sustainability Officer Andreas Follér shared: 💬“I truly believe this is what we need: stakeholders stepping outside their comfort zones, working together to close the implementation gap, and proving that zero-emission transport is possible today. Bringing projects like this to COP is how we inject confidence in the transformation.” He will continue his discussions in Belém this week, focusing on the enabling conditions needed to accelerate the global transition to zero-emission road freight. 💬 At the #TRATONGROUP, we believe that initiatives like e-Dutra are more than regional milestones; they are global signals of progress towards a fossil-free future. From #electrification and #circularity to a just transition, our focus remains on turning ambition into action, together with our brands, partners, and the entire value chain.🔋 #SustainableTransport #FutureOfMobility #TRATONElectrifies

At the #TRATONGROUP, we are proud to launch Brazil’s first zero-emissions freight corridor, e-Dutra, together with our brand Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus, logistics partners, infrastructure providers, and the Brazilian government.🚛 Unveiled at #COP30 in Belém, e-Dutra connects Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo as part of the Global Green Road Corridors initiative. It is one of Brazil’s largest private-sector collaborations for freight #decarbonization.🌱 “Electrification is the future of transportation. But we must be clear-eyed: the road ahead is long. That’s why e-Dutra matters, it’s proof that transformation is possible when we work together,” says Andreas Follér, Chief Sustainability Officer at #TRATON. The project aggregates demand, aligns stakeholders, and reduces investment risk in charging infrastructure, accelerating zero-emission truck deployment.🔋 “We are committed to developing sustainable transport solutions for everyone. By joining this coalition as an initiator, we’re helping to build smarter mobility for the next generation,” adds Dr. h. c. Antonio Roberto Cortes, President and CEO of Volkswagen Truck & Bus. The Laneshift e-Dutra project brings to Brazil the collective expertise and best practices of a global coalition of forward-thinking organizations, including Smart Freight Centre, CALSTART, The Climate Pledge, C40 Cities’ Laneshift initiative, the WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), and WRI Brasil. With partners such as LOTS Group, DHL Supply Chain, Amazon, and Scania Group, the first electric freight routes are already in operation, mapping infrastructure needs for large-scale rollout.⚡ e-Dutra shows what’s possible when #innovation meets partnership, turning commitments into action for cleaner, smarter, and more #sustainable transport. 🌎 Learn more about e-Dutra here: https://fcld.ly/e-dutra #Sustainability #Electrification #GreenLogistics #TransformingTransportationTogether

We’re kicking off „Impact Lines“, a new storytelling series about people across the TRATON GROUP who are shaping a more #sustainable future.🌍💡 In this first feature, we meet Daliana Vargas, whose career bridges biology, data, and heavy-duty transport. Now part of the Office of the Environment and Sustainability Compliance team at International, Daliana helps tackle some of our Group’s most complex challenges: cutting emissions, advancing #circularity, and improving human rights across the supply chain. Whether she’s touring steel mills to understand #decarbonization at the source or partnering on projects to reuse #ElectricVehicleBatteries, Daliana approaches each challenge with both scientific curiosity and strategic focus. Her work touches every layer of TRATON’s sustainability strategy, from Scope 3 emissions data and supplier engagement to circular solutions that give components a second life. “Every small win creates awareness,” says Daliana. “When teams start asking sustainability questions before I even join the conversation, that’s when it becomes part of the norm.” Why now? As COP30 unfolds in Belém, Brazil, stories like Daliana’s show how the #TRATONGROUP turns commitments into action, driving #sustainability across our brands and along the entire supply chain. From data to decarbonization, Daliana’s work exemplifies how transformation happens: through people who bring science, #collaboration, and purpose together to create lasting impact. 🌱🚛 Read Daliana’s full story here: https://lnkd.in/g8Wy4fRe #ImpactLines #CircularEconomy #HumanRights #COP30 #TransformingTransportationTogether