Scania has taken out top spot in the annual Green Truck comparison test for the ninth time, as European manufacturers duked it out to see who has the ‘greenest’ transport solution for 2024.
The winning truck was Scania’s R-cab with its latest 13-litre Super engine, producing 460hp, proving the model is as efficient as the manufacturer claims with its “industry-leading emissions control”.
The comparison test is organised by two major German trade magazines, Trucker and VerkehrsRundschau, and it pits European truck makers head-to-head across a range of sustainability tests including; fuel consumption, average speed, AdBlue use and tare weight.
The testing takes place on various roads in the Munich area and conditions are closely monitored by the organisers and staff from participating manufacturers. A reference truck is also used to compensate for changing conditions such as head winds, rain and temperature.
“Scania participates in many press tests in Europe, but the Green Truck Award really focuses on what is an absolute core requirement in our industry – offering customers the best possible transport efficiency,” Senior Vice President and Head of Scania Trucks, Stefan Dorski said.
“Our Super-based powertrain was introduced in 2021 and brought a new performance level to the market, with its 8% fuel-savings that our customers now benefit from in their daily operations.”
Since kicking off in 2011, the competition has been held 14 times with Scania taking out a staggering nine wins – although last year it placed second. It was only in the first 2011 competition that the Södertälje-based manufacturer landed in fifth place – its worst standing since.
“Ah, the fifth place – that happened long before my tenure started,” Mr Dorski joked.
“Seriously though, we at Scania are very proud and happy at having regained the title as the most efficient long-haul truck in the world.
“Consuming less fuel means that our trucks contribute a lot for curbing CO2 emissions, since so much of the world’s transport is still dependent on combustion engines.”
Taking a closer look at the data used in the Green Truck formula, Scania’s results stand out: over 100km distance, the average difference compared to the runner-up is 0.41 litres of fuel.
To put that into perspective, if an operator was to travel 150,000 km each year in the winning truck they would save 600 litres of diesel compared with the runner-up truck.
At 7,040 kg, the Scania truck was also the lightest vehicle, and achieved the highest average speed, at 79.70 km/h.
Scania also introduced an updated version of its CCAP system (Cruise Control with Active Prediction) in May 2023, something that the manufacturer believes gave it an edge in the competition.
