Electra placed its first order for a Proton Motor HyRange fuel cell system following a memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies in June.

Electra Commercial Vehicles Ltd, a company established in 2017 to convert medium and heavy trucks to be fully battery electric, has announced it is to fit a real-time battery monitoring system to all its vehicles as they come off the production line in Blackburn.

Electra Commercial Vehicles Ltd has announced contract services provider, Biffa, has placed an order for 27 all-electric waste trucks for its Manchester City Council waste management operations.