Andersson as its new president (managing director), replacing Thomas Hemmerich, who had been in the job since 2021.

The delivery was part of an order for ten double-deck coaches fitted with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and five single-deck buses placed by the bus operator last year, as it looked to fulfil growing demand for inter-state road travel.

The European e-bus market gathered in Bonn, Germany to test drive several OEM’s new electric bus (some articulated) offerings. T&BB was in attendance as we gathered at the Stadtwerke Bonn bus depot to begin comparison testing.

MAN’s update to the ‘TGE’ range features a revamped interior and eleven new advanced driver assistance systems.

The truck covered a ten-kilometre-long route along the A9 motorway in Bavaria whilst being driven by a Level 4 autonomous technology developed in-house.

Based on the heavy-duty ‘TGX’ range, the ‘hTGX’ will be aimed at customers looking to decarbonise their operations in demanding applications such as construction, logging, and tanker transport.

The eTrucks will be offered in 4x2 and 6x2 axle configurations and a myriad of options affecting the wheelbase, the cab, the number of batteries, the battery pack layout, the position of the charging port, suspension, and so on.

Using a prototype charger developed together with the e-mobility division of ABB, MAN charged up its ‘eTruck’ with more than 700 kW of power and an electric current of 1,000 amps.

The parent of MAN, Scania, and Navistar reported record vehicle sales of 338,200 units for 2023, a 10.7% improvement on the year prior (30,500 units).

Plus says that on-road testing of Traton trucks installed with its ‘SuperDrive’ Level 4 autonomous driving technology has already begun in the USA and Sweden.

MAN opened its first battery repair centre in 2020, located between Hanover and Laatzen in the German state of Lower Saxony.

By the end of the year, MAN aims to complete construction of a new 52,650-square-metre building, with a capacity of up to 40,000 commercial vehicle parts.