The Northern Irish coachbuilder will supply Volgren with all the necessary components to assemble a hydrogen powertrain, so that they can be integrated into buses built locally in Australia.

Wrightbus plans to produce around 600 zero-emission buses next year at Ballymena, making up 70% of the facility's total vehicle output.

Grayson Thermal Systems has announced a revenue increase of GBP8 million with orders from OEMs such as Solaris, Skoda, and Wrightbus

Wrightbus will deliver 80 battery-electric and 20 fuel-cell electric double deckers to Northern Ireland. The company has also received an order for 20 fuel-cell electric single deckers for Southeast England.

Bus manufacturer Wrightbus of Ballymena, Northern Ireland, has announced two single-deck zero emission buses. The company showcased the hydrogen-powered GB Kite Hydroliner at Cenex LCV21, with the same e-systems powering the battery-powered GB Kite Electroliner. Both vehicles are expected to enter series production in Q1 2022.

HyNet will supply Ryze Hydrogen with hydrogen produced at Ellesmere Port, which will serve customers of Wrightbus's hydrogen-powered vehicles.

The company will be hiring coachbuilders, welders, electricians and operatives at its headquarters in Ballymena.

The financial service, covering the Wrightbus range of electric vehicles, will provide leasing packages including charging infrastructure and maintenance as part of a turnkey e-mobility solution.

Seen as a major business tool for its customers to manage its fleets more effectively and efficiency, Wrightbus launched WB Uptime 365 at the ITT Hub mobility technology show in Farnborough.

Ballard Power Systems of Vancouver has received follow-on purchase orders from Ballymena-based Wrightbus for 50 fuel cell modules to power fuel cell electric buses, for deployment in UK cities.

Ballymena-based Wrightbus has agreed an exclusive partnership with Voith Turbo for supply of the Voith Electrical Drive System for second generation battery-electric and fuel cell buses for Europe.

The world’s first fleet of double deck hydrogen buses, built by Ballymena-based Wrightbus, officially began operations on January 28 in Aberdeen.