Optimal EV is now offering a retrofit service to operators with diesle vehicles based on the Ford E-450 cutaway chassis; the work will be carried out at one of Fontaine Modification's post-production truck modification centres.

Addiante Serviços Financeiros e Digitais, is a new company, headquartered in São Paulo, specializing in leasing services for heavy-duty trucks, semi-trailers, and associated equipment.

The new 6,053 square-foot service centre for light commercial vehicles will service the repair, recovery, diagnostics and MOTs of their LCVs.

Compatible with vehicles utilising an electronic brake system, RADC 1.0. monitors an area of up to 3 by 10 metres.

Enedym will retrofit Toyota’s North American and Japanese ‘tuggers’ used at its various manufacturing and parts facilities, with Enedym’s 45kW magnet-free electric motors, converting diesel fuel tuggers to battery or hydrogen power.

Stellantis and Qinomic have agreed to create a proof of concept for converting used vans with internal combustion engines to electric vehicles.

The Lowest Overall Driving Costs (LODC) programme provides an advisory service that pools together tyre-related operational costs such as retreading, digital solutions and other services.

Brembo SpA has announced that its Enesys Energy Saving System, which has a new spring design on its brake calliper - reducing friction on brake discs and pads, lowering fuel consumption and CO2 emission output - is now available to the aftermarket.

Both companies’ technicians will maintain Aurora’s fleet of autonomous class 8 tractors, doing compliance, inspections, repairs and preventative maintenance on site.

Sono Motors has agreed to supply a customised version of the ‘Solar Bus Kit’ to pepper motion, who will integrate it with a Mercedes Citaro C1 bus which has been retrofitted with pepper motion’s e-powertrain.

ADL has upgraded its AD24 aftermarket digital software, moving all of its technical publications, guides warranty and service information online to improve accessibility for customers.

The contract is to equip more than 500 buses operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein GmbH (VHH) with the retrofittable ProFleet Assist+ Gen 2 turning assistant, with an option to upgrade another 100 buses.