Following the framework sale of the e-Jest electric shuttle bus in the right-hand drive market in Japan earlier this year - Karsan is now exploring entry into the UK market with first deliveries planned for 2024.

The two organisations aim to offer testing and certification services in the fields of Advanced Driver Systems (ADAS), Road-Load Data Acquisition (RLDA), and vehicle dynamics to OEMs, as well as to technology and component suppliers in the country.

Comau is designing energy-efficient cell formation technologies for GIGABAT, a collaborative e-Mobility project aimed at strengthening the EU production chain for large-scale cell manufacturing.

A European customer has now taken five vehicles, and Quantron’s CEO, Michael Perschke, said its orders amount to up to 100 units.

The vehicle presented at the show was a first demonstrator, but Schaeffler and VDL have plans to produce more, with the aim of commencing customer pilots in Germany in 2025.

Toyota Tsusho Nexty Electronics Europe GmbH will supply Toyota’s proprietary fuel cell to Pepper Motion, including auxiliary components.

Following its partnership agreement with REE, Knapheide will now be upfitting ‘P7-C’ cab chassis with bodies on a made-to-order basis.

The FC-powered coach is based on a customized BharatBenz coach chassis and powered by a fuel cell system designed and developed by Reliance Industries.

This product announcement follows on from a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for long-term collaboration signed in January 2022 to develop autonomous vehicles.

The two companies are working together to launch trials of Plus’s Level 4 autonomous Iveco trucks, together with “smart road infrastructure”, in the Australian state of Victoria. 

Called ‘Turnkey Solutions’, the new service pairs signed-up customers with their local Volvo Trucks dealer, who will help them to set up their own charging infrastructure.

Eicher and Valvoline have been associated since 2019 for the supply of Eicher Genuine Lubricants.