Jean Chereau S.A.S of Ducey, France, has announced a partnership with Sono Motors GmbH of Munich with the intention of developing a test vehicle to study the integration of a new solar solution into a high-volume production refrigerated trailer. The test vehicle will form part of the firm’s demonstration fleet and will be on show at the 2022 IAA event.

Bratislava-based InoBat Auto states that it has reached a key milestone in the battery recycling process. With help from its recycling partners, the company says it has used cell optimisation and design mechanisms to prove that recovered active cathode material from end-of-life batteries can be used in the production of new ones. InoBat adds that the batteries produced from recycled materials perform in line with new products made from virgin material.

Güleryüz (Güleryüz Karoseri San Ve. Tic. A.S.) of Bursa, Turkey supplying order for single deck electric buses to the USA.

The two companies intend to collaborate long term on the integration of Aidrivers’ autonomous driving technology in Terberg’s terminal tractors, targeting the Asian and Middle Eastern markets. 

Volvo Bus UK & Ireland changes electrification strategy for the right hand drive markets of the UK and Ireland to offer new e-chassis and body combination for both single deck and double deck with Egypt’s MCV.

The Canadian company will work together with Aluminium Revolutionary Chassis Company to develop and manufacture Australia’s first zero-emissions bus with a full-length aluminium chassis.

The Class 4-6 truck bodybuilder will be authorised to upfit Zeus’ electric chassis platforms with various bodies for utility, municipal, construction, and commercial purposes, and distribute them in Southern California.

Pegasus will build Type A school bus and shuttle bus bodies on the Z-19 cab-chassis platform, which is a medium-duty electric chassis manufactured by Zeus, and then sell them through Creative Bus Sales’s extensive sales network.

B-ON is the new brand name and logo for Luxembourg-based start-up, Odin Automotive S.à r.l., with plans for supplying last mile zero-emission light-duty delivery vehicle solutions in Europe, Asia, and North America as well as other global markets.

Cummins has begun a partnership with Daimler Trucks North America to retrofit Freightliner Cascadia trucks with a Cummins fourth-generation hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. The firms expect initial units will be available in 2024 for the North American market.

Maumee, Ohio-based Dana Inc has entered an agreement with Lion Electric Co of Saint-Jérôme, Canada, to supply its electric trucks and buses with drive components. The agreement covers electric motors, inverters, controllers, axles, and driveshafts for all of Lion’s electric platforms.

InoBat Auto, based in Bratislava, has entered into a strategic partnership with Green Lithium Refining Ltd, headquartered in London. The partnership will see Green Lithium supply InoBat with battery-grade lithium chemicals.