Daimler Truck North America LLC of Portland, Oregon, NextEra Energy Resources LLC of Juno Beach, Florida, and BlackRock Real Assets of New York, have signed a memorandum of understanding to initiate a joint venture for the design, development, installation, and operation of a nationwide charging network for medium and heavy-duty electric vehicles in the US.

The German manufacturer will employ Siemens' Simcenter STAR-CCM+ to accurately model air flow around a vehicle concept in order to improve aerodynamics and thermal management.

Ricardo's goal is to develop an electric motor with a smaller composition of scarce materials without compromising on performance.

Plug Power will be working with Atlas Copco and Fives to liquefy and distribute 500 tons of hydrogen every day across the USA by 2025.

MAN will take part in the state-sponsored 'Bayernflotte' project which brings together partners including Bosch, Faurecia, and ZF in the development of fuel-cell electric trucks.

QEV Tech staff will be trained in servicing and repairing CATL's battery products to customers in Europe.

Meritor will continue supplying PACCAR's Kenworth and Peterbilt ranges with the 14Xe ePowertrain for Class 8 electric trucks.

The agreement concerning the supply of axles, brakes, suspensions, and tyre inflation systems has been extended for a further five years.

Falkenklev Logistik is building a charging hub in Malmö which will be able to charge 22 vehicles at a time, making it the largest of its kind in Sweden.

December 2021 saw Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (FUSO) of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, announce it has agreed to collaborate with Tokyo-based Orix Corporation to provide clients of its battery-powered trucks with environmentally-friendly (green) electricity. 

Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) and Iveco Group have agreed to explore opportunities to collaborate in several key areas ranging from advanced vehicle technologies to joint component sourcing and mutual vehicle supply. Senior figures from both companies signed the MoU agreements in Seoul.

Isuzu Motors Ltd, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Hino Trucks Ltd of Hino-shi, Japan, announced at the end of February they plan to begin production of a new battery-powered (BEV) flat-floor route buses in the 2024 financial year, as they look to strengthen their respective efforts towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.