This strategic move underscores Valeo’s commitment to supporting India’s electric mobility transition.

This depot will feature 12 high-speed chargers, specifically designed to support 22 new electric buses operating within Exeter. Notably, the facility will also function as a Community Charging Hub, offering public access to charging points during periods when buses are not in service.

Our press visit to BorgWarner’s cutting-edge Gigafactory in Darmstadt, Germany revealed a company that is rapidly accelerating toward the future by betting big on electrification!

This move is aimed at maintaining SMRP B.V.’s existing ownership stake in the company as REE raises fresh capital to support the commercialization of its order book.

The expansion will increase ABB’s production capacity for low-voltage electrification products, key components in the infrastructure that powers commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging, depot operations, and logistics hubs.

Broshuis is a family-owned company specialising in the design and manufacture of trailers. The company produces semi-low trailers, low-bed trailers and flat-bed heavy-haul trailers.

This development is particularly significant for the commercial vehicle (CV) sector, where affordable green hydrogen could accelerate the adoption of hydrogen-powered vehicles, especially in long-haul transport.

Anirudh Bhuwalka, CEO of Blue Energy Motors, says the facility will produce zero-emission electric trucks using AI and machine learning technologies.

Currently, PMI Electro claims to operate 2,000 electric buses across 31 cities in India and has an order book of more than 3,000 vehicles.

This adds additional capacity to Ashok Leyland’s bus manufacturing – in FY2023/24 output exceeded 17,000 FBU buses and bus chassis.

In an era of volatility and change, some companies not only survive but continue to lead. Leicester-based BPW Ltd (the UK arm of the BPW Group, headquartered in Wiehl, Germany) is one of those companies. Truck & Bus Builder (T&BB) recently travelled to Leicester to discover how the company has retained its market leadership and what lessons the wider commercial vehicle (CV) industry can draw from its approach.

Rivian is investing nearly USD120m in the 1.2m square-foot “supplier park”, next to the site where it builds all its electric vehicles (including its ‘Electric Delivery Van’).