Executives claimed that they have an annual production capacity of 5,000 buses and a strategy to target the Middle Eastern and African markets.

As part of the partnership agreement, ZF is to provide development services, autonomous driving (AD software) and expertise for higher level AD.

Chief Commercial Officer Eric Baleviez announced to the press at Busworld that groundbreaking on a new plant in Albi would happen either later this year or early next year.

The investment will target Coherent’s silicon carbide unit, which will be separated into an independent subsidiary named Silicon Carbide LLC. This investment gives Denso a 12.5% non-controlling equity stake in Silicon Carbide LLC and most importantly secures access to and supply of SiC wafers for its electric components.

Based in Brussels, the new joint venture, called 'Ionway', will be responsible for producing precursor and cathode active materials for lithium-ion batteries at scale.

Now measuring 410,000 square feet, the Huntsville plant can now support two assembly lines and three machining lines, employing more than 230 skilled workers.

BYD says it plough USD 580 million into a new factory on the premises of an old Ford facility in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil which closed in January 2021. The factory will consist of three separate facilities, one will focus on chassis production for the electric bus and truck market, the second will build electric passenger vehicles and the third, components for both commercial and passenger vehicles.

The first construction phase of 'Northvolt Six' will begin at the end of this year, with a target of a 30-GWh annual capacity when completed in 2026.

Together with the regional electric truck, Scania is introducing a new electric powertrain, called 'EM C1-4', which is more powerful than the drive systems installed in its lighter distribution and tipper trucks.

The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to make available locally-produced electric trucks in the Indonesian market under the NTBK brand.

The company says it has begun a “critical development stage” with the testing of its X1.5 prototype hydrogen truck, which follows the launch of its HGV technology demonstrator in April earlier this year.

Production of the XB will replace the LF at Leyland Trucks in Leyland, UK.