Cummins's new 20,000 square metre manufacturing plant in Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain is to build PEM electrolysers for production of green hydrogen.

The 44-tonne ‘E-Tech T’ and ‘E-Tech C’, designed for regional haul and construction applications respectively, are available to pre-order ahead of production commencement at the end of 2023.

Space at the assembly plant has been expanded from 8,000-square-metres to 15,000-square-metres, now allowing for eight trucks to be assembled every day.

MAN displayed a battery electric truck for long haul operations offering a range of between 600 and 800km for market introduction in 2024.

Cummins has developed a modular engine block with interchangeable cylinder heads and injection systems to be powered by a multiple of clean fuels namely hydrogen, biogas, diesel and HVO (biodiesel).

The South Korean battery manufacturer will source battery grade cobalt sulphate and lithium hydroxide from three firms based in Canada.

Irizar will deliver its two commercial battery-electric refuse (N3 category*) trucks to the Donostia - San Sebastian City Council.

The Actros and Actros C will be produced in a new 400,000 square-metre facility in Beijing.

The purpose of the Innovation Industrialisation Centre is to combine the engineering (electrical and software) expertise in product design and in production automation and processing under one roof.

UD Trucks actions decarbonisation plan with installation of solar panels.

The European 4x2 version of the Tre battery-electric tractor is to be built in the Iveco-Nikola joint venture manufacturing plant in Ulm, Germany.

Castertech adds to production capacity of metal components for axle systems in Schroeder, Santa Catarina, Brazil.