Foton Motor Philippines Inc assembles a range of vehicles in the Philippines since 2016.

Caio's exports to Africa have been rising year on year.

The 238 Crossway class II (12 metre) buses are being delivered to the Sardinian-based public transport company, ARST, with the first 144 having been delivered in March and the remaining 94, being shipped in June 2023. 

Van Hool will supply 54 units of the ‘A15LE E’ line of buses which are powered by two ZF ‘Axtrax’ wheel hub motors (2 x 140kW) and Akasol batteries providing up to 686 kWh energy capacity.

Refrigerated Trailer Rentals Holland BV of Barendrecht fitted the engineless ‘Advancer-e’ to a trailer which it has now leased to Dailycool, a transporter of groceries.

Zany stated it was its first delivery of its battery-powered cement mixer truck to Hong Kong and that it has also obtained EU type approval certification (WVTA) for the all-electric mixer truck, paving the way for exports to the region.

48 ‘Lion’s City 12 E’ buses are set to be delivered to Hamburg in late 2023/early 2024, with more to potentially follow as per the terms of the framework agreement signed by the two companies.

The Volvo subsidiary announced an order for five 40-foot electric buses from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the public transport agency which serves the District of Columbia and surrounding parts of Maryland and Virginia in the USA.

The Swedish manufacturer announced the delivery of its first electric truck to Morocco, reportedly making it the first global brand with a heavy electric truck in commercial operation in Africa.

After Motiv Power Systems retrofitted five vans with an electric driveline in 2021, Purolator has ordered an additional 55 step vans, powered by electric drive systems assembled by Motiv Power Systems and fitted on Ford chassis.

The vehicles will be powered by BAE Systems’ third generation Series-E full hybrid drivetrain, consisting of a 250kW electric traction motor, a 150kW Euro 6 combustion engine, and a 1kWh ultracapacitor energy storage system.

The truck itself features a P 45 cab, three axles, and nine batteries providing 300 kWh of energy - fitted with a dump trailer with side tip and pulling a 4-axle dolly trailer with another tipper body.