Future ‘Tre’ vehicles will be outfitted with a version of ‘PlusDrive’ which incorporates a set of advanced driver assistance systems, including lane centring, lane changes, merges, stop-and-go traffic, nudging, and braking.

Force is the market leader in the Indian minibus sector.

Sales and operating profit increased YoY by 17.5 percent and 9.9 percent, respectively, thanks to increased demand for large-diameter tyres.

Blue Energy Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd (Blue Energy Motors) of Pune, is a two-year-old start-up backed by a Singapore-based finance firm.

Preliminary specifications include a 300-320 kW motor, a 2-speed transmission, a 90-100 kW fuel cell stack, and a small lithium-ion battery pack to provide extra power.

The credit facility is being provided by the Royal Bank of Canada and Export Development Canada to fund production of its Class 3 electric trucks.

The Partner Super truck is powered by the Ashok Leyland ZD30 BS VI diesel engine offering an output power of 104 kW (140 hp) @ 2750 rev/min and maximum torque of 360 Nm @ 1350-2750 rev/min. It is matched with a manual Ashok Leyland 6-speed overdrive gearbox.

Set to provide 450 jobs, the 270,000 square metre automated high-bay global parts warehouse will stock over 300,000 items from screws to finished truck cabs.

This comes off the back of a private funding round late last year in order to scale production of its battery cell plant in Arizona through upgraded equipment and technology.

The vehicle was produced as part of the existing SuperTruck program co-funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and industry, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in road transportation.

Oshkosh, together with its subsidiary McNeilus, will offer a rigid truck with chassis and body designed “from the ground up”.

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