The I-Shift gearbox is currently fitted with all heavy-duty Volvo trucks as standard, but new vehicles will come with an improved version with faster clutch actuation resulting in a shorter torque interruption and smoother gear shifting.

Volvo Bus UK & Ireland changes electrification strategy for the right hand drive markets of the UK and Ireland to offer new e-chassis and body combination for both single deck and double deck with Egypt’s MCV.

The Swedish manufacturer will begin mass production and sales of heavy-duty fuel-cell electric trucks in the second half of this decade, following the recent start of prototype trials on the company’s test track. 

Terex Utilities introduced what it claims to be the world’s first all-electric bucket truck, or truck-mounted aerial work platform, which is built on an International eMV chassis.

First FNM Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidade (FNM) electric trucks scheduled to roll off the Agrale SA production line later this year.

The Canadian company will work together with Aluminium Revolutionary Chassis Company to develop and manufacture Australia’s first zero-emissions bus with a full-length aluminium chassis.

The Athena Mk III series is a new range of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems specifically for diesel and CNG buses, boasting reduced fuel consumption and operating costs.

The framework agreement with the National Transport Authority for Greater Dublin provides for a firm order of 120 Streetdeck Electroliners and a total of up to 800 battery-electric buses over the next five years. 

The EVantag Thermal Management Systems range is geared towards regulating battery, traction motor and power electronics temperatures in commercial electric vehicles of all sizes.

Isuzu Malaysia has delivered its first 6x2 medium-duty truck in Malaysia following the truck’s launch at the Malaysia Commercial Vehicle Expo in March 2022.

The Swedish manufacturer will introduce fossil-free steel, made using a new technology based on hydrogen by SSAB, into its line of heavy-duty electric trucks, starting in the third quarter of 2022. 

BAE Systems Inc, based in Endicott, New York, has announced it is supplying powertrain components for 45 Enhanced Electric Hybrid (EEH) hybrid articulating buses sold by Winnipeg, Canada-based New Flyer Industries to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).