Alexander Denk, Vice President of Product Management, E-Mobility at Voith, speaks to Truck & Bus Builder about electric drive systems for heavy-duty battery-electric and fuel cell-electric vehicles.

The Proton Motor and Schaefer Elektronik joint venture will develop off-grid fast-charging stations which are powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

The V-1000 is reportedly 25% more powerful than conventional diesel-powered units, with 33% greater airflow and 65% higher stand-by capacity.

The eight-generation of Canter light-duty trucks, fitted with additional safety features, is to be manufactured at Mitsubishi Fuso's Tramagal plant in December 2021.

The company aims to achieve a lifecycle reduction of 20% in CO2 emissions by using mostly recyclable materials which will be easier to assemble and disassemble.

The Hyzon truck, built on a 2022 Freightliner Cascadia chassis, will be trialled at the Port of Long Beach for a period of 30 days.

Gaussin is developing three new hydrogen truck models for construction firm ECT, including two tipper vehicles and a tractor unit.

The Ebusco 3.0, which is approximately 33% lighter than the previous Ebusco model, enters production and will be delivered from April 2022.

The system, developed jointly by Lion Electric and Geotab, collects data which can be used to optimise all aspects of electric fleet operations.

Oshkosh will manufacture the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle at Spartanburg for the US Postal Service, beginning in the summer of 2023.

The Municipality of Oradea will trial Solaris buses using an Ultra-Fast Charger developed by Nidec ASI.

Hino 700 series trucks built for the Australian market will be installed with Allison 3000 and 4000 automatic transmissions as standard.