Electric delivery vehicle start-up, Arrival Ltd, which in February announced a contract to supply UPS in the United States with up to 10,000 purpose-designed low floor delivery electric vans, last month added a battery-powered  all-electric bus to its portfolio of vehicles.

Advancer is the name of a completely new tractor unit refrigeration platform that temperature control specialist, Thermo King Europe launched last month following more than four years of research, testing and development.

DAF Trucks NV is introducing an improved Advanced Emergency Braking System for its complete range of LF, CF and XF models: AEBS-3.

Penso, specialising in design and production of lightweight composite products for some of the biggest brands in the aerospace and automotive sectors has announced its entry into the UK commercial vehicle bodybuilding segment with plans to transform the home delivery sector.

Volvo Bus Corporation has renamed its latest hybrid-powered buses, the ‘S-Charge’ model range, which is an abbreviation for the word, Self-Charging.

Konvekta’s HEAT2GO latent heat storage system that first went on public display at Busworld Brussels last October is now undergoing trials in Germany.

Toyota Motor Corporation and its truck-making subsidiary, Hino Motors Ltd in March announced plans to jointly develop a fuel cell-powered heavy-duty truck and to jointly push ahead with initiatives that will encourage the commercial adoption of hydrogen fuel-cell technologies, including verification tests and other initiatives.

PJSC Kamaz has started commercial sales of its new Kamaz-54901 highway tractor, the first in its K5 model range.

Truck and bus builder, Minsk Auto Plant based in the capital of Belarus has unveiled its first prototype of an electric bus, MAZ-303E10 featuring ZF’s central drive motor, CeTrax.

GAZ has started sales of additional models of the Sadko NEXT off-road truck by offering an extended wheelbase (C41A43) and a two-row cab option (C42A43).

As part of its e-mobility roadmap, MAN Truck & Bus, has begun sales of its 18 metre electric city bus, the MAN Lion’s City 18 E.

Starting in the first quarter of 2021, CV braking control dynamics specialist, the Haldex Group becomes the lead supplier of EBS and air suspension systems to the Wielton Group, one of Europe’s largest trailer manufacturers.