In the 2000s, there were three major manufacturers of buses and bus bodies in the United Kingdom: Alexander Dennis of Scotland; Wrightbus of Northern Ireland; and Optare, a relatively young company based in the north of England. For a time, Optare probably accounted for a quarter of the buses and coaches produced in the UK. Optare entered the 2020s under a new name, Switch Mobility Ltd, signalling its intention to embrace the electric era wholeheartedly. However, among the British manufacturers, it remains firmly in third place: according to statistics provided by Switch, it sold 33 buses in 2022, 44 in 2023, and 125 in 2024. In that same period, Switch’s plant in England has produced more than two hundred vehicles, the vast majority of which were sold to various UK operators, including Stagecoach, Arriva, and many more. 

‘Transporeon Integrated App Program’ (TIAP), described by the company as an “application integration framework”, is intended to ensure interoperability between a carrier’s transport management system and Transporeon’s own data management and sharing platform, eliminating the need for extra work to integrate the two.

Nuvve will offer to its customers a range of bidirectional and unidirectional chargers with power outputs ranging between 20 and 360 kilowatts, manufactured by Tellus Power Green.

MCI’s engineering team has reportedly added more than 20 quality upgrades to the tri-axle coach, displayed at the United Motorcoach Association’s 2025 expo between 20-23 February.

The truck, an ‘E-Tech C’, is a five-axle model which can carry up to ten cubic metres of concrete in a Stetter-branded mixer developed by Schwing Group of Germany.

The ‘StackPack 75’ fuel cell system is designed for on-road applications such as urban and intercity buses, coaches, and light- to medium-duty trucks, as well as offroad handling and construction equipment.

The automotive manufacturer has announced the ‘VAN.CA’, or “Van Combustion Architecture”, will be launched following the introduction of the ‘VAN.EA’, or “Van Electric Architecture”, in 2026.

Whereas TracKing Pro tracks energy consumption, TracKing Smart Trailer collects data on “critical trailer components” such as tyre pressure, brake health, door position, lights, and axle weight.

The ‘CT6000E’, which was developed collaboratively between Mallaghan and International, was unveiled at the Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

The company is embarking on a revival using common componentry for vehicles in Europe and India.

With a lifespan of 20 years, the 26 kWh battery utilises Yoshiba LTO cells and delivers double the power of the previous generation (Pulse 15) with a peak output of 400lW for ten seconds.

Wrightbus’ ‘Streetdeck Hydroliner Gen 2.0’ was developed over four years as part of a project which was 50% funded by a grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre.