The eight-seater vehicle, which accommodates seven passengers and a safety officer, uses 42Dot’s in-house self-driving integrated platform ‘Tap’.

In the first half of 2023 the joint venture, based in Taiwan’s capital Taipei, sold 50 battery-powered buses (e-Bus) based on the ‘Model T’ prototype that was developed by Hon Hai based on its MIH purpose-built open platform.

Articulated, full low floor and with capacity for 130 passengers, the urban AzureA18BR is imported CBU from China and offers an average range of 270 kilometres.

The partnership could be worth up to USD 1 billion and in a statement, BorgWarner said ‘it plans to integrate Onsemi’s EliteSiC 1200 V and 750 V power devices into its power modules for traction inverters.’

The patented software helps detect early battery defects and will aid GM in developing an early hazard detection system for batteries. The value behind this software is that it doesn’t require additional hardware or sensors to monitor minor changes that have the potential to impact battery health.

The company says that this new range of brake pads provides coverage for 95% of European Heavy-Vehicles including trucks and buses.

This challenge has been organised by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai and the Dubai World Congress for Self-Driving Transport, involving six autonomous bus builders testing their respective autonomous driving capabilities in the hope of winning a lucrative government tender in the future.

The 64,000 square metre facility in San Luis Potosi will house a new manufacturing facility for power electronic components and electric motors with 380 new jobs to be created over the next five years. The facility is planned to come on line incrementally with phase 1 beginning in Q2 2024.

A Report from the 2023 Renault Trucks UK media event. Carlos Rodrigues (Managing Director of Renault Trucks UK and Ireland) gave the keynote speech where he said that the company had been consistently growing its market share in the UK and Ireland market over the last 5 years.

The ZEV4 truck is available in several variants (box truck, stake bed truck, dump truck, utility truck or cargo delivery vehicle) and is equipped with 120 kWh batteries located within the frame rails, delivering 241 horsepower, and offers up to 210 km (130 miles) of range on a single charge.

This collaboration is expected to result in faster system integration of vehicle data from various logistics partners and simplifying data processes, intended to optimise fleet management efficiency.

The company claims this technology has been adopted by some 60% of German electric buses as it improves both efficiency and range, as the refrigerant charge level is controlled precisely, ensuring that the optimal quantity of refrigerant is always used.