With exterior modifications to the cab in combination with a smart energy management system, Quantron claims the aerodynamic variant can improve the range of the QHM FCEV (700 km or 1,500 km, depending on the fuel storage volume) by up to 10%.

Phillips Europe is a relatively new manufacturing operation for the US CV connector specialist, having bought Fortech Poland LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of quality 24v electrical connectors and cables for commercial vehicles in June 2018. The harness kits are part of a growing portfolio of products being developed for the European truck and semi-trailer market.

International Motors will distribute B-ON's light commercial electric vehicles - the Max and the Giga - in the UK.

The ‘eDeliver 7’ is a 3.5-tonne GVW battery-electric van model which is smaller and lighter than its sister product, the ‘eDeliver 9’.

A driving test carried out with a Battery-Electric Vehicle (BEV) using SiC inverters showed the efficiency gain that can be expected. The test showed that the power loss was reduced by more than half compared to a vehicle with inverters using conventional silicon technology.

The autonomous bus by Alexander Dennis will utilise an upgraded version of Fusion’s CAVStar autonomous driving software as it takes passengers along the 14-mile route across the Forth Road Bridge from the Ferrytoll Park & Ride in Fife to the Edinburgh Park Transport Interchange in Edinburgh.

The company is set to supply 60 hydrogen-powered H2.City Gold buses to the Strasbourg public transport operator CTS (Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois) which will operate in the city of Strasbourg in France, making it the biggest hydrogen bus order in French history.

The Kässbohrer-bodied truck, with a combination weight reaching up to 42 tons when fully laden with eight cars, is powered by a 230-kWh battery.

ZF says it will launch series production of a new modular inverter architecture in 2025, which will contain silicon carbide components supplied by STMicroelectronics.

Following validation tests, Scania and Northvolt confirmed that the cells have the capacity to propel trucks up to 1.5 million kilometres over their lifetime. 

The electric truck travelled a distance of over 3,000km in order to test and display its endurance under a raft of various climactic conditions to drive up interest before the vehicle goes into series production in September 2023.

The company said that the first customer orders will be fulfilled from Q3 2023 onwards.