Geely's Farizon looks to change the concept of what an automonous tractor looks like in China.

The project brings together a consortium led by HVS and includes Fusion Processing, Grayson and PNDC.

The two-day session saw a scale model of the 7.5-tonne Tevva truck facing winds of up to 80 mph, providing data on how airflow might affect the vehicle’s range and performance.

Ashok Leyland says it plans to conduct due diligence on Libertine’s intelliGEN Opposed Free Piston platform technology and explore the scope for the development and demonstration of the Linear Generator product within its commercial vehicle portfolio.

A new one million sq. ft. site will house some 6,500 employees and will predominantly be responsible for automotive research and development (R&D) housing hi-tech hardware, software and vehicle testing facilities.

DICV will partner with IITMIC to identify, mentor, and provide opportunities to Indian technology start-up companies which will work towards finding new solutions for the Indian mobility space, in the years ahead.

The company announced a USD4m investment in a new powertrain test facility located at its engineering centre in Michigan, as well as a GBP15m total investment in two test facilities in Northampton, UK.

Around 120 battery packs with capacities of 18.6 kWh will be handed over to an unnamed energy storage firm, to evaluate whether used truck batteries are suitable for stationary energy storage applications.

The joint demonstration programme applied Westport’s ‘H2 HPDI’ fuel system to Scania’s 13-litre ‘CBE1’ diesel engine platform, which achieved a peak brake thermal efficiency of 51.5%, compared to a 50% diesel baseline.

The new FEV R&D centre is located in the China-Germany Equipment Manufacturing Industrial Park, Shenyang and focuses on computer aided engineering (CAE) simulation and vehicle integration as well as battery development.

The trials follow the announcement of a new manufacturing site to be built in Pecém.

The new building, covering 98,000 square feet, will accommodate the company's main offices as well as vehicle design and testing and prototype development.