Irizar e-mobility of Aduna (the electric mobility division of the Irizar Group of Ormaiztegi) has placed its first autonomous 12m all-electric Irizar iebus into service in the city of Malaga.

Deurne-based electric bus manufacturer, Ebusco, has commenced road trials with its first Ebusco 2.2, 18m articulated buses.

Isuzu Motors Ltd, Hino Motors Ltd and Toyota Motor Corporation, have agreed on a new partnership in commercial vehicles.

Toyota Motor Corporation of Toyota, Japan has agreed with three major convenience store operators in Japan to begin trials of hydrogen-powered fuel-cell delivery trucks later this year.

A group of Japanese companies in December 2020 established the Japan Hydrogen Association, an association dedicated to the promotion of a global hydrogen-based eco-system.

Scania to test self-driving trucks on the 130 km of the E4 motorway between Södertälje and Jönköping in collaboration with TuSimple, a developer of autonomous vehicles and a key partner in Scania’s and the Traton Group’s strategic investment in this field.

Maxion Wheels will work together with early-stage investor Plug and Play Tech Center and its programme, Startup Autobahn, which is designed to guide and support start-up tech companies.

Consulting engineers, Ricardo plc, has announced it is to invest GBP2.5m to build a hydrogen development and test facility at its Shoreham Technical Centre in the UK.

Solaris Bus & Coach SA has joined a consortium including battery system manufacturer and supplier to Solaris, and power generation and energy distributor, TAURON Polska Energia SA to implement a project titled ‘Second Life ESS’ aimed at creating a prototype system to store electric energy based on used bus batteries.

MAN Truck & Bus SE has been participating in the EIT Urban Mobility ZEUS project researching off-peak urban deliveries with the MAN eTGM electric distribution truck in the city of Munich.

Westport Fuel Systems Inc has entered an agreement with Swedish engine and heavy-duty CV maker, Scania AB to commence a research project to apply its HPDI 2.0 fuel system with hydrogen to the latest Scania commercial vehicle engine.

FPT Industrial is leading a Swiss-funded project aimed at reaching European CO2 emission targets* in 2025 and 2030 by making use of alternative fuels and e-fuels* as possible paths to addressing these challenges.