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.

ENWAY GmbH, a Berlin software developer and Bucher Municipal AG, the Swiss sweeper manufacturer are to commence trials on public roads of a self-driving autonomous utility vehicle in Singapore.

ABB Power Products and Systems India Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ashok Leyland Ltd to conduct trials of Hitachi ABB’s electric bus flash charging system, the first of which will take place on the University campus at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Germany’s Daimler AG, has opened a new Global Capability Centre in Perungudi.

Aachen-based powertrain developer, FEV Europe GmbH claims weight reduction remains a primary focus for vehicles to achieve lower CO2 emissions.

Yutong, together with its joint venture project partner, autonomous driving technology start-up, WeRide, has announced the companies are to deliver 200 of mini Robobus autonomous passenger transport vehicles for operations in a dedicated zone or area within Zhengzhou in the first half of 2021.

Daimler Trucks AG, Iveco SpA and the Volvo Group have committed to work alongside Austrian oil company, OMV and Dutch firm, Shell New Energies NL BV under a new EU initiative called H2Accelerate, to help create conditions for mass-market roll-out of hydrogen trucks in Europe.

A 12m Caetano H2.City Gold, built by Caetano bus in Gaia and powered by a Toyota hydrogen fuel cell, is now operating on different routes for the regional public transport company, Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH in Cologne.

October saw two BYD electric city buses start research trials in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil’s oldest city, on a 13.2km route between Pirajá Metro Station and São João Island.