A project initiated by three Dutch companies some 18 months ago to meet increasing demand for full electric RCVs in urban areas has resulted development of the first 100% full electric Geesink RCV on GINAF E3123 chassis.

Dutch electric bus builder, Ebusco NV has reached an agreement with the University of New South Wales for joint research and development of electric vehicles in Australia.

Global tyre producer, Hankook Tire, has developed a real-time facilities abnormality prediction system called Condition Monitoring System Plus for its tyre manufacturing plants around the globe.

An all-electric Volvo VNR Class 8 battery-electric tractor unit has entered pilot service with TEC Equipment, a dealership for local parts distribution of truck maker, Volvo Trucks North America Inc.

Thermo King Europe and BPW Group have announced a collaboration to develop a new economic and ecological refrigerated trailer solution using regenerated energy from the trailer axles while braking.

Hankook Tire has announced it is partnering with Amazon Web Services, a division of Amazon Inc to incorporate more digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data within its operations.

Konvekta’s HEAT2GO latent heat storage system that first went on public display at Busworld Brussels last October is now undergoing trials in Germany.

A collaboration between Cummins Inc and emission control software developer, Tula Technology Inc, has resulted in a technical demonstration of Tula’s diesel Dynamic Skip Fire software in a Cummins X15 engine, which controls cylinder deactivation, and thereby achieving significant reductions in emissions and fuel consumption in Cummins’ diesel engine.

An EU-funded project to build and trial a hydrogen-powered truck, has started operations in the Netherlands.

The MIRA Technology Park, one of Europe’s leading mobility R&D centres for automotive technologies, has announced it is partnering with Plug and Play, the US innovation platform for start-up technology companies to create the UK’s first Mobility Innovation Hub.

BYD Company Ltd and Toyota Motor Corporation of Tokyo have formed a new joint venture company, called BYD Toyota EV Technology Co Ltd for R&D in battery electric vehicles.

Wabco Holdings Inc has opened a new Global Test Centre in Wroclaw, as an extension to the existing Wabco Poland Research and Development Centre, which opened in October 2014.