The planned facility will cover 46,000 square metres and employ more than 500 workers, engaged in storing and distributing spare parts as well as electric vehicle batteries.

Isuzu together with partner, Honda, last month began testing a prototype of the Giga Fuel Cell heavy-duty truck on roads in Japan.

BYD Europe is set to supply 92 electric buses to the Flanders-based public transport operator, De Lijn. The EUR 42 million order consists of 92 standard 12-metre electric buses, set to be delivered next year.

Einride has partnered with American food producer Mars Inc, to provide a fleet of digitally optimised electric heavy-duty trucks across Mars’ European network by 2030.

The ‘Truckstar LED H7’ is an aftermarket product for retrofitting to a truck in order to provide increased visibility and safety.

The company has recently announced a raft of orders, including 411 e-buses (E-WAY) to ATAC S.p.A. in Rome and 153 E-Way buses to Azienda Trasporti Milanesi S.p.A. (ATM) in Milan, Italy.

Allison is set to supply Oshkosh Corporation with electric axles for North America’s first fully integrated electric refuse vehicle, the McNeilus Volterra ZSL.

Nikola claims that, by navigating to “what3words addresses”, drivers will find their destinations more easily – particularly in cases where a single conventional address has multiple entrances and drop-off points.

Following the acquisition, which is set to close shortly, SAF-Holland will be able to expand its offering of special axle systems which were not previously part of its product portfolio.

Eaton has added a remanufactured Advantage line of clutches to its heavy-duty product portfolio which will service the ageing truck market.

Reading Truck’s acquisition of General Truck Body extends its network to 28 locations in the USA and expands the range of products and services which it can offer to its customers.

Daimler Truck has signed an MOU with state-owned renewable energy company, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), to explore the feasibility of importing liquified green hydrogen from Abu Dhabi (in the UAE) to Europe by 2030.