The company said trucks built on these two platforms will give it a presence in around 80% of the country’s heavy-duty truck sub-segments.

The decision was reportedly motivated by the weak profitability of the Plattsburgh, New York operations over several years.

The range, called ‘Luminus’, is based on the BZL Electric chassis and is available in lengths varying between 9.7 and 13 metres.

This is just one of many recent acquisitions by Borgwarner in the electromobility sector.

The agreement between Toyota and Komatsu is to further enhance safety in mineral extraction operations. Komatsu has so far deployed 650 heavy duty mining trucks with its Autonomous Haulage System ()at 22 mining sites in five different countries,

The company will provide European customers with its electric bus charging solutions. Dietrich Müller, previously Head of E-Systems at Daimler Buses has been appointed Managing Director of Daimler Buses Solutions.

Okan Baş, CEO of Karsan at UITP in Barcelona, Spain, announced the company had sold its 700th electric vehicle very recently and that now, with a presence in 20 countries, its goal in 2023 is to double its e-bus sales of 330 units in 2022.

Seating 62 passengers, these 10.8m long double-deckers are built on a BYD chassis and driveline.

By demonstrating the correct regrooving process, the videos are aimed at supporting technicians, drivers and business owners in tyre safety and maintenance.

To drive up consumer interest the company has been publishing many of its tests. The latest voyage saw the eActros travel from the Mercedes plant in Wörth, Germany, to Aksaray in Turkey. The 3,000km route was designed to test the vehicle’s safety systems, durability and performance.

The order was recieved on the delivery of its 325th Volvo FM 420 4x2 tractor unit to Delhivery.

The Driveaway programme has added three new Iveco Daily 3.5 tonne options, powered by Iveco’s 136HP diesel engine, paired with a manual transmission.