Special drive modes, including off-road, manual, paver, split-shaft and rocking modes, and multiple PTO options have all been designed with rugged vocational applications in mind.

The truck cab is uniquely designed in the style of a walk-in van, with a sliding door and weather-proof steps for entry and exit and an interior measuring 85 inches in height and 88.5 inches in width.

Although it made more in sales, Shyft took less income in 2022: its adjusted net income for the year was USD44.5m, a 40% drop from the year before.

The vehicles will be powered by BAE Systems’ third generation Series-E full hybrid drivetrain, consisting of a 250kW electric traction motor, a 150kW Euro 6 combustion engine, and a 1kWh ultracapacitor energy storage system.

The proportion of vehicles sold with electric, hydrogen and hybrid drives increased from 41% to over half (55% - 823 versus 669 units with internal combustion engines), marking the first time in the company’s history that buses with alternative drives have outsold conventional ones. 

This distribution plan of SANY electric trucks into Europe was initiated some six or seven months ago with the unveiling and launch of the iONTRON eMixer truck at Bauma 2022, which was held in Munich, Germany last October.

The brand organises a disparate set of different business operations which relate to transport and industry decarbonisation, including: fuel cell and battery manufacturing; electric powertrain products; and electrolysers for producing green hydrogen.

Excluding the contribution from the recently-acquired Meritor, Cummins made USD26.2bn, a 9% improvement on the year before (USD24bn).

The company announced the appointment of Barbaros Oktay to the new role of Head of Bus, replacing Rudi Kuchta in the leadership role of MAN’s bus division.

The new Eletra e-bus is a collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Caio.

This new division is the working combination of two formerly independent companies, V.S.E. Vehicle Systems Engineering B.V. (VSE) of Veenendaal, near Utrecht, Netherlands and Hemscheidt Fahrwerktechnik GmbH & Co. KG of Haan, Germany.

Renault Trucks has stated that CampX Lyon will cater exclusively to start-ups with new ideas for decarbonisation, urban logistics, and vehicle uptime.