In spite of considerable sums of investment in support of Switch in the UK - Ashok Leyland views closure as possibility for UK subsidiary.

Rivian is investing nearly USD120m in the 1.2m square-foot “supplier park”, next to the site where it builds all its electric vehicles (including its ‘Electric Delivery Van’).

Employing 1,350 people, the facility manufactures a diverse range of vehicles, including the Urbanway and Crealis city buses, the Magelys and Evadys coaches, and more recently, electric and hydrogen-powered models such as the GX ELEC and E-WAY-H2.

The two semi-trailers handed over to Tevex Logistics were an ‘S.KOe Cool’ model with an all-electric refrigeration unit and an ‘S.KO Cool’ with a diesel unit.

Hexagon’s Type 4 hydrogen cylinders store hydrogen at 350 bar and are designed specifically for use in buses.

The milestone vehicle was a battery electric ‘eSprinter’, assembled at the ‘Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC’ plant in Charleston, South Carolina, where production of the new eSprinter range was initially launched in 2023.

As the market continues to shift toward greener transportation, AEM’s rare-earth-free technology positions it as a distinctive player in the electrification of public transport.

This will help the customer ramp-up of hydrogen-powered vehicles and aligns with Keyou’s broader strategy to offer "H2 Mobility as a Service," providing holistic hydrogen solutions for zero-emission transportation.

The announcement was made following a launch event held in the city of Dubai in the middle of April together with MAN’s local importer, Darwish bin Ahmed & Sons, which has sold MAN trucks in the emirates for thirty years.

The order represents 5 megawatts (MW) of total rated power and comes at a welcome time as the company has delayed hydrogen infrastructure development due to the slower-than-expected adoption of fuel cell technology.

Production of these bespoke bodies is underway at Don-Bur’s manufacturing facility in Stoke-on-Trent, with deliveries expected later this year.

This year’s edition of the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo featured a more balanced range of driveline technologies, from battery and fuel cell electric at one end of the scale to propane, natural gas, and hydrogen combustion at the other. However, decarbonising the internal combustion engine is not as simple as replacing diesel with a different fuel; the different combustion characteristics of natural gas and hydrogen require alterations be made to the engine so that it works optimally with the new fuel type. One company which has thought long and hard about how to make these necessary tweaks is Eaton Corp. Scott Adams, who is senior vice president of technology and global products for Eaton’s Mobility Group, guided Truck & Bus Builder through the company’s portfolio, showing cutting-edge prototypes as well as its established range of power management technologies.