The electric rear axle will replace the central motor currently used in Volvo's electric truck models, freeing up space for more batteries and therefore extending the range of future vehicles.

UK supermarket giant, Sainsburys, has begun trials of the truck as part of the Tees Valley Hydrogen Vehicle Project using the hydrogen refuelling station at the Teesside international airport.

The German manufacturer launched new lightweight steel wheels, announced a series of forged aluminium wheels, and outlined plans for expanding production capacity at its joint-venture site in Manisa, Turkey.

The new eCanter now features an electric axle motor, allowing for a wider range of chassis configurations including GVWs between 4.25t and 8.55t, six different wheelbases between 2,500mm and 4750mm, and three battery options.

The multipurpose port injector for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles is compatible with diesel, hydrogen, compressed natural gas (CNG) and dimethyl ether (DME) fuels.

The eActros Long Haul, a battery-electric truck capable of travelling 500 kilometres on a single charge, was presented at a pre-conference event in Hanover on 18 September.

The 18-metre articulated bus, with 8 storage tanks holding up to 51.2kg of hydrogen, can travel 350 km carrying up to 138 passengers.

During an online event on 14 September, Thermo King Europe unveiled three new products in the Advancer portfolio of trailer refrigeration technologies: a multi-temperature trailer refrigeration unit; an emission-free trailer refrigeration unit; and an axle-based smart energy recovery system developed in partnership with BPW.

'Sustaineer', a technology demonstrator displayed to the public for the first time in Berlin, denotes a range of features including close-range surface heating elements, a ‘mobilisation seat’, dust filtration, aerodynamic design, and a coaching app.

In an exclusive interview with T&BB, Patrick Seidel from the Voith Group explains what makes the ‘Plug & Drive H2 Storage System’ – to be showcased at IAA Transportation between 19-25 September – a unique market offering, and the role played by Voith Composites in developing it.

Iveco Bus president lays out key bus market trends and how the company plans to expand into new markets of Central Asia.

Iveco Bus is already far ahead towards production of zero emission vehicles with its Rorthais plant in France fully dedicated to electrication of city buses.