Pinnacle Mobility has entered into a long-term strategic collaboration / purchase agreement through a Memorandum of Understanding with battery tech start-up Log9 for the supply of fast-charging batteries for the new EKA-branded electric vehicles.

Toronto-based battery manufacturer Electrovaya Inc has announced what it has called a “breakthrough” in performance results for its solid state hybrid battery technology at its Electrovaya Labs division.

The logistics firm is trialling Sunswap's TRU, called 'The Endurance', which is built to derive 65-80% of its required running power from solar panels mounted on the roof of the trailer.

The range of the ZX5, equipped with a 738-kWh battery, will exceed 300 miles, which Proterra claims will give it the largest energy storage of any 40-foot electric bus model on the market in North America.

Two battery technology start-ups, InoBat Auto and Gigamine Ltd, have announced a joint agreement to develop a process and supporting infrastructure to deliver cost-effective collection and re-utilisation of critical materials from battery manufacturing and used batteries.

Proterra has announced that it has been awarded multiple ‘TRUE’ (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) certificates for its manufacturing facilities – a first in the electric vehicle industry, according to Green Business Certification Inc.

The new ‘Blue Arc’ brand of electric delivery vans by The Shyft Group will be powered by batteries supplied by Proterra Inc, following a multi-year agreement struck between the two companies.

DHL Logistics Brazil has installed super-thin (3mm) lightweight solar panels on 16 refrigerated trucks operated by its cold chain logistics partner, Polar, which specializes in the transport of medicines to the health industry.

Paris-based Forsee Power SAS has announced a new ultra-modular heavy-duty battery system, titled the ZEN PLUS. Forsee says the system offers a greater energy density to support high power applications, making it suitable for buses, off-road vehicle, and heavy trucks.

Motiv Power Systems has announced that its sixth-generation electric truck exceeded 150 miles on a single charge using two Aries LFP battery packs supplied by Our Next Energy during a field test.

Ford Motor Co, based in Dearborn, Michigan, USA, SK On Co Ltd, based in Seoul, South Korea, and Koç Holding, based in Istanbul, Turkey, have signed a memorandum of understanding for a new joint venture in Turkey. The proposed JV would lead to the creation of one of the largest commercial vehicle electric battery facilities in the European region.

Andy Palmer, CEO of Switch Mobility and Board Member of InoBat Auto, discusses the problems facing British manufacturing in an interview with Truck & Bus Builder