Chinese automaker, BYD Inc, based in Shenzhen, China has unveiled its third-generation editions of the multi-purpose 6F and 8TT electric trucks for the North American markets.

Volta Trucks signed a contract manufacturing agreement to produce the Volta Zero at the Steyr plant (formerly owned by MAN) from the end of 2022.

The low-floor 12-metre bus, based on an EV Dynamics bus already in operation in Asia, will come initially in a battery-electric variant and later in a fuel-cell electric variant.

The 103,000 sq ft facility in Gilbert, Arizona will be primarily dedicated to the electrification of light- and medium-duty vehicles.

The trial with Posten Norge will test the range, energy consumption, and operating costs of the battery-electric truck in the extreme cold within the Arctic Circle.

The T-Series of electric terminal tractors were first launched in 2015 and have markedly improved uptime rates over diesel equivalents.

Bus and defence vehicle manufacturer, Otokar, based in Sakarya, Turkey, has launched the new 12-metre electric low floor city bus, the e-Kent C. The series production model varies from the prototype electric model first unveiled some two years ago at Stockholm, Sweden.

The company is investing USD100m over the next three years to deliver fully-electric products in every segment of the cold chain in the EMEA and the Americas.

The order for 10 VMC 1200 trucks will be delivered to an undisclosed private operator in British Columbia in the first quarter of 2022.

The order for 16 VNR Electric trucks was placed by California-based Performance Team, who will receive them by the end of the year.

Thai renewable energy company, Energy Absolute Plc (EA) in July said it planned to deliver 600 battery-powered buses to a public transport fleet operator in Bangkok by the end of 2021.

Foxtron Vehicle Technologies, the electric vehicle subsidiary of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Technology Group – also widely known locally as Apple Inc’s main iPhone contract manufacturer, Foxconn – has announced a partnership with local energy company, North-Star International Company and bus operator, Kaohsiung Bus Company to develop a battery-powered bus transportation network.