Renault Trucks has confirmed it will offer a complete range of electric trucks from 2023, addressing each segment, covering distribution, construction and long distance.

Volta Trucks, a specialist start-up looking to manufacture electric commercial vehicles for the medium-duty delivery segment, took a step further to these ambitions last month with its announcement of its first running prototype chassis of the Volta Zero.

Electric truck protagonist, Volta Trucks, has appointed Italian producer of lightweight composites, CPC Group, to develop and supply sustainable and recyclable composite exterior body panels for the Volta Zero.

Following the same path adopted by drinks company, Ambev, which in April announced it was converting 102 diesel trucks to electric, another Brazilian operator is following suit.

BYD Brasil Ltd, in partnership with body builder, Marcopolo SA, have launched the first intercity electric coach, which went on trial for 90 days in June with transport operator, Expresso Princesa dos Campos.

July saw Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda (a Traton Group company) deliver the first of 100 e-Delivery all-electric light trucks to Ambev, who has ordered 1,600 e-trucks in total.

Higer Bus Co Ltd has started on-road field tests of its full-electric city buses in Brazil.

The city of Ribeirão Preto (SP) has started testing the BYD D9W - 20 410 low-floor chassis fitted with a Caio Millenium body.

The new generation VDL Citea city bus range launched on-line last month by VDL Bus & Coach, is a new battery-electric bus design that has been developed completely from scratch and without compromise on range, passenger numbers and cost of ownership.

BYD and Alexander Dennis have announced the 18, BYD ADL Enviro200EV 11m electric buses operating in New Zealand have now completed over one million kilometres in operation, reducing CO2 emissions by more than 1,000 tonnes.

Voith Turbo GmbH has introduced a new medium-duty version of its Voith Electrical Drive System. Suited to various public transport applications for those OEMs and new start-ups shifting or moving into electric mobility, the new medium-duty version, provides up to 260kW output with maximum torque of 2,850Nm.

BYD UK and Alexander Dennis which entered a working partnership agreement in October 2015 for electric buses, are celebrating the partnership's handover of its 500th electric bus.