Irizar e-mobility sl has won its first electric bus contract in Italy, taking the number of countries to operate Irizar electric buses to eight.

UK-based electric van manufacturer Arrival Ltd has attracted a GBP85m (EUR100m) investment from Korea vehicle makers, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation.

A pair of FUSO eCanter 7.49t electric delivery trucks have entered service with operators in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the first in Scandinavia: One has joined the fleet of Citylogistik and the other is with Aastiderne, two well-known Danish transport operators.

Iveco SPA and FPT Industrial with operational headquarters in Turin, the CV and powertrain brands of CNH Industrial N.V., and HFC/electric highway truck start-up, Nikola Motor Company, which formed a joint venture in 2019, have announced they are to manufacture the Nikola TRE electric tractor at Iveco's chassis engineering hub in Ulm.

VDL Bus & Coach has confirmed an order for 53 Citea Electric buses from public transport company, KVB Cologne.

Solaris Bus & Coach is expanding its range of electric city buses with the launch of a new 15m tri-axle electric bus model – the Urbino 15LE.

Global truck builder, Daimler Truck, has announced its next step forward in electrifying its truck range is to be the launch of the Mercedes-Benz eEconic.

January 2020 saw Meritor Inc strengthen its electric drivetrain capabilities with its acquisition of all the remaining shares in Transportation Power Inc -  since 2010 a supplier of integrated drive systems, full electric truck solutions and energy-storage subsystems based in Escondido.

Robert Bosch GmbH has increased its take in fuel cell stack builder, Ceres Power Holdings Plc from 3.9% to circa 18% in a move to strengthen the collaboration deal struck between both companies in August 2018.

The Sino-UK partnership between BYD Europe BV and Alexander Dennis Ltd partnership has delivered 11 new 100% emissions-free, pure electric BYD ADL Enviro200EV electric buses to Go-Ahead London.

UK electric delivery van start-up, Arrival Ltd, has received an order from logistics giant, UPS, for 10,000 purpose-built electric vehicles.

Albi-based SAFRA, a long established renovator of buses, trams, metro and funicular vehicles and more recently, a specialist bus builder of high quality innovative hydrogen electric, battery electric and hybrid 9-12m city buses, has announced it is increasing production on the back of an increasing order book.