Developer and manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems, AKASOL AG, has engaged the services of Manz AG to supply fully automated production lines for producing high-energy battery modules for commercial vehicles at its Gigafactory facility in Darmstadt.

French automotive components manufacturer, Faurecia SA, has won a contract to supply hydrogen storage systems for trucks built by Hyundai Motor Company of Seoul.

TEMSA North America Inc in January at the UMA Motorcoach EXPO 2020, held in Nashville, launched its first ever full size three-axle electric coach, the TS45E.

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

Ebusco, a company started in 2010 dedicated to the manufacture of electric buses using European sourced electric driveline technologies with buses built in China, from  the middle  of 2020 plans to start manufacturing its battery electric buses completely in Europe.

Dana Inc has started production of its Spicer Electrified eS9000r e-Axle for Class 4 and Class 5 commercial fleet applications.

Electric bus manufacturer, Proterra Inc, has collaborated with Daimler subsidiary Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation to develop the MT50e, a new all-electric delivery truck chassis.

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.