The German company used the show to present two new products: its upcoming ‘Traxon 2 Hybrid’ powertrain, making its North American market debut; and a third-generation air compressor for the global electric vehicle market.

BAE Systems is simplifying heavy-duty vehicle electrification with a modular, scalable platform approach. Its Gen3 power systems—MPCS and MAPS—streamline integration, reduce complexity, and cut costs for OEMs.

ZF will supply several thousand units of its latest e-axle range, ‘AxTrax 2’, to a “leading customer” in India over several years.

The prototype, dubbed ‘Alumotor’, is a synchronous reluctance motor which does not require rare earth metals or cobalt in order to work.

'Kunshi' chassis offers improved range and higher payloads.

Acelera powertrains to be used in US-made F-series truck.

In addition to the four- and five-pack configurations offered previously, Scania is now allowing customers to specify three battery packs, with a total energy capacity of 312 kWh.

According to Kleanbus, conversions cost just 20% of the cost of a new battery-electric bus and offer, when completed, significantly lower emissions to the diesel powered vehicle it replaces.

Ali Javidan, who has stepped down as CEO, will remain with the company as president and Chief Technology Officer.

Turntide is integrating its operations in the northeast of England into a single engineering campus based in Gateshead and is producing inverters under contract with Kaynes Technology India Ltd for the domestic light-duty market.

In early 2023, a new name was introduced to the commercial vehicle industry: “Accelera by Cummins”. It was the result of eight separate acquisitions made by parent company Cummins Inc over a period of as many years, all of them connected, albeit in different ways, to zero-emission technology. Naturally, Cummins wished to differentiate its new purchases from its ongoing engine business, and it is not the only legacy manufacturer to attempt a rebrand for its electric vehicle products (a la General Motors’ “Brightdrop” and Shyft Group’s “Blue Arc”). But it also aims to weld its acquisitions together into a single, cohesive unit capable of delivering “end-to-end electric solutions”. Molly Hale – who is the marketing communications manager for Accelera – explained: “There was this belief that we needed to have an identity all our own, to go to the market and explain the depth of the commitment and the depth of the investments in these technologies.”

ZF says it will integrate its ‘AxTrax 2’ e-axle – launched at ACT Expo 2023 – into Range’s electric trailer platform.