The contract includes a firm order for 69 sixty-foot buses, 15 of which are battery-electric ‘Xcelsior CHARGE NG’ buses, while the other 54 buses are diesel.

The two J4500 CHARGE coaches were handed over to an unnamed operator in the California Bay Area, where they will be used by commuters working in the tech industry.

Karsan offers a full range (6m to 18m) of battery and HFC-powered electric buses for urban transport.

The tender is worth almost EUR60m and will see Solaris delivering 100 12-metre Trollinos at the end of 2024.

Voith Turbo’s electric drive systems for buses are already in operation with several OE vehicles, and now it is proposing a more advanced system for heavy truck applications. In this exclusive interview with T&BB, Alexander Denk explains the additions and changes that were needed to make the VEDS perform under more demanding conditions.

Modine says it worked together with New Flyer to ensure compatibility between the NMC batteries in the 'Xcelsior Charge NG' bus and Modine's ‘EVantage Battery Thermal Management System’.

Mullen has stated that these recent acquisitions will allow it to enter the commercial vehicle market much sooner than anticipated - as early as next year.

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and Traton Group have announced that their heavy vehicle charging joint venture will operate under the name Milence BV, based in Amsterdam.

CATL will work together with Phoenix Motor to integrate its "E-rolling" battery technology with Phoenix Motor’s light truck and bus lines.

The ACEA published a position paper which reviews the current European Council directive on the maximum weights and dimensions of heavy-duty vehicles and provides recommendations for changes which it believes would be more accommodating to zero-emission vehicles.

The company has revealed that it will be expanding its car engine and battery facility at Jawor to accommodate the production of large VAN.EA panel vans, based on a new electric vehicle platform.

The FH, FM and FMX Electric can now be ordered with purpose-built bodies for applications such as distribution, waste collection, and construction (i.e., cranes, refuse compactors, and cement mixers).