Equipmake has won a contract with First Bus to repower 12 Optare Versa electric buses with its Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED). The cost of repowering the e-buses is less than half the cost of a new one, Equipmake claims.

Available in 2024, Anadolu Isuzu plans entry into a new market segment with the introduction of the Big·e last mile electric delivery truck. Unveiled at the IAA, the company claims it has a range of 150 km and a load capacity of 1000 kg.

MAN displayed a battery electric truck for long haul operations offering a range of between 600 and 800km for market introduction in 2024.

e-bus builder, Ebusco is 10 years old and on its anniversary (September 2022) it is claiming a full order book for its electric bus range with contracts recently announced for cities in Norway, Sweden and Australia.

The D45 CRT CHARGE is a battery-electric version of the high-floor D45 Commuter Rapid Transit series of coaches, providing a range of over 225 miles.

After three years of planning, Dutch e-bus builder, Ebusco, has launched a right-hand drive version of its Ebusco 2.2 electric bus model in Australia.

The projected deal would see Quantron bringing ETO Motors' electric three-wheelers to the European market; in turn, Quantron will make ETO Motors the sole distributor for all its vehicles in the Indian subcontinent.

At the IAA Transportation 2022, BYD launched two new electric trucks, the BYD ETM6, a 7.5 tons gvw truck for the urban delivery truck market and the BYD ETH8 (19 tons) for general distribution,  waste collection and recycling - marking its entry into the European e-truck market.

Irizar will deliver its two commercial battery-electric refuse (N3 category*) trucks to the Donostia - San Sebastian City Council.

GreenPower has entered into an agreement with Roth Capital Partners to raise capital through the sale of shares - the capital raised will be invested in new product development, increasing production capacity and sales.

2,000 eDaily chassis cabs will be supplied to rental firm, Petit Forestier

Fuso sets up trials of latest eCanter in Indonesia. Indonesian government sets out strategy to decarbonise transport.