The new eCanter now features an electric axle motor, allowing for a wider range of chassis configurations including GVWs between 4.25t and 8.55t, six different wheelbases between 2,500mm and 4750mm, and three battery options.

The electric delivery vehicles will use Harbinger Motors' EV chassis platform and Wabash's lightweight truck bodies for dry and refrigerated goods transportation.

The eActros Long Haul, a battery-electric truck capable of travelling 500 kilometres on a single charge, was presented at a pre-conference event in Hanover on 18 September.

Over six weeks, the Volta Zero covered over 2,500 kilometres at varying speeds, during peak temperatures of 39 degrees Celsius in the daytime and 28 degrees at night, to test the motor and batteries.

In celebrating 25 years of operations, Brazilian axle manufacturer, Suspensys, announced major investments in axle production expansion and e-traction axle for trailers.

The new joint venture, called ElectroForge, will begin developing high-power, low-mass drivetrains for CVs (Classes 3-8) from Kalyani Powertrain's facility in Pune, Maharashtra.

Series production has begun at the manufacturer’s facility in Tuve, Sweden, and will also take place at Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium next year.

The planned joint venture would repurpose an existing Mercedes-Benz facility in Central or Eastern Europe for the production of electric vans based on two vehicle platforms.

Two FM Electric trucks will be deployed to handle the internal flow of goods between two Ikea factories located 14 kilometres apart in Zbąszynek and Babimost in western Poland.

The German corporation plans to invest in its plants at Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde to prepare them for the ramp-up of electric van production over the next several years.

The Ideanomics-subisidary will supply electric powertrains for 62 street sweepers, built by Global Environmental Products and set to be delivered to cities across the USA.

JAC Motors do Brasil has launched another electric model in Brazil – the 12.5t gvw, JAC E-JT 12.5. The new model, its seventh for the Brazilian market, which has been introduced in response to customers requests for a truck with a higher payload capacity.