The companies have formed a joint venture (NextGen AssetCo) for leasing up to 1,000 electric bus batteries for GBP 100 million as part of FirstGroup’s plan to electrify its electric bus fleet in the UK. This new company will purchase the batteries, which will then be leased to First Bus over an eight-year period.

This vehicle has been designed and engineered in-house and with series production already started in Lambert, Scotland, the first deliveries are set for Q1 2024.

The Eicher Pro 2055 EV has a gvw of 5.5t, a 4x2 axle configuration and is powered withby a 64kWh battery ranging upto 174km in a single charge.

A budget of USD6.94bn is being allocated with the government funding 35% to add 10,000 electric buses to major cities over next decade

Telma’s system, which includes a retarder and generator, is connected to a 10-kWh battery pack for storing the electrical energy recovered from waste heat energy generated by braking. 

The high-powered 1 MW chargers are expected to go into series production in late 2024 and initially, will be rolled out in Finland and then later to other parts of Europe.

According to the terms of the agreement between the two companies, Renault will supply battery packs to Tolv and produce electric retrofit “kits” at its factory in Flins.

Karsan has delivered the first four of 24, 18-metre e-ATA buses to Italian public transport operator, TPER. These buses are set to operate in the city of Bologna.

"Ashok Leyland’s mission to achieve Net Zero by year 2048 is one of the triggers to set up this plant in Uttar Pradesh."

The largest battery conference in Europe is set to take place between November 5 to 7, 2024, at the Darmstadtium Science and Congress Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.

The e-SMaRT AU56 City product is set to go into series production in Q2 2024. The first tyres to roll off the production line will be 275/70 R22.5 tyres, designed for the urban electric bus market.

The company cut 150 jobs in the U.S. and Canada amid financial pressure as it seeks profitability. The cuts came in the manufacturing and administrative segments of the business.