Alexander Dennis Ltd, headquartered in Larbert, Scotland, and BYD Auto Co Ltd, based in Shenzhen China, have announced that they are to build 130 double deck Enviro400EVs, ready to enter service in Coventry, UK, in 2023.

Up to 114 Xcelsior CHARGE and CHARGE NG electric buses have been ordered by public transport operators based in New Jersey, Colorado, and Rhode Island.

The order for 11 units of the FM Electric, which are to be employed as concrete mixing transport trucks, is the largest the company has received so far for electric trucks in Denmark.

BYD Inc, the US subsidiary of Shenzhen-based BYD Auto Co Ltd, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, has announced the launch of its Type A electric school bus for the North American market.

The Swedish manufacturers claims it is the largest such order it has received to date for its FL and FE electric trucks in Europe.

The Swedish manufacturer plans to invest SEK975m in the test track, which is waiting for approval by the local authority.

Ricardo's goal is to develop an electric motor with a smaller composition of scarce materials without compromising on performance.

An initial run of 200 units of an upcoming heavy-duty battery-electric truck range is slated for production in early 2024 in Munich.

The largest order yet received for the LFSe+, 20 units will be delivered by Q4 2022 to Houston, Texas.

The Cizaris 12EV low-floor city bus, with a chassis based on an EV Dynamics' product, is immediately available as a battery-electric option, with a fuel-cell electric version to follow in 2023.

The package, offered through Mack Financial Services, will provide customers with a chassis, refuse body, and maintenance plan.

Production will begin initially in Charleston, South Carolina, USA in the second half of 2023 and subsequently at two German plants.