The total number of alternative drivelines in city buses in European Union 27 countries plus the UK, Norway (NO), Iceland (ICE) and Switzerland totalled 8,911 units accounting for 59.2% of total city bus registrations in 2021 of 14,990 units, according to market analysis by Wim Chatrou of Chatrou CME Solutions of The Netherlands.

Ford Motor Co, based in Dearborn, Michigan, has started shipping the first models of the all-electric E-Transit to its Ford Pro commercial customers. Ford has already received orders for more than 10,000 units of the E-Transit which it says have come from over 300 different customers.

Batteries from Houston, Texas-based developer Microvast Holdings Inc will be featured in the upcoming Crossway LE Electric low entry bus from Iveco Group, based in Turin, Italy.

The think-tank and government body has launched the e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition, with the aim of ensuring a steady and paced transition from diesel to electric.

JBM Auto has announced the acquisition of a 51% stake in battery maker JBM Green Energy and electric vehicle maker JBM EV Industries through its subsidiary, JBM Electric Vehicles.

InfraTech has, under a leasing arrangement, delivered the first two of a possible order for 22 electric tractor units to leading Indian cement producer Dalmia Cement Bharat.

Tata Motors has delivered 60 Ultra Urban 9/9 AC electric buses to Ahmedabad for operation throughout the city's BRTS corridor, and is now also installing charging infrastructure and support systems.

BEST is procuring 900 all-electric double-deck buses all fitted with air conditioning, under the terms of a 'wet lease' contract over a period of 12 years.

CESL has sent out tenders on behalf of five major cities for the purchase of 5,450 electric single deck buses and 130 electric double deck buses, as part of the Grand Challenge Scheme.

The Chinese manufacturer will build an electric bus plant for assembling knocked-down buses in the Qatar Science & Technology Park.

A single unit of the 45-foot J4500 CHARGE range, launched in May 2021, was ordered by Universal Coach Line with the support of provincial grants and sales tax rebates.

The trial, the first of its kind in the country, of the battery-electric truck is being conducted by Fulda University of Applied Sciences in the Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region.