Up to 180 GX 337 ELEC have been selected to serve Paris following a call for tenders by the RATP Group.

The Chass-E line of electric vehicle platforms will provide up to 9,000 lbs / 11,500 lbs of payload for a range of commercial applications.

The two companies will employ Terberg's YT203EV terminal tractor and EasyMile's autonomous driving technology to build a prototype vehicle.

12 charging stations with a total power of 260kW will be installed to support an initial deployment of 10 buses from Lion Electric in September.

The two companies will incorporate Perrone Robotics' TONY autonomous drive technology into Tropos Motors' ABLE line of utility vehicles.

The "Volta Minus One", fitted with batteries by Proterra and a powertrain by Meritor, is being tested at the MIRA Technology Park in Nuneaton, UK.

The 12.6-metre bus, built on a BYD chassis, is intended to qualify for reduced road user charges in New Zealand thanks to lower axle loads.

Two GAZelle e-NN electric buses, with passenger capacities of up to 17, have entered service in the Russian city in the 800th anniversary of its foundation.

Innovation Automotive will be exhibiting the DFSK EC35 panel van for inner city transit and last-mile delivery operations.

The electric powertrains from Lightning eMotors will be fitted in up to 7,500 Class 4 and 5 buses over the next four and a half years.

Alexander Denk, Vice President of Product Management, E-Mobility at Voith, speaks to Truck & Bus Builder about electric drive systems for heavy-duty battery-electric and fuel cell-electric vehicles.

The Blue Bird-Girardin joint venture has acquired Ecotuned, which manufactures an electric powertrain for light- and medium-duty applications.