Siemens will support Skeleton in developing and implementing a fully-automated and digitised production line for supercapacitors at a projected facility in Markranstädt, Germany.

Aspoeck UK is now offering a modular solar panel charging system for commercial vehicles vans, trucks, trailers and bus and coach.

Concentric AB has received a new development contract to supply electric coolant pumps for a fuel cell application. The customer, an unnamed global truck, bus, and construction OEM, will use the e-pumps for cooling the fuel cells on a range of vehicles.

HELLA GmbH & Co, based in Lippstadt, Germany, is investing in the expansion of its manufacturing site in Großpetersdorf, Austria. The size of the investment has not been disclosed, but it is understood to amount to several million euros.

Weeks after opening its new silicon wafer fabrication facility in Dresden, Robert Bosch GmbH, based in Stuttgart, has announced it is to invest EUR400 million in its silicon chip manufacturing facilities throughout 2022. The investment will expand its wafer fabrication sites in Dresden and Reutlingen, Germany, and its semiconductor operations in Penang, Malaysia.

The IQAN-XC4 reportedly allows for simpler integration in mobile hydraulic applications such as refuse trucks and other specialty vehicles.

Faurecia of Nanterre, France has acquired a controlling interest (79.5%) in family-owned automotive electrical lighting specialist, Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA of Lippstadt, Germany.

The UK engineering consultancy is leading a consortium of partners including Meritor, PolyCharge America, and Danfoss Silicon Power to produce a U.S. Class 8 truck.

Diesel fuel filtration specialist DAVCO Technology LLC of Saline, Michigan, a subsidiary of Southfield, Michigan-based Clarience Technologies LLC, has announced it is expanding into electrical components manufacturing.

Borgwarner has entered an exclusive licensing agreement with PolyCharge America for the use of capacitor technology in its range of inverters.

Swedish component manufacturer Concentric AB, based in Linköping, has announced the acquisition of Engineered Machined Products Inc. (EMP), a producer of electric and mechanical oil and water pumps, electric fans and thermal management systems based in Syosset, New York. Concentric purchased EMP in cash for approximately USD147 million.

The new Renewables Division of Marshall Fleet Solutions of Cambridge, UK, has announced the TITAN hybrid system that can be fitted to power any refrigerated unit, tail lift, or other vehicle-mounted electrically powered applications on small trucks, LCVs and HGVs.