Omnitek Engineering Corporation (Omnitek) of Vista, California, USA has received Euro VI Phase-E certification for its OT13 heavy-duty natural gas engine.

One of Turkey’s fastest-growing bus and coach builders, Anadolu Isuzu, which in December last year unveiled a new purpose-built CNG-powered 13m coach with its trademark two names Kendo and Interliner, recently delivered six units to the REK Bitola Power Plant in North Macedonia.

Fully integral bus builder, JBM Auto Ltd, has received an order for 700, JBM Citylife1 BS VI-compliant, air-conditioned, low-floor CNG buses for New Delhi from the Delhi Transport Corporation under the cluster scheme.

October saw two BYD electric city buses start research trials in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil’s oldest city, on a 13.2km route between Pirajá Metro Station and São João Island.

This year, coach building specialist, MCI, is offering 100% battery electric versions of its best-selling coach models for tour, charter and employee shuttle application, the 35ft, J3500 model and the 45ft, J4500 coach model, according to JP Pelletier, VP Engineering MCI NFI Group - Coach Business, announcing this during a presentation at the Busworld Academy North America held during the ABA Marketplace 2020 in Omaha earlier this year.

For heavy duty and medium duty vehicles, natural gas makes a lot of sense, stated Daniel Gage, president, Natural Gas Vehicles for America in his compelling presentation at the Busworld Academy at the ABA Marketplace 2020 event held in Omaha, Nebraska, USA in January 2020.

Brazilian vehicle manufacturing concern, Agrale SA of Caxias do Sul, Brazil, has delivered its first gas-powered bus, model MT 17.0 LE, to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

Joko Widodo, president of Indonesia has announced he plans to increase crude palm oil content in diesel used by vehicles in the country to 30% at the beginning of next year, up from the current 20%.

Toyota Motor Corporation said it is supplying key parts for hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles to Chinese truck and bus builders, FAW Group Corporation and Higer Bus Co Ltd, as it looks to promote the use of the technology globally.

Scania do Brasil Ltda has announced it is to invest a further BRA1.4bn (USD350m) in upgrading its plant in São Bernardo do Campo over the next three years from 2021 to 2024.

At the end of May, JAC Motors Brasília SIA, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Brazilian company, SHC Group of Brasil, announced the launch of an electric light-duty truck in Brazil.

Olectra Greentech Ltd through its strategic tie-up with BYD Co Ltd, now has more than 100 electric buses operating on Indian roads.