Viritech is designing a heavy goods vehicle concept nicknamed 'the Jovian' at the MIRA Technology Park in the UK which will use a composite construction and patented hydrogen tanks.

Hyliion Holdings Corp, an e-powertrain provider for Class 8 trucks based in Austin, Texas, has announced that Jeffrey “Jay” Craig will join its board of directors.

MAN will take part in the state-sponsored 'Bayernflotte' project which brings together partners including Bosch, Faurecia, and ZF in the development of fuel-cell electric trucks.

The transaction makes Cummins the sole owner of the 'Cummins Wesport Inc' joint venture specialising in spark ignition gas engines.

The paper, published in Nature Electronics, argues that hydrogen technology is unlikely to play a major role in decarbonising heavy-duty vehicles, as the development of battery-electric technologies could soon render fuel-cell electric vehicles "superfluous".

The South Korean Ministry for Land, Infrastructure & Transport in late December 2021 announced that trials of hydrogen fuel-cell trucks in real logistics operating environments had begun to help determine accurately the full eco-system requirements before these vehicles are introduced commercially.  

Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) and Iveco Group have agreed to explore opportunities to collaborate in several key areas ranging from advanced vehicle technologies to joint component sourcing and mutual vehicle supply. Senior figures from both companies signed the MoU agreements in Seoul.

Isuzu Motors Ltd, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Hino Trucks Ltd of Hino-shi, Japan, announced at the end of February they plan to begin production of a new battery-powered (BEV) flat-floor route buses in the 2024 financial year, as they look to strengthen their respective efforts towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.  

R&D design company QEV Tech is collaborating with the Spanish coachbuilder in the development of a fuel-cell electric bus based on Nogebus' Touring line of coaches.

Sentient Labs demonstrated a 9-metre hydrogen fuel cell bus, providing a range of 450 kilometres while utilising 30 kg of hydrogen.

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.

STRING Megaregion aims to create a network of at least 12 hydrogen fuelling stations for long-distance transportation between the city of Hamburg in Germany and Oslo, Norway.