Continental AG of Hanover, Germany, has opened a sales and competence centre in Yokohama, Japan for development of hydrogen hose lines for use in powertrain technologies.

Ballard Power Systems Inc, based in Vancouver, Canada, has announced the sale of 31 fuel cell modules, totalling 3MW of power, to an unnamed global construction, electric power, and off-road equipment manufacturer. The modules are expected to be delivered in 2022 and 2023.

The plant will be dedicated to the production of advanced filtration and thermal management systems for battery-electric and fuel-cell electric vehicles as well as plug-in hybrids.

The American company has also received letters of intent from USA Truck and Covenant Logistics to purchase up to an additional 150 trucks.

The order was made as part of a state-sponsored project in Carinthia which seeks to foster the development of a hydrogen economy.

The two companies aim to mass-produce a series of hydrogen fuel-cell electric city buses for the South Korean market from 2023.

Citroën has announced the first order of its ë-Jumpy Hydrogen LCV from the Suez Group.

Wrightbus plans to produce around 600 zero-emission buses next year at Ballymena, making up 70% of the facility's total vehicle output.

The Vivaro-e HYDROGEN, with a range of up to 400 km, will be delivered to Miele for service in the Rhine-Main region.

The two companies will work together to develop fuel cells and associated software, control systems, and thermal management.

Th operator serving the city of Ústí nad Labem has signed a purchase agreement for up to 20 Urbino 12 hydrogen buses.

The company, founded in 2018, aims to create a market for the electrification of vehicles, including vans, buses, and trucks, in France.