99 double deck and 5 single deck ‘Electroliner’ battery-electric buses will join the fleet of Go-Ahead, who will put them into service in the city of Oxford from late 2023.

The company has announced Robin Mackie as the new Chief Operating Officer and Macy Neshati as the new Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately.

Entrepreneurs and representatives of start-ups are given access to engineers and mentors from Volvo who help them to bring their product and service concepts to market.

The centre is responsible for robotics, computer vision (machine vision), hybrid AI (combination of machine learning with conventional software programs) and automated data labelling (marking objects in images).

The 4x2 tractor unit, dubbed ‘Europa’, is powered by a single ‘X150’ fuel cell module designed and made by Zepp.solutions, giving it a range of over 700 kilometres.

The factory, which will produce tapered roller bearings for commercial vehicle applications, will be located on a greenfield site in Monterrey, which is located near the border with the USA.

In anticipation of Euro VII legislation, Alfdex has added a range of electrically-powered software-controlled disc separators to its product offering.

The joint venture (JV) outlines several key goals with the primary being the co-development of a 40 GWh capacity gigafactory in the CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) region.

There is a five-mile extension of the existing 14-mile autonomous bus trial (CAVForth) from Edinburgh Park station across the Forth Road Bridge in the UK in an attempt to gather more complex data, utilising an upgraded version of Fusion’s CAVStar autonomous driving software and ADL’s Enviro100EV electric bus.

The tripartite modular design of the new powertrain will allow for new cab-chassis configurations that were not available before, with Mercedes claiming that the new eSprinter will be its “most versatile” electric van of all time.

The USD16m will be spent on expanding and upgrading its manufacturing facilities located in Charlotte, Michigan to allow for the series production of Class 3-5 electric vehicles.

CEO of VIA Motors, Bob Purcell, together with VIA’s management team have been retained to lead the company.