Oliver Makko has been appointed the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Jörg Dinkat, and Andreas Krist as Chief Product Officer (CPO), replacing Oliver Reichertz.

Manufactured in Kassel, this hybrid version means operators no longer must choose between manual or electrically operated ramps, with both combined in one unit.

Blue Bird has delivered 60, Vision electric school buses to the Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) district in Florida. Each of these vehicles can carry 72 students travelling up to 120 miles on a single charge, taking 3-8 hours to fully recharge depending on the charging infrastructure.

The prototype is based on the Hino ‘XL’ 4x2 configuration, but fitted with a powertrain assembled by Hexagon Purus, including its proprietary battery systems, auxiliary modules, power modules, and control software.

Hexagon Purus says the 60,000-square-foot facility will have an annual production capacity exceeding 1,000 battery systems and will employ up to 150 engineers and assembly technicians.

Designed for intracity and short-haul applications, the semi-tractor is powered by fully electric motors, which are in turn powered by a 218-kWh lithium-ion phosphate battery pack. This battery pack provides the truck with 155 miles (249 km) of range and is capable of DC fast-charging in just 90 minutes.

EVision is a new service from Isuzu to provide customers with the process of buying an electric vehicle.

The company is set to supply its high-voltage eFan system to a global commercial vehicle OEM for use in both the European and North American markets, which marks the first eFan system business in North America for BorgWarner.

With the ‘Karno’ generator installed, Hyliion’s ERX powertrain will now work with a range of different fuel sources, such as hydrogen, propane, and ammonia, as well as conventional fuels.

The ‘Lion5’ cab-chassis is categorised by Lion Electric as a Class 5 vehicle, but in fact it is being offered in configurations up to 26,000 lbs gross vehicle weight rating (i.e., the upper limit of Class 6).

Each truck is built on Battle Motors’ electric cab-chassis platform, which is powered by a 500-horsepower ‘Cascadia Motion’ motor supplied by BorgWarner.

The ‘AxTrax 2’ is a follow-up to ZF’s existing line of integrated electric portal axles for buses, delivering 210 kW of continuous power and 26,000 Nm peak output torque.