At the recent New Mobility Exhibition in Milan, the companies announced that IVECO Bus customers will have the option to integrate Via’s on-board demand transport transit tech software in early 2023.

The new electric lowliner tractor unit is built on a Volvo FH based chassis and fitted with a 500 kilowatt (680 hp) electric motor, single speed transmission and a battery capacity with 380 kilowatt hours giving the vehicle a range of 280km.

The 44-tonne ‘E-Tech T’ and ‘E-Tech C’, designed for regional haul and construction applications respectively, are available to pre-order ahead of production commencement at the end of 2023.

First Hydrogen’s hydrogen fuel cell light commercial vehicles (LCVs) have been certified in the UK by the VCA and will now undergo customer trials on public roads in Britain in January 2023.

Iveco Bus officially unveiled a biomethane compatible 18m long Urbanway Hybrid compressed natural gas (CNG) bus at Autocar - with other models lengths also announced with this new drivetrain combination.

The first DAF LF Electric truck to be sold in Europe has been bought by the Dutch logistics service provider, Nabuurs.

VDL displayed its new generation Citea electric bus at Innotrans – claiming it is lighter, offers a longer range and comes with increased passenger capacity, series production starts in Eindhoven at the year end.

Idem to provide data security for the Fraikin commercial vehicle fleet.

Wabash’s lightweight composite truck body will be integrated with Bollinger's Class 4 electric chassis cab.

Johnson Matthey has begun refining and recycling operations at its plant in China of the platinum group metal (PGM) content from membrane electrode assemblies (MEA), a key component of automotive fuel cells.

The automotive parts manufacturer has signed a letter of intent with cellcentric for the joint development and production of humidifiers which will prolong the service life of fuel cells.

Arnd Franz is appointed CEO and Markus Kapaun as CFO, effective 1 November.