e-tractors with swappable battery packs could be the answer for China's regional and long haul trucking operations.

The Czech company is bringing these separate activities together in a new division (led by Petr Novotný), believing them to have significant and connected growth potential.

The first class 8 battery electric Freightliner eCascadia truck has now been delivered to food distribution company, Sysco Corporation, following an order in May for 800 units.

SKF has said that Tenute, a firm based in Italy, will be integrated into its own Seals business.

Confidential information is alleged to have been shared prior to signing a confidential disclosure agreement.

The 11.1m long bus has a 300-mile range, can accommodate 88 passengers and utilizes the Voith Electrical Drive System (VEDS) driveline with a permanent magnet traction motor with a peak power output of 350kW.

The Jump Seat boasts a more durable, fire-resistant covering and a new design which Modul-System claims provides greater comfort. 

Farizon Auto, the new energy commercial vehicle brand name of Zhejiang Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group (a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group of Hangzhou), has raised USD300m in a pre-A round of fundraising, which it said will be used to strengthen its range of low- and zero-emission vehicles.

The contract is to equip more than 500 buses operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein GmbH (VHH) with the retrofittable ProFleet Assist+ Gen 2 turning assistant, with an option to upgrade another 100 buses.

Professor Schaller was Chief Technology Officer at MAN Truck & Bus, where he had previously served as Director of the Heavy Trucks business unit.

Energy Absolute continued its expansion into the zero-emissions vehicle market with the launch of a new battery-powered small truck in the local market.

The brake manufacturer has recommitted itself to its decarbonisation effort by issuing a EUR 700 million Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) at the European debt capital markets day in September this year.