Toyota is is investing around JPY400bn in Japan and JPY325bn, or USD2.5bn, in the USA to expand its battery manufacturing capacity by up to 40 GWh. 

The German retrofit company will install driveblocks' autonomous technology in an electric truck which will begin pilot testing in the summer of 2023.

The J4500, a tri-axle 45-foot coach with a passenger capacity of 60, was introduced in 2001 - MCI claims it has been the industry’s best-selling model in North America since 2004.

Phase 2 expansion of the facility will double the company’s production capacity for passenger car and light truck tyres in the U.S. to 11 million units a year, and Phase 3 will introduce a further 1 million Truck Bus and Radial tyres annually.

The Chinese manufacturer delivered 2 12.4m fuel-cell electric buses - powered by a 65kWh fuel cell propulsion system jointly developed by SinoHytec and Toyota - to Transit Systems of Brisbane.

CJPT, a research joint venture into alternative propulsion systems, decided that Hino's past wrongdoings - which includes falsification of data during emissions testing of its engines - were incompatible with its zero-carbon goals.

The Bollinger B4 is a cab-over truck which is driven by a solid rear-axle e-drive motor and powered by an 800-volt lithium iron phosphate battery pack supplied by an unnamed “world class battery manufacturer”.

The French refrigeration manufacturer will establish a dedicated truck-trailer refrigeration sales and aftermarket organisation to serve the Iberian Peninsula.

Dr Gradu joins the fuel cell systems manufacturer from Velodyne Lidar - specialising in components for autonomous vehicles.

First Hydrogen Corp is a new player in the light commercial vehicle segment with ambitious plans for the European market. This month, T&BB spoke to Allan Rushforth, Chief Commercial Officer of First Hydrogen Automotive, about the company’s current and future strategy.

The SEA 500 EV medium-duty truck is installed with a fully-electrified pumping system, installed by Refuel International.

LIGHTS, which stands for ‘Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions’, brought public and private companies, authorities, and institutions together to draw up and test plans for deploying battery-electric trucks at scale in the state of California.