Power management firm, Eaton Corp has completed the acquisition of Royal Power Solutions, an electric vehicle component manufacturer based in Carol Stream, Illinois, USA. Under the terms of the agreement, Eaton paid USD600 million for Royal Power.

Two 37-tonne CF Electric tractors from DAF Trucks N.V. have become the first battery-electric heavy articulating trucks to be operating in the UK

A new feature for its heavy-duty electric trucks will allow drivers to remotely start preheating or precooling the vehicle in order to maintain optimal battery performance in extreme ambient temperatures.

The GPS navigation software will include a range prediction feature and a proprietary geocode system which assigns an identifying string of random words to 3m2 coordinates.

The order was made as part of a state-sponsored project in Carinthia which seeks to foster the development of a hydrogen economy.

The Shyft Group subsidiary upfitted bodies to two E-Transit pilot vehicles which are currently being tested with customers in North America.

The manufacturer is hiring an additional 100 employees at the site where it produces medium-duty diesel and electric trucks.

The two companies aim to mass-produce a series of hydrogen fuel-cell electric city buses for the South Korean market from 2023.

Heniff Transportation will lease 10 trucks on a 'fleet-as-a-service' basis, with 90 more units to follow upon successful deployment of the initial order.

Meritor will supply the Foton-Daimler joint venture with custom versions of its long-haul tandem and rear-drive axles, to be fitted on tractor units for the Chinese market.

The components manufacturer began production of the electric powertrain for Class 5-8 CVs in December 2021. It also announced supply agreements with Thomas Built Buses and Hexagon Purus.

The Árbus i-tec, which has successfully completed customer trials, reportedly has the longest battery range of any airport bus currently available in Europe.