Ebusco Holding N.V., headquartered in Deurne, Netherlands, has received an order for up to 80 electric buses from Metropole Rouen Normandie, the operator of public transport in Rouen, France. The contract comprises an initial order for four Ebusco 2.2 buses to be delivered at the end of 2022 with an option to purchase an additional 76 Ebusco 3.0 buses to be delivered in batches between 2023 and 2026. All units in the contract are 18 metre models.

Ballard Power Systems, based in Vancouver, Canada, and Chart Industries Inc of Atlanta, USA, have announced the successful test of a fuel cell powered by liquid hydrogen. The firms added that they will work to identify a potential demonstrator for liquid hydrogen road testing over the coming months.

HVAC systems supplier for bus and coach and rail, Hispacold SA has opened a climate testing laboratory at its headquarters in Seville. The new purpose-built facility has two separate climate chambers, one for bus and one for rail. Hispacold says it has invested close to EUR1million in the centre, with initial plans first drawn up as far back as 2010.

Hankook Tire & Technology, based in Seoul, South Korea, has announced the official opening of a new test centre in Idiada, Spain, around 40 miles outside Barcelona. The test centre operates a highly automated testing process with an on-site team of around 20 people.

The French manufacturer teased details of two heavy-duty electric trucks designed for regional haulage and construction applications respectively.

Bus and coach builder, CaetanoBus, has announced it will be co-branding its zero emission buses with Toyota. This move follows the bus builder’s change in share ownership in December 2020.

The axle and brake manufacturer achieved sales of EUR1.247bn in 2021, with improved performance across the globe.

According to IHS Markit, Volvo Trucks achieved a 42% share of the electric truck market in Europe, with 145 vehicles under the Volvo brand having been registered in 2021.

Nikola reported net losses of USD159m in Q4 2021 and USD690m for FY 2021.

The order for 100 units of the VMC 1200 range is worth CAD12m and is set to be fulfilled beginning in Q2 2022.

Viritech is designing a heavy goods vehicle concept nicknamed 'the Jovian' at the MIRA Technology Park in the UK which will use a composite construction and patented hydrogen tanks.

Alexander Dennis Ltd, headquartered in Larbert, Scotland, and BYD Auto Co Ltd, based in Shenzhen China, have announced that they are to build 130 double deck Enviro400EVs, ready to enter service in Coventry, UK, in 2023.