The Department of Energy is funding research into batteries, autonomous vehicles, lightweight materials, and emissions reduction.

The money has been awarded as part of the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme, providing support for the purchase of low and zero-emission buses and associated infrastructure.

Hino 700 series trucks built for the Australian market will be installed with Allison 3000 and 4000 automatic transmissions as standard.

The buses, fitted with Symbio's "plug and play" hydrogen fuel-cell systems, are slated to become available from December 2021.

The two companies will work to integrate communication protocols between Nuvve's vehicle-to-grid platform and Romeo Power's battery management system so that Romeo batteries can easily take and return energy to/from the grid.

Oshkosh will manufacture the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle at Spartanburg for the US Postal Service, beginning in the summer of 2023.

Joint venture Levo Mobility will provide fleets with EVs, charging infrastructure and other services as part of a monthly subscription model.

XL Hybrid electric propulsion systems will be fitted in 24- and 27-foot ARBOC Freedom buses.

Serial production of the prototype battery system, intended for eVersum's eShuttle range, is expected to take place at Microvast's European plant in Ludwigsfelde, Germany.

The battery manufacturer received approximately USD822m in cash following the closure of the business combination.

Green Mountain Power will receive a Lion8 bucket truck and a Lion6 stake body truck from Lion Electric in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

Microvast will supply Gaussin with its MV series of battery packs to power its "skateboard" truck platforms.