Knorr-Bremse AG has announced a high double-digit million Euro disc-brake supply extension contract with Europe’s biggest semi- trailer builder, Schmitz Cargobull AG of Horstmar, Germany.

Gearing up for increased future demand of its ultra-high energy batteries, Akasol AG in the last three months has announced several major investments to automate battery production at its two factories in Europe and in the USA.

Battery-powered and fuel cell heavy-duty truck builder, Nikola Corporation, has announced plans to join together with a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, VectoIQ Acquisition Corporation, to create a company focused on the development of next generation smart transportation.

Arcola Energy Ltd, a system engineering company and Tier 1 supplier of zero-emission technologies for heavy-duty vehicles is expanding its manufacturing footprint in the UK.

British semi-trailer and rigid vehicle body builder, Don-Bur (Bodies & Trailers) Ltd has, for the first time, manufactured a lifting deck straight-frame tri-axle double deck trailer design with a lifting roof.

With two electric bus models, the Jest Electric and Atak Electric midi-buses in series production and sales now exceeding 100 units, Karsan Otomotiv Sanayii ve Tic A.Ş. is moving full throttle to develop an autonomous version of Atak Electric!

The MIRA Technology Park, one of Europe’s leading mobility R&D centres for automotive technologies, has announced it is partnering with Plug and Play, the US innovation platform for start-up technology companies to create the UK’s first Mobility Innovation Hub.

Jacobs Vehicle Systems has announced it is to extend the supply compression release engine brakes across the full range of Yuchai K Series heavy duty engines made by Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Co Ltd, one of China’s largest engine makers based in Yulin.

Heavy-duty truck builder, Scania AB, has chosen Webasto Group to be its charging partner across Europe, to provide charging stations when selling its new plug-in hybrid truck.

This year, coach building specialist, MCI, is offering 100% battery electric versions of its best-selling coach models for tour, charter and employee shuttle application, the 35ft, J3500 model and the 45ft, J4500 coach model, according to JP Pelletier, VP Engineering MCI NFI Group - Coach Business, announcing this during a presentation at the Busworld Academy North America held during the ABA Marketplace 2020 in Omaha earlier this year.

Solaris Bus & Coach SA, after it announced earlier this year it was to add the 15m Urbino inter-urban and intercity bus version to its full electric portfolio, the company has released more details of the driveline, which will feature for the first time the CeTrax ‘drop-in’ central drive electric axle from ZF Friedrichshafen AG.

“At Navistar we are power agnostic, we offer diesel (Cummins), gasoline (PSI), gas (PSI) and in the near future, electric powered vehicles,” stated Gary Horvat,  Navistar, Vice President eMobility.