Nova Bus has announced it has won a contract to supply 165, 40ft hybrid buses (with BAE Systems’ hybrid propulsion system) with options for a further 126 hybrid buses and 209 diesel buses from New York’s MTA.

The claimed 'world’s most power dense permanent magnet electric motor' is under development in the UK.

Six months on from when Wabco Holdings Inc made a three-year agreement with global innovation platform, Plug and Play, Wabco’s Global Head of Technology Scouting, Dr Gandert Van Raemdonck, has provided an update on the company’s progress of this recent collaboration.

First announcing this development at Busworld 2019 in Brussels last year, Solaris Bus & Coach SA says it is now fitting the Collision Mitigation System intelligent braking support system in the Solaris urban bus range.

The BRA14m (USD2.8m) deal, which was first announced last November, was finalised in February this year.

FPT Industrial has acquired Potenza Technology, specialising in the design and development of electric and hybrid powertrain systems.

Renault Trucks SAS announced it would, in March, start series production of its D and D Wide ZE medium-duty electric trucks at its Blainville-sur-Orne plant.

With more than 100 Bluebird Corporation buses now in operation with Cummins’ electric drivetrain in the USA and 65 buses on order with its transit bus builder partner, Gillig Corporation, and a number of key prospect electrification contracts in both the truck and bus segments on the horizon, the Cummins Electrified Power Business is expecting to ramp up its electrical drive systems over the coming months.

Karsan Otomotiv Sanayii ve Tic A.Ş. used Busworld Turkey 2020 to announce major sales success of its two electric bus models, the Jest Electric and Atak Electric, which were displayed on the company’s show stand, while a Jest Electric was available for a ride and drive on the ground of the fair.

Renault Trucks UK has selected EO Charging, a UK-based electric vehicle charger manufacturer, as its charging partner in its first retail and small and medium-sized e-mobility campaign.

The first e-mobility contract in Italy for VDL Bus & Coach has resulted in four Citea SLF-120 electric buses being delivered to Milan's Malpensa Airport for operation between the car parks, terminals 1 and 2, and Cargo City.

Scania (Great Britain) Ltd through its main dealer in Maidstone, has supplied the first Scania hybrid truck in the UK to a removals firm, Matthew James Global Relocations.