The ‘HE 19’ is the latest model in Carrier Transicold’s ‘Vector’ series of TRUs and is claimed to be the company’s most sustainable product yet.

The NM20 is apparently still in development, with initial customer deliveries to begin towards the end of this year.

By combining Rocsys’ hands-free charger with Unikie’s ‘Marshalling Solution’, the partners aim to eliminate the need for human drivers to manually park the vehicle in the charging bay and hook it up to the charger.

The reason: Hino Motors concluded that it is “unlikely that the business of Shanghai Hino will grow in a sustainable manner” due mainly to growing sales of electric-powered commercial vehicles and construction machinery in China.

The company plans to capitalise on its reputation as a premium vehicle safety systems developer as it moves into the Japanese market.

Electra Battery Materials will use the funds to build its cobalt sufate refinery in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, which will be the first of its kind in North America. The funds are part of a broader effort to strengthen North America's critical mineral supply chain, specifically focusing on cobalt sulfate production.

With the Eclipse CANought project, the partners hope to advance the development of software-defined vehicles by making it easier for commercial vehicles to receive updates over the air.

According to the fleet operator Inceptio, this was its largest single order of intelligent heavy-duty trucks so far. The trucks were developed in partnership with Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Company Ltd.

Isuzu said the two companies, “Plan to accelerate joint development of Level 4 autonomous trucks based on a partnership strategy that spans five years."

Maxion Structural Components is investing USD 65 million in a new chassis components manufacturing plant in Castaños, Mexico.

The 100,000th engine was an XCURSOR 13 NG, a multi-fuel engine designed for the truck market, providing significant reductions in CO2 emissions and high reliability with an expected lifetime of 1.2 million kilometres.

While the spotlight was on its combustion technology at its stand at IAA Transportation 2024 – held between 17-22 September in Hanover, Germany – American powertrain manufacturer Cummins Inc also had a lot to say about its alternative offerings, now grouped under the name of ‘Accelera’. Informally, the Accelera brand covers all “the electric stuff”, while the legacy engine components, together with the non-electric axle, braking, and suspension products acquired from Meritor, retain the Cummins name. However, Cummins envisages that, eventually, the “electric stuff” will become the core of its business.