The South Korean government is actively promoting the use of hydrogen as a new source of economic and manufacturing growth for the country.

TM4, the Boucherville, motor and inverter joint venture between Dana Incorporated and Quebec-Hydro has reached a major milestone with the production of its 12,000th TM4 SUMO electric powertrain system for heavy commercial vehicles in China.

Volvo Buses UK Ltd has been awarded a contract to supply Ireland’s first electric bus: The Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport Hotel and energy supplier, ESB, have awarded Volvo a contract to supply a single-deck electric 12m Volvo 7900e bus for the city of Dublin.

VDL Bus & Coach has won a contract to supply 43 Citea Electrics to operator, Qbuzz, for deployment in Emmen, Assen and Groningen.

Volvo Bus Corporation has delivered the first 12m fully autonomous electric buses to Nanyang Technological University in Singapore where it it is to enter an R&D programme for autonomous electric buses.

Transit bus builder, ElDorado National-California Inc, has received certification from the California Air Resources Board on its 40’ 2019 ENC Axess Fuel Cell bus.

At the end of last year Mann+Hummel’s ‘Filter Cubes’ were successfully installed in Stuttgart at a busy road junction in the district of Neckartor to reduce the level of fine dust pollution.

Volvo Trucks Corporation delivered its first all-electric trucks on  February 19 – a refuse truck to waste and recycling company, Renova, and a distribution truck to the logistics company, DB Schenker and partner haulier, TGM, operating in Sweden.

Proterra Inc has announced StarMetro has ordered 22 Proterra Catalyst FC buses to provide transport services for Florida State University, bringing the StarMetro fleet to 27 battery-electric buses.

Kögel Trailer GmbH has appointed Luigi Meclea as sales director for Romania and Marius Popescu as key account manager for Romania.

Fahrzeugwerk Bernard Krone GmbH & Co KG is doubling its production capacity for swap bodies and Dry Liners at its production plant in Herzlake.

Cement working equipment manufacturer, CIFA Spa, part of Chinese industrial group, Zoomlion Heavy Industry since 2008, is to present a new range of mobile cement equipment at Bauma 2019.