Mellor Bus was just another vehicle conversion specialist before it started taking Ducato vans and installing them with electric powertrains. Now, according to Gustavo Marqueta-Siibert, Group Business Development Director for Mellor’s parent, WN VTech Ltd, Mellor is challenging the major European bus manufacturers in segments and applications which have thus far been neglected in the transition to electric vehicles.

The company has announced a lineup of no fewer than eight buses and coaches from Mercedes-Benz and Setra, including two models making their debuts.

The company this week presents its BP95E battery as it makes its European bus debut at Busworld Europe (7 – 12 October in Brussels), stand number 775 – Hall 7.

The commercial launch coincided with the completion of Phase-2 construction of the manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona.

Owned by the Iveco Group, the company is focusing on battery packs and battery management systems for minibuses and buses.

The company is showcasing three new CO2 heat pump modules all aimed at improving overall efficiency as well as new products engineered for double-decker electric buses.

At the ‘Distribution Solutions 2023’ conference organised by the International Foodservice Distributors Association in Fort Worth, Texas between 11-13 September, Utility Trailer presented two trailers – the ‘625 Hybrid’ and ‘655 MultiTemp Hybrid’ – fitted with Schmitz S.CU transport refrigeration units.

The e-Sys is an electrical traction drive system for semi-trailer applications.

The 12-metre low-entry Ikarus 120e has an 86-passenger capacity in a 3-door configuration. The 314 kWh LFP battery pack allows for a range of up to 350km (217 miles) on a single charge.

A GreenPower ‘AV Star’ minibus, retrofitted with Perrone’s ‘TONY’ self-driving technology, will transport up to 14 passengers in normal operations across the airport.

The first project, beginning this year, will take place at a mine in Garpenberg, Sweden.

The new injector design has two iterations: a high-pressure direct injector capable of fuelling applications from 25 to 200 kW per cylinder; and a high-flow port injector capable of “very high” gaseous fuel flow rates.