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VDL receives order for 193 electric buses

By Bradley Osborne – 29th January 2023

The order is for two low-entry models from the Citea range of battery-electric city buses - 60 units of the LE-122 and 133 units of the LE-135 - which will serve in Zaanstreek-Waterland.

Optimal EV and Fontaine Modification to offer light to medium bus and truck retrofit service

USA

Electric Drive

Aftermarket

Optimal EV and Fontaine Modification to offer light to medium bus and truck retrofit service

By Bradley Osborne – 29th January 2023

Aftermarket

Alexander Dennis targets Amazon-style spare parts delivery service

By Luke Willetts – 29th January 2023

Electric Drive

Order

Wrightbus receives order for 30 electric double deckers from Abellio London

By Bradley Osborne – 28th January 2023

USA

Gillig secures record-breaking test figures for electric bus at Altoona

By Luke Willetts – 28th January 2023

Truck & Van

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ZF acquires smart tachograph developer Intellic

Germany

Connectivity

Mergers & Acquisitions

ZF acquires smart tachograph developer Intellic

By Bradley Osborne – 27th January 2023

Acquiring Intellic expands ZF’s current product and service offerings in the area of connected vehicle technologies - it envisages a single box (a ‘Connectivity Hub’) which will be able to reliably and accurately collect and relay data from multiple sources, including advanced driver assistance systems and electronic braking systems.

USA

Batteries & Energy Storage

Manufacture

Production begins at Proterra’s plant in South Carolina

By Bradley Osborne – 26th January 2023

The 327,000-sq-ft factory is now open and is producing not only batteries but drivetrains and other “ancillary equipment” such as high voltage junction boxes.

USA

Batteries & Energy Storage

Manufacture

Nikola to shut down Romeo Power battery production in California

By Bradley Osborne – 25th January 2023

Production will continue at Cypress until the end of the second quarter of 2023, at which time Nikola hopes to bring battery production at its own facility in Coolidge, Arizona online.

France

Electric Drive

Order

Renault Trucks announces order for 100 electric vehicles from XPO Logistics

By Bradley Osborne – 25th January 2023

Australia

Batteries & Energy Storage

Agreement

Stellantis to source manganese for batteries from Western Australia

By Bradley Osborne – 24th January 2023

Brazil

Electric Drive

Product

VWCO delivers the first electric truck built for aircraft refuelling in Brazil

By Jose Secco – 24th January 2023

Bus & Coach

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GreenPower appoints new school bus dealer in Oregon State

Canada

Electric Drive

School Bus

GreenPower appoints new school bus dealer in Oregon State

By Luke Willetts – 27th January 2023

Electric-powered medium and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer, GreenPower Motor Company Inc, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, has appointed Peterson Trucks Inc as its official school bus dealer in the state of Oregon, with plans to expand throughout the USA.

Germany

Appointment

Strategy/Policy

Hübner reshuffles Management Board

By Luke Willetts – 27th January 2023

Owner Reinhard Hübner announced the new Management Board is as follows: Uwe Bittroff, Head of Bus Gangway Systems in the Mobility Road division; Ingolf Cedra, Head of the Material Solutions and Photonics division; Kai Mentel, Senior Vice President of Mobility Rail and Claus Schäfer, Head of Corporate Finance.

Netherlands

Electric Drive

Product

Ebusco adds 18-metre articulated variant to 3.0 city bus range

By Luke Willetts – 26th January 2023

The Ebusco 3.0 18-metre articulated city bus is designed for urban and regional transport operations and has a capacity for 150 passengers. It is powered with a choice of cobalt-free LFP 350+ and 500+ kWh battery packs, offering a range of up to 700 km.

Poland

Investment

Manufacture

Solaris opens new storage facility at headquarters

By Bradley Osborne – 26th January 2023

Order

Alexander Dennis to supply 50 electric buses for Transport for Greater Manchester

By Luke Willetts – 26th January 2023

Brazil

Performance

Bus & Coach

Caio strengthens leadership in city bus segment in Brazil

By Jose Secco – 25th January 2023

Trailer

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USA

Mergers & Acquisitions

Randon completes acquisition of Hercules

By Jose Secco – 21st January 2023

Randon trailers gains a foothold in the US trailer market with its purchase of the Hercules Chassis trailer company.

USA

Product

Exhibitions

ZF presents heated seat belt and multi-domain ProAI at CES 2023

By Bradley Osborne – 19th January 2023

The ‘Heat Belt’ is designed to provide close-to-body warmth between 36 and 40 degrees Celsius while using just 70 watts of energy, providing a low-energy alternative to conventional heating systems.

Brazil

Distribution & Aftermarket

New Company

Aftermarket

Addiante is the name of a new heavy-duty vehicle rental service joint venture company between Randon and Gerdau

By Jose Secco – 18th January 2023

Addiante Serviços Financeiros e Digitais, is a new company, headquartered in São Paulo, specializing in leasing services for heavy-duty trucks, semi-trailers, and associated equipment.

China

Manufacture

ZF to build electronics and ADAS factory in southern China

By Bradley Osborne – 17th January 2023

In the first phase of construction, ZF will build a 12,000-square-metre plant covering four product lines: advanced driver assistance systems, high performance computing, safety electronics, and chassis control.