The money will help to fund 4,900 electric charging points and alternative fuel stations across the trans-European road network.

To date, Warrington has put 56 of the Volvo ‘BZL Electric’ buses on the road, and it aims to deploy the remainder by the end of March.

The vehicle in question – a battery electric ‘Enviro100’ which has been retrofitted with Fusion’s ‘CAVstar’ automated driving system – is now being tested in order to calibrate and fine tune the self-driving system before it is put into service.

Whilst making the argument that Europe can maintain competitiveness whilst reaching its climate goals, the Union faces a multitude of issues relating to the rise of the Chinese EV automotive industry, pending American tariffs from the new Trump regime, internal political instability and unforeseen market reluctance relating to the uptake of zero-emission trucks.

The British bus and coach market saw massive growth of 70.1% from 4,932 in 2023 to 8,390 registrations in 2024; the best annual performance since 2008, according to statistics published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The truck market registered 2847 vehicles, an increase of 3.7% on 2746 units in 2023.

According to data from SIOMMA, there were 14,732 CV units sold compared with 14,165 the previous year.

ACEA has published its 2024 EU commercial vehicle sales statistics, with new truck registrations declining by 6.3% (2024: 327,896 units) compared to 2023.

Since November of last year, Scania has sent employees to the ‘Ett’ plant at Skellefteå in northern Sweden to assist with the ramp-up of cell production, according to a Reuters report.

Claudio Passerini succeeds Domenico Nucera, who transitioned to the newly created role of Chief Quality & Operations Officer at Iveco Group.

The French manufacturer says it will reorganise itself into four business groups: Exterior & Lighting; Modules; C-Power; and H2-Power.

Stohner, who is managing director of Alvarez and Marsal, known for its turnaround and performance improvement work, took up the role of Chief Restructuring Officer on 15 January following “weeks” of discussions with Webasto.