CATL will work together with Phoenix Motor to integrate its "E-rolling" battery technology with Phoenix Motor’s light truck and bus lines.

Perrone will retrofit a 'Zeus 400' electric shuttle bus supplied by Phoenix Motorcars with its 'TONY' autonomous driving kit, which will provide it with Level 4 autonomy.

The ACEA published a position paper which reviews the current European Council directive on the maximum weights and dimensions of heavy-duty vehicles and provides recommendations for changes which it believes would be more accommodating to zero-emission vehicles.

The regulations which have been proposed - comprising packaging and recycling requirements - would cover the entire life cycle of the battery.

T&BB spoke to representatives of Saietta – a British e-powertrain developer – and its Dutch subsidiary (formerly known as e-Traction) about how the group came to make its first steps into the market for heavy-duty vehicles.

76 Lion's City E buses - solo and articulated - will be delivered to Oslo at the end of 2023.

EVR will design as well as develop electric motors based on proprietary Trapezoidal Stator-Radial Flux Permanent Magnet (TS – RFPM) topology for EKA that are smaller, lighter and lower-cost motors, which can be tailored to user requirements.

The funds raised are intended to support the company’s research and development into e-mobility, autonomous vehicles and advanced safety systems.

goEgoNetwork will provide electric charging stations for EKA’s nine-meter buses at 30kW, 60kW and 120kW for institutional customers throughout the country.

35 battery-electric buses - part of a contract worth EUR19m - will be delivered to the city of Riga by the end of 2023.

As part of the contract, Tata Motors will supply, operate and maintain Tata Starbus electric buses for a period of 12 years.

Advik Hi-Tech said the creation of an India-based partnership would enable Advik’s expertise to be leveraged to fully localise production and the supply chain, and offer ‘Made in India’ products to Indian OEMs at affordable costs.