Safra’s new brand, called ‘Vhysion’, brings together three distinct products in a single portal: for fleet management, vehicle data analytics and vehicle diagnostics.

Ashok Leyland says it plans to conduct due diligence on Libertine’s intelliGEN Opposed Free Piston platform technology and explore the scope for the development and demonstration of the Linear Generator product within its commercial vehicle portfolio.

Simply called ‘Van Hool T’, the new range, which offers improvements in aerodynamics, design, comfort, and safety, will replace the current ‘T9’ and ‘TX’ series of touring coaches for the European market.

The consortium is to consist of Ideanomics subsidiary, U.S. Hybrid Corporation and A-1 Alternative Fuel Systems Inc, supported by funding from South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) and SoCalGas.

The order has been placed by Ashok Leyland’s UAE distribution partner, Swaidan Trading - Al Naboodah Group, with most of the buses being supplied to two operators, Emirates Transport and the STS Group.

By 2030, PowerCo hopes to receive up to 40-GWh worth of critical battery materials from Umicore – enough to make batteries to supply 550,000 EVs annually. 

JK Tyres offers new tyres to the fast expanding electric bus building industry in India.

The acquisition, first proposed earlier this year by Meritor, was completed for a sum of approximately EUR 190m.

Sono Motors has agreed to supply a customised version of the ‘Solar Bus Kit’ to pepper motion, who will integrate it with a Mercedes Citaro C1 bus which has been retrofitted with pepper motion’s e-powertrain.

Under the Volvo and Eicher brands, VECV has introduced three new coaches / intercity buses in India, two of which replicate Euroepan design.

Her responsibilities will include being in charge of the production, sales and further development of the Unimog, Econic and Zetros models as well as their production plants in Wörth, Germany and Molsheim, France.

The specially designed tyres deliver 30% higher mileage, 30% better rolling resistance and 50% reduction in tyre noise as compared withregular tyres, stated CEAT.