The factory is fully dedicated to the production of electric drivetrain range including electric axles, electric motors for central drive applications and battery packs for light commercial vehicles, minibuses, buses and medium and heavy commercial vehicles.

Brazilian sales of bus and coach chassis grew by 8.8% in January to September 2022 to 11,904 units compared with 10,938 in the previous year, according to data from ANFAVEA.

The 17 Hi-Way NG 6X2*2 600S46T trucks, which is powered using FPT Industrial’s Cursor 13 460 hp engine, is part of the recently launched Brasil Natural Power programme in September.

The Caetano UNVI C21 electric bus is a new low-floor 12-metre urban electric bus featuring an electric chassis (e.chassis) from Caetano capable of fitting a battery capacity of up to 420 kWh and UNVI’s steel structured single deck body meeting EC rollover regulation (R66).

Following its deal with Volvo Buses, Flix hopes to make the procurement of coaches easier and cheaper for its partners, who operate in over 30 European countries as well as in North and South America.

Added customisation services is part of the Mercedes-Benz do Brazil's on going CapEx investment package during Covid.

The two companies are working on a vehicle concept, called ‘Sixtron’, which will bring together Rampini’s line of ‘E60’ battery-electric buses and Perrone’s ‘TONY’ autonomous driving retrofit kit.

At the AutoCar Expo, held in Lyon between 12 and 15 October, Safra launched its ‘H2-Pack’ fuel cell retrofit kit for coaches and released details of the first orders for its new ‘Hycity’ fuel-cell electric bus range. 

The aim of this network is to share data regarding EV batteries in line with new European regulation disclosing battery CO2 emissions and the resource recycling rate throughout battery lifecycles to comply with the necessary legislation, so that Japanese manufacturers can sell EVs and HEVs into European markets.

With Proconve P8/Euro 6 diesel engine emissions standards coming into force on January 1,2023 for all vehicles, Volvo Bus Latin America upgrades coach chassis.

Gaussin UK will be based in Wickford, Essex, targeting the UK logistics, retail and transport markets, as well as license sales to local partners.

A modular approach from Microvast allows different and new battery cell chemistries to be installed into different battery packs to meet variations in operator applications and need.