The e-Centro, Otokar states, is a completely new fully electric mini-bus available in two lengths of 6-metres and 6.6 metres. The 6.6m version has capacity for up to 32 passengers with low entry access through centrally located doors.

Air Liquide SAS, based in Paris, CaetanoBus S.A., located in Porto, and Toyota Motor Corp, headquartered in Toyota, have signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention of developing integrated hydrogen solutions, including infrastructure and heavy-duty vehicles.

Arrival Ltd, based in Luxembourg, has announced that its Arrival Bus has received European Whole Vehicle Type Approval, paving the way for its vehicles to carry passengers on roads in the UK and Europe.

Knorr-Bremse has announced that it has sold its 9.2% stake in Haldex to SAF-Holland, ending its financial interest in the Swedish brakes and suspensions manufacturer.

The Traton subsidiary has announced it will be producing a global electric bus chassis based on the powertrain installed in the Lion's City E range - series production is expected to begin in 2024.

Overseen by the Centre for Connected an Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV), a joint unit of the Department for Transport (DfT) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the UK government is opening a GBP41.5m competition to fund projects that will autonomous commercial vehicles to market.

Voith is developing a hydrogen storage tank, called Carbon4Tank, for vehicle fuelling purposes made from carbon-fibre-reinforced-polymers (CFRP), enabling greater storage capacity without compromising on payload or performance. 

Stuttgart-based Daimler Truck AG has announced that its Daimler Buses division will offer CO2-neutral vehicles in every segment by 2030. Initially, the division is focusing its electrification strategy on the core markets of Europe and Latin America.

The American firm has announced its intention to acquire the commercial vehicle division of Siemens - manufacturing motors and inverters for electric vehicles - for approximately USD190m in cash, with the sale expected to occur by the end of the year.

Santa Monica-based consultancy and host of the ACT Expo, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA), released its annual State of Sustainable Fleets report at the ACT Expo in Long Beach, California. In the report’s conclusion, GNA states that significant market and regulatory forces are creating a “perfect storm” that is driving the adoption of zero-emission vehicles across North America.

London-based BEDEO has announced that Dr. Herbert Demel will join its advisory board as a strategic advisor, effective immediately. Demel has previously served as CEO of Audi AG, Magna Steyr, and FIAT Auto, as well as President at VW do Brasil and Robert Bosch GmbH.

Lightning eMotors Inc, has announced a partnership with AI company Perrone Robotics to provide customers with Class 3-7 commercial vehicles equipped with varying levels of autonomy.