The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has been awarded a USD6 million grant by the California Energy Commission to install one of the largest EV fleet charging systems in the country.

Bosch has announced a partnerhsip with Italian component manufacturer OMB Saleri to jointly develop hydrogen tank components.

Mining giant Rio Tinto is investing in Slovakian battery start-up InoBat to support the development of multiple battery gigafactories.

Ceres and RFC Power have entered a strategic partnership aiming to develop long-duration energy storage.

Gillig and Akasol partner to provide new low-floor transit buses with larger batteries up to a maximum capacity of 686kWh.

Israeli firms GenCell and E.V. Motors have announced a partnership to develop off-grid EV charging stations powered by hydrogen and ammonia.

BYD Inc has received orders for 100 units of its 12m eBus from Israel, and a further 25 units from Spain. The purchase forms a component of the city of Barcelona's wider sustainability strategy.

UK bus operator First Bus will retrofit 220 vehicles with new transmissions from Allison Transmission Inc following trials that resulted in 8.5% fuel consumption gains.

The group reported a 26% drop in sales (USD492m) and an 11% decrease in adjusted EBITDA.

The company recorded a 21% increase in net sales (SEK107.6m) and a 146% operating income rise (SEK12.8m).

Catharina Modal Nilsson replaces Michael Grahe as CTO, effective 1 January 2022.

Phillips joins Vicinity Motor from Alliance Bus Group and will be responsible for sales in North America.