12 charging stations with a total power of 260kW will be installed to support an initial deployment of 10 buses from Lion Electric in September.

The bus and coach builder is building a new operations site in Farnborough, set to open in early 2022.

The company will be hiring coachbuilders, welders, electricians and operatives at its headquarters in Ballymena.

The fuel cell systems, supplied to NGVI, will be initially integrated in test vehicles for service in Ulsan.

The 12.6-metre bus, built on a BYD chassis, is intended to qualify for reduced road user charges in New Zealand thanks to lower axle loads.

Two GAZelle e-NN electric buses, with passenger capacities of up to 17, have entered service in the Russian city in the 800th anniversary of its foundation.

The electric powertrains from Lightning eMotors will be fitted in up to 7,500 Class 4 and 5 buses over the next four and a half years.

Chris Gall has been appointed at Group Engineering Director at the Scottish busbuilder.

The Blue Bird-Girardin joint venture has acquired Ecotuned, which manufactures an electric powertrain for light- and medium-duty applications.

Joint venture Levo's turnkey e-mobility solution, including electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and energy management services, will be offered through the Blue Bird distribution network.

The government will provide GBP23m to incentivise uptake of hydrogen technologies as it predicts that demand for hydrogen in the heavy commercial vehicle sector could total 6TWh by 2030.

Alexander Denk, Vice President of Product Management, E-Mobility at Voith, speaks to Truck & Bus Builder about electric drive systems for heavy-duty battery-electric and fuel cell-electric vehicles.