Bus and coach (above 3.5t gvw) registrations fell by 41.5% in the EU, from 4,134 to 2,420 units, which was a slight improvement compared with May’s decline (‐56.5%), according to statistics collated by ACEA.

The electric hybrid propulsion system supplied by BAE Systems which bridges the gap between conventional drives and full electric or fuel cell systems, remains a viable option for reducing emissions and saving fuel in areas where charging infrastructure is unavailable, maintains BAE Systems.

Electric commercial vehicle supplier, Lightning Systems, is expanding its manufacturing output to meet increased demand: The company is claiming an order book worth in excess of USD32m from both commercial and government fleet operations prompting the need to more than triple its manufacturing capacity in Loveland.

Optimal Electric Vehicles LLC has announced it is working in a new partnership with heavy-duty electric transportation company, Proterra Inc, to use Proterra’s battery technology and charging systems for the development of an all-electric S1LF low-floor cutaway shuttle bus for the North American market.

VDL Bus & Coach BV of Valkenswaard, Netherlands is to supply Flemish operator, De Lijn with 70, Citea SLFA-180 hybrid buses.

Hyundai Motor Company has introduced, the County Electric – a full electric version of its County minibus and the company’s first electric minibus - for the Korean market.

French bus manufacturer, Heuliez Bus – a subsidiary of CNH Industrial NV since 2013 - is to celebrate its 40th anniversary later this year.

North America’s largest bus and coach builder, New Flyer of America Inc - a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc - has announced it will deploy North America’s first automated heavy-duty transit bus as part of a demonstration of automated driving technology led by the Connecticut Department of Transportation with funding from the Federal Transit Administration under the IMI initiative.

Bus and coach builder, Alexander Dennis Ltd (a subsidiary of the NFI Group Inc) says circumstances have forced it to restructure its activities, predominantly because of the significant decline in UK demand for its products.

A new Japanese-owned, Swiss-based company, called Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd has launched Grid-eMotion Fleet.

India Bus Seminar 2020, an annual event organised and run by International Association of Public Transport (UITP), supported by the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings, is to take place on-line between August 24 and August 27, 2020.

Fast-charging battery power systems supplier, Microvast Inc, which has its main manufacturing hub in Huzhou has announced it has been appointed supply partner of India’s fully-integral bus builder, the JMB Group for electric buses.