Since 2018, VWCO has had a dedicated electric vehicle team.

The Northern Irish bus manufacturer says that the acquisition of RGI will mean that its retrofit business, dubbed ‘NewPower’, will now be able to refurbish old buses in addition to replacing their engines with electric powertrains.

The American tech company says that its AI models have been trained on a large-scale dataset comprising more than 38 billion minutes of video footage.

Every bus will feature a 686 kWh battery, allowing for a long-range suitable for King County’s diverse routes across Tukwila and South King County.

Master Freios stated that it plans to utilize the expertise, structure and distribution network of EBS, which has a strong presence in European and Asian countries.

This model signifies the expansion of the company’s product offering into the intercity market.

By consolidating and restructuring the merged businesses, Schaeffler aims to reduce its outgoings by about EUR290m per annum by 2029.

New Flyer says it will repurpose existing space at its production facility in Winnipeg and lease another site for final vehicle commissioning.

Lat.bus takes place every two years.

Over a year ago, British startup Tevva Motors Ltd – which had already raised millions of dollars in funding on the strength of its 7.5 tonne prototype electric truck – announced plans to merge with an American company called ElectraMeccanica. It was an unlikely match: ElectraMeccanica had launched a single product, a battery-powered three-wheeler, which had to be recalled due to numerous technical faults. Following the merger, the new company, called ‘Tevva Inc’, would begin with a cash balance between USD70-80m, debts of USD26m, and two facilities on either side of the Atlantic. It was apparently a marriage of convenience: a means to recapitalise Tevva’s business and enter the American market; and when the deal collapsed, the declaration of bankruptcy, which came six months later, seemed as inevitable as the change of seasons.

The new product portfolio aims to meet the main needs of independent truck drivers and small and medium-sized fleets in the country that operate regional cargo and passenger transportation services.

The Gen 3 Battery Electric buses are offered in two lengths (35 and 40 ft), featuring a Cummins EV powertrain and an Akasol (BorgWarner) AKASystem 9 AKM 150 CYC battery system for the following available capacity configurations: 490 kWh, 588 kWh and 686 kWh.