The new laboratories will be jointly managed by MAN and two institutes of higher education: the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and the Technical University of Nuremberg Georg Simon Ohm (“Ohm”).

Four prototype trucks were tested for their overall energy management, the cooling and thermal management of the batteries, and the effect of temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius on powertrain components and charging.

Over the next three and a half years, the project’s research partners will deliver nine different vehicles for testing on the road, carrying over 40 tonnes across distances of up to 750 kilometres.

Foton Motor Philippines Inc assembles a range of vehicles in the Philippines since 2016.

Trimble will take on Transporeon’s customers in Europe and will use its assets to enhance its transport management systems offered in both Europe and North America.

This month, T&BB spoke to Richard and Kara Demirjian of TCCI – a manufacturer of commercial vehicle compressors based in Decatur, Illinois – about its EV Innovation Hub: a veritable “triple threat” with an EV components production line, a climatic testing centre, and a training academy rolled into one facility, which it is developing as part of a public-private partnership with the state and local schools.

The 350,000-square-foot factory will be built on a 100-acre site in Commerce Park II in the city of Hopkinsville, representing a total investment of USD504m - of which USD200m will be provided by the U.S. Department of Energy.

The joint venture’s first facility will be located in Uddevalla, Sweden - once fully operational, it will recycle 34,500 tons of used tyres, which is reportedly equal to 40% of Sweden’s annual tyre waste volume.

Honda plans selling “next-generation” hydrogen fuel cell power systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and other applications by 2024.

Quantron states that Norwegian Hydrogen will become its preferred supplier of hydrogen fuel for all of its trucks deployed in Nordic countries – namely, the ‘QHM FCEV’, a range of fuel-cell electric trucks based on the MAN TGX which was showcased at IAA Transportation 2022.

ZF intends to integrate CarPay-Diem’s platform in its telematics offerings for connected vehicles, allowing drivers to pay for fuel or energy through the vehicle dashboard, for instance.

The German retrofit firm announced a series of appointments to key leadership positions in its ‘Quantron USA Inc’ subsidiary, which it established late last year.