At the end of January, the European Commission kicked off a series of strategic dialogues with business leaders from the automotive industry to review regulations which set mandatory CO2 emission targets for newly-registered vehicles. In a press release, the ACEA alleged that car and van manufacturers could face fines of up to EUR16bn this year for failing to comply with the regulation. Cummins expects that a similar target for CVs – a 43% reduction starting in 2030 – will not be achieved without a drastic transformation of the market. Echoing the opinion of the ACEA, Lamb told Truck & Bus Builder that “the rollout of infrastructure for both electric and hydrogen vehicles is slower than will be needed to meet the 2030 target”.

The ‘StackPack 75’ fuel cell system is designed for on-road applications such as urban and intercity buses, coaches, and light- to medium-duty trucks, as well as offroad handling and construction equipment.

Minibuses (GVW ≤ 5t, with fewer than 13 seats) recorded a 26.8% increase in sales.

Hands-free charging systems developed by Rocsys will support a fleet of thirty self-driving terminal tractors, allowing them to recharge without requiring humans to manually connect and disconnect them.

The truck developed by Scania is a 230-kW series hybrid running primarily on battery-electric power, with a 120-kW petrol-powered generator to provide backup energy.

The automotive manufacturer has announced the ‘VAN.CA’, or “Van Combustion Architecture”, will be launched following the introduction of the ‘VAN.EA’, or “Van Electric Architecture”, in 2026.

The trailer manufacturer has appointed Drew Schwartzhoff as Chief Commercial Officer and Donald Winston as Chief Operating Officer.

The contract is from the Uttar Pradesh Government Health Department for 2,429 ambulances.

The ‘CT6000E’, which was developed collaboratively between Mallaghan and International, was unveiled at the Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Turntide is integrating its operations in the northeast of England into a single engineering campus based in Gateshead and is producing inverters under contract with Kaynes Technology India Ltd for the domestic light-duty market.

The company has signalled its intention to move away from its work on self-driving vehicles towards applications in the digital entertainment industry, after coming under investigation from American authorities for illicit technology transfers to China (settled in 2024).

Oxon claims that its drop-in fuel can reduce particulate matter by as much as 90%, thus reducing NOx emissions by 60% and CO2e emissions by 21%.