The directors of Xos and ElectraMeccanica have agreed to an all-stock transaction, whereby Xos will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of ElectraMeccanica.

The demonstrator, located at Michelin’s plant in the commune of Bassens, is tooled to produce butadiene, an organic compound of hydrogen and carbon, from ethanol derived from biomass.

The two partners are already working on integrating Sibros’ ‘Deep Connected Platform’ with Continental’s ‘IoT Gateway’, with a focus on commercial vehicles.

The fuel efficiency gains have been achieved primarily through a new aerodynamic cab design.

Terminal tractors fitted with the Outrider System will benefit from a 3x improvement in range and a 10x increase in sensor data capacity.

Founded in 2007, TST is primarily known for its tyre pressure monitoring systems for recreational vehicles, though it also serves applications such as agricultural trailers, construction equipment, and commercial transport vehicles.

Sceli takesm over from interim CEO and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Tony Guglielmin. 

European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has elected Harald Seidel (President of DAF Trucks), as Chairman of the Commercial Vehicle Board for 2024. Seidel will work alongside the ACEA President, Luca de Meo (CEO of Groupe Renault) who is serving in his second one-year term and has been in close consultation with EU policymakers over the now proposed, Euro VII legislation.

Starting later this year, with a proposed finish date of 2029, the two doctoral students will aid Volvo in developing the internal combustion engine with hydrogen as a fuel.

It will be integrated first with Daimler Truck NA’s ‘Freightliner Cascadia’ range; installation will take place during truck assembly, so that customers will be able to buy autonomous-ready trucks straight from the factory.

REE claims the P7-C is the very first vehicle to be certified to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Environmental Protection Agency standards to feature steer-by-wire, brake-by-wire, and drive-by-wire technology.

Registrations of “rigids >3.5-6.0t” increased from 4,787 the year prior to 5,800, according to statistics published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).