This marks Karsan's first autonomous public road deployment in France, following similar initiatives in Sweden, Italy, Switzerland and Finland.

The German manufacturer is offering a box van semi-trailer option from BE-Combi and a three-way tipper from Meiller for its ‘TGE’ range ex works.

For the operator, this strategy extends vehicles' lifecycles and dramatically reduces carbon emissions whilst decreasing the total cost of ownership for the bus.

Biofuel has a positive and significant impact on greenhouse gas emissions, reducing carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions in the well-to-wheel cycle by more than 90%.

Mullen says it will merge the sales, marketing, and service operations under a single brand, meaning the combination of its Class 1 and 3 product lines with the Class 4 Bollinger truck.

The front of the vehicle has been redesigned, featuring a new “Sky View” windscreen that eliminates the cab header panel and replaces it with glass.

Developed exclusively in Brazil, it offers the widest range of vehicle performance analysis yet together with preventive and predictive maintenance.

Last year, Britain was the largest market for electric buses in Europe, a position that it owes in large part to a small company in the Yorkshire town of Castleford. In 2013, Pelican was appointed as the official UK and Ireland importer for Chinese manufacturer Yutong and began selling its buses and coaches; in 2020, the first battery electric Yutong vehicles were deployed in Britain. In the last decade, 2,000 Yutong vehicles were sold through Pelican, of which over 800 are fully electric. For those familiar with Pelican solely as an importer of buses and coaches, the company’s announcement that it would introduce a medium-duty truck may have come as a surprise. In fact, as I learned on a recent trip to the company’s premises in the north of England, the decision to enter the electric truck market represents a return to Pelican’s roots as the oldest family-owned truck dealership still in operation in Britain.

Unconfirmed reports suggest a separate distribution partnership could be established.

The expanded distribution centre delivers to South & Central America including Mexico.

This partnership further enhances Kögel’s existing Kögel Telematics platform, which has become standard on all new Kögel trailers since late 2021.

Volvo commented that the acquisition will enhance its competency in battery cell and battery materials development.