Brazilian sales of bus and coach chassis grew by 8.8% in January to September 2022 to 11,904 units compared with 10,938 in the previous year, according to data from ANFAVEA.

The Executive Order concerning the conversion of vehicles to "alternative fuel retrofit systems" means that ZEVx can begin retrofitting Sprinter vans with its 'Athena' e-powertrain kit.

In the first nine months of 2022, truck sales in Brazil between January and September 2022, fell by 2.2% to 93,162 vehicles compared with 95,273 trucks in the same period of the previous year, according to data from ANFAVEA.

New Scania truck rental services adds to growing portfolio of sales and aftermarket servicing offerings from OEMs in South America.

The project, called NEFTON, is assessing whether fast megawatt charging can help battery-electric trucks to match the typical profile of a conventional truck used for long haul transportation, and measuring the impact that megawatt chargers would have on the national grid.

The 30,000-square-foot Tottenham site will serve as the base for the company’s ‘Truck-as-a-Service’ operations in the London metropolitan area.

BorgWarner is using its in-house expertise to develop the hydrogen internal combustion engine for installation in on-highway commercial vehicles. Truck & Bus Builder follows up the ‘H2ICE’ demonstrator model, debuted at Cenex in the UK with an interview with Luc Beduneau, Engineering Director of the BorgWarner Centre for Innovation & Engineering Excellence (CIEE) in Blois, France, to gain more insight into the project and the hydrogen internal combustion engine.

The Caetano UNVI C21 electric bus is a new low-floor 12-metre urban electric bus featuring an electric chassis (e.chassis) from Caetano capable of fitting a battery capacity of up to 420 kWh and UNVI’s steel structured single deck body meeting EC rollover regulation (R66).

The German automotive systems supplier reports that “several thousand” trailers in DSA’s fleet will be equipped with TX-Trailerpulse, connecting them to its Transics-branded 'Fleet Management Solutions'.

Added customisation services is part of the Mercedes-Benz do Brazil's on going CapEx investment package during Covid.

Following its deal with Volvo Buses, Flix hopes to make the procurement of coaches easier and cheaper for its partners, who operate in over 30 European countries as well as in North and South America.

The theme for next year’s conference is ‘Technology Convergence 2023 – Setting the wheels in motion – Reimagining the future of heavy vehicles, roads and freight,’ amalgamating productivity, safety and environmental sustainability in the heavy-duty industry.