A single unit of the 45-foot J4500 CHARGE range, launched in May 2021, was ordered by Universal Coach Line with the support of provincial grants and sales tax rebates.

Haskel International, a compression systems specialist based in Sunderland, UK, and subsidiary of Ingersoll Rand Inc of Davidson, North Carolina, USA, has received a multimillion-dollar investment from its parent company to significantly increase its production capacity of hydrogen refuelling stations. In an interview with Truck & Bus Builder, Nick Power, Hydrogen Business Development Manager at Haskel International, discussed the firm’s plans for the coming year alongside the global adoption of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure.

The Nelec electric bus by Carrocera Castrosua S.A. of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, has been awarded the title of Ecological Bus of the Year 2022 at Spain’s National Transport Awards, beating nine other nominees to the award. This adds to the Red Dot Design Award that the Nelec received in 2021.

Stuttgart-based Daimler Truck AG has announced that its production and product engineering divisions of Daimler Buses are to be combined into one department, effective April 1, 2022.

IVECO Group NV, based in Turin, Italy, has added larger CNG tanks to its S-WAY 4x2 tractor. The new tanks now offer a fuel capacity of 1,052 litres of compressed natural gas, an increase of 132 litres over the previous maximum.

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has announced the appointment of Anna Carmo e Silva to the role of chair of its bus and coach division for 2022. Carmo e Silva currently serves as Senior Vice President and Head of Buses and Coaches at Scania AB.

BYD Co Ltd, based in Shenzhen, China, has announced a partnership with autonomous vehicle specialist Nuro of Mountain View, California, USA to manufacture the firm’s third generation autonomous delivery vehicle.

Construction at the site, where a new 12-metre electric bus for the European market is set to be produced, is due to begin on 18 March.

Renault Trucks will launch the enhanced Trafic range in various European markets in the hope of benefiting from the boom in e-commerce and last-mile delivery.

The Canadian designer of zero-emission CV concepts has appointed the former Ballard Power Systems executive to lead its division in the UK.

More than 100 local authorities are taking legal action against Daimler, DAF, Volvo, MAN, Iveco, and Scania, who were found to have colluded in price fixing over fourteen years in 2016.

Yutong's official UK distributor Pelican supplied Cardiff Bus with 26 E12 buses, which now make up 24% of the public transport operator's entire fleet.