The simulation will create a "digital twin" or virtual counterpart which will work in parallel with the actual manufacturing process, allowing the company to identify and resolve potential problems in the real production line.

Reportedly the first of its kind in the world, the TDX25E will be shipped to Van Hool's official NA distributor, ABC Bus Companies.

Dutch bus builder Ebusco Holding N.V. based in Deurne, The Netherlands, has announced that its 3.0 model has become the first composite bus to achieve EU Vehicle Type Approval.

Mitsubishi Fuso has begun series production of the new Fuso Canter at the firm's plant in Tramagal, Portugal.

Jacobs Vehicle Systems has entered a strategic partnership with Microgrid Labs to expand electrification offerings.

Alexander Vlaskamp is appointed as CEO, Arne Puls as Chief Human Resources Officer, and Mikael Lindner as Head of MAN Engines.

René-Christopher Wollmann is elected as CTO and Dr Uwe Hansult as COO, among other new appointments.

The U.S. government passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, committing an additional USD39bn to decarbonising public transit and USD7.5bn to building charging infrastructure.

DB Schenker, which has placed one of the biggest orders for zero-emission trucks in Europe to date, will begin pilot testing in the spring and summer of next year.

VDL will deliver 36 units of its new-generation of battery-electric articulated buses for service beginning in Q1 2024.

Meritor announced sales increase of 45% (USD945m) and a profit margin of 9.6% in Q4 2021.

Meritor is supplying its 'Blue Horizon 14Xe ePowertrain' to Electra Commercial Vehicles for a battery-electric road-sweeper prototype, slated to begin testing in Wales next year.