Heavy-duty truck builder, Scania AB, has chosen Webasto Group to be its charging partner across Europe, to provide charging stations when selling its new plug-in hybrid truck.

Solaris Bus & Coach SA, after it announced earlier this year it was to add the 15m Urbino inter-urban and intercity bus version to its full electric portfolio, the company has released more details of the driveline, which will feature for the first time the CeTrax ‘drop-in’ central drive electric axle from ZF Friedrichshafen AG.

“At Navistar we are power agnostic, we offer diesel (Cummins), gasoline (PSI), gas (PSI) and in the near future, electric powered vehicles,” stated Gary Horvat,  Navistar, Vice President eMobility.

Jo Bamford, managing director of the Bamford Bus Company, says he has petitioned government ministers to focus the country on clean hydrogen-powered transport, post the Covid-19 pandemic.

Schmitz Cargobull AG, via its UK-owned subsidiary Schmitz Cargobull (UK) Ltd, plans to extend assembly of its rigid truck bodies in the UK through its national Service Partner network.

“The buzz word right now is zero emissions, and whenever someone talks about zero missions, we go straight to battery electric, but that is not the only option,” were some of the opening remarks made by Jeff Madura – Van Hool, Director of Public Sector Sales, North America in a presentation on Van Hool’s role on new technologies.

Ebusco NV has announced it is establishing a direct sale and after sales network in Australia and other markets in Asia Pacific.

The Optare Group Ltd last month announced the development and launch of the Metrodecker H2; a hydrogen bus fuel-cell bus built on the Optare Metrodecker EV double deck bus platform.

Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG have announced plans to form a joint venture for large-scale production of hydrogen fuel cells for heavy commercial transportation applications.

Moving floor trailer specialist, Knapen Trailers, has in cooperation with engineering technology firm, Berkers Techniek B.V., announced it can exclusively offer a class 4 on-board weighing system with its Knapen moving floor bulk trailers used in manure transport

While hydrogen still has less of a market share than many other alternative fuels, it has some compelling advantages as a fuel: It offers zero emissions, especially for heavy-duty vehicles that require fast fill times and a lot of on board energy storage, stated Erik Bigelow, Center for Transportation and the Environment.

DAF Trucks NV is introducing the option of hydraulic front-wheel drives on the DAF CF and XF 4x2 tractors powered by the Paccar MX-11 or MX-13 engine for operations that from time to time require additional traction.