The new Temsa battery packs boast higher energy capacity and greater durability, while the hydrogen coach is a joint project with CaetanoBus using Toyota fuel cells.

Between 7-12 October, bus and coach manufacturers and their component suppliers descended on Brussels for the first exhibition held by Busworld since the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was Busworld’s second to take place in the imposing Art Deco halls of the Brussels Expo, which hosted over 500 exhibitors and more than 40,000 visitors from around the world.

The ten vehicles are all Ankai double-deckers which will feature Equipmake’s zero-emission drivetrain and a 327-kWh capacity battery pack, providing a 193 km (120 miles) range. The first vehicle will enter service in Q1 2024.

The GAMMA charger operates from 60 kW up to 450 kW and is available for both slow and opportunity charging.

The company has announced a lineup of no fewer than eight buses and coaches from Mercedes-Benz and Setra, including two models making their debuts.

The company this week presents its BP95E battery as it makes its European bus debut at Busworld Europe (7 – 12 October in Brussels), stand number 775 – Hall 7.

Owned by the Iveco Group, the company is focusing on battery packs and battery management systems for minibuses and buses.

The company is showcasing three new CO2 heat pump modules all aimed at improving overall efficiency as well as new products engineered for double-decker electric buses.

At the ‘Distribution Solutions 2023’ conference organised by the International Foodservice Distributors Association in Fort Worth, Texas between 11-13 September, Utility Trailer presented two trailers – the ‘625 Hybrid’ and ‘655 MultiTemp Hybrid’ – fitted with Schmitz S.CU transport refrigeration units.

The new injector design has two iterations: a high-pressure direct injector capable of fuelling applications from 25 to 200 kW per cylinder; and a high-flow port injector capable of “very high” gaseous fuel flow rates.

At the Resource & Waste Management Expo –one of four shows presented under the ‘Environmental Services & Solutions Expo’ banner at the NEC Birmingham between 11-12 September – T&BB was informed that new regulations for waste collection in the UK were already impacting the market for waste collection truck bodies and equipment.

Orange EV says the 'Husk-e' can pull the heaviest loads, including a bomb cart chassis laden with full-weight twin 20-foot containers, at a speed of 32 mph.